Coronavirus outbreak

The risk posed by the pandemic is particularly worrying in Libya, where the security and humanitarian situation are dire
Coronavirus arrives in Libya
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A handout satellite image released on February 7, 2017 by Amnesty International shows the military-run Saydnaya prison near Damascus
Overcrowded Syrian jails at risk of virus 'catastrophe'
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Algerian passenger stranded at Istanbul Airport
Over 1,000 Algerian passengers still stranded at Istanbul airport
Saad Guerraoui
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Iranian workers set up a makeshift hospital inside the Iran Mall, northwest of Tehran
Coronavirus-hit Iran rules out foreign help
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Police and army officers patrol streets following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rabat
Morocco hospitals to use antimalarial drugs against coronavirus
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Saudi Arabia imposed a temporary lockdown on the province of Qatif
Coronavirus infections spike in Saudi Arabia
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Khamenei said Iran would never accept aid from 'charlatans' in the US
Iran manoeuvres to get US sanctions lifted
Thomas Seibert
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A logo is seen outside the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund in Washington
IMF urges action to face 'big drop' in MENA growth
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A Tunisian woman wearing a protective face mask walks through an alley in the souk of the Medina
Coronavirus curfew enforced in several MENA countries
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
UAE carries out humanitarian actions during coronavirus crisis
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Arab-Israeli Ayman Odeh attends a protest outside the Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem on March 23, 2020
Israeli political crisis deepens with dispute over parliament speaker
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Research and development company employee works on the production of coronavirus testing kits in Gebze
Turkey will hire 32,000 more medics to tackle coronavirus
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Istanbul airport
Scuffles between Turkish police and Algerians at Istanbul airport
Saad Guerraoui
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Technicians in Idlib have been trained to use the kits and laboratories in neighbouring Turkey would also be on standby to help if needed
WHO to start coronavirus testing in Syria within days
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Jordanian army members and police personnel guard at a checkpoint during the second day of a nationwide curfew
Jordan extends coronavirus curfew indefinitely
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A member of the media waits in front of the Silivri Prison and Courthouse complex in Silivri, near Istanbul
Critics fear a pandemic explosion in Turkish prisons
Yavuz Baydar
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