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At least eight dead in fire at Yemeni migrant center, UN says

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with his Russian counterpart at the headquarters of the Russian forces in the Syrian capital Damascus on January 7, 2020. - Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during an unprecedented visit to Damascus as the prospect of war between Iran and the United States loomed over the region. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Syrian President Assad, wife test positive for COVID-19

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Richard Ratcliffe, poses for a picture as he continues his hunger strike outside the Iranian Embassy on June 28, 2019 in London, England. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British citizen continues her detention in Iran where she has been for three years, on charges of plotting against the Iranian government. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

British-Iranian aid worker released from house arrest in Iran, faces new trial

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Smoke billows following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on March 7, 2021. - The Saudi-led military coalition mounted air strikes on Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital after it intercepted 10 drones launched by the Iran-backed rebels, state media reported. "The military operation targets Huthi military capabilities in Sanaa and a number of other provinces", the coalition was quoted as saying by the official Saudi Press Agency. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo

Saudi renews bombing of Yemen's capital following Houthi attacks

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it thwarted plane hijacking

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At least 10 fuel porters, protesters killed in Iran's southeast: UN

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Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut on November 11, 2019. - Lebanon's central bank said it would strive to maintain the local currency's peg to the dollar and ease access to the greenback after weeks of mass protests. For two decades, the Lebanese pound has been pegged to the greenback at around 1,500 pounds to the dollar, and both currencies have been used interchangeably in daily life. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSE

Lebanon's Salameh threatens to sue Bloomberg over sanctions report

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MARCH 05: Iraqi security forces patrol outside Sayidat al-Najat (Our lady of Salvation) Cathedral on March 5, 2021 in Baghdad, Iraq. Pope Francis began his historic first ever papal visit to Iraq. In his first foreign trip since the start of the pandemic Pope Francis will visit Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and the cities of Qaraqosh and Mosul, which were heavily destroyed by ISIS. Although the trip is seen as an act of solidarity, the Vatican has been forced to defend the decision to go ahead with

US Embassy in Baghdad warns of attacks from 'Iran-supported groups' in Iraq

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference at the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on February 23, 2021. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran to present 'concrete plan of action' for nuclear talks, Zarif says

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A picture taken on June 19, 2018 shows debris of Iranian-made Ababil drones displayed Abu Dhabi, which the Emirati armed forces say were used by Houthi rebels in Yemen in battles against the coalition forces led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia. - The United Arab Emirates has US-trained troops fighting alongside the Yemeni army against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi-led coalition downs 6 armed drones launched by Houthis

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Belgian children and some women to be repatriated from IS camp in Syria.

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US hopes for ‘progress’ with Iran after European powers dial back pressure

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