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Coronavirus: Iran blames surge in cases on increased testing
Iran’s health ministry said Sunday a surge in new reported coronavirus infections was due to increased testing rather than a worsening outbreak.After hitting a near two-month low in early May and a lifting of tough movement restrictions, cases of the COVID-19 illness have been rising in Islamic republic, which is battling the Middle...
Coronavirus: Turks stream outside for first lockdown-free weekend in almost two months
Coronavirus: Turks stream outside for first lockdown-free weekend in almost two months President Tayyip Erdogan is said to be taking risk canceling lockdowns for sake of Turkey’s economy MEE and agencies Sun, 06/07/2020 – 00:45 People have lunch on Saturday at Istanbul’s Poyrazkoy Beach next to Bosphorus as Yavuz Sultan Selim...
Iran’s Ukraine airliner black box has no ‘important’ information: Iranian Minister
Iran’s investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian passenger : :Iran ‘likely’ to hand over black box from Ukrainian airliner to France: ReportCoronavirus: Wedding party in Iran caused spike in cases, says President RouhaniRouhani oversaw smuggling of over $30 bln to Iraqi Kurdistan, says Iranian MP …read more Source:: Al...
Turkey to gradually resume international flights to 40 countries
Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Karaismailoglu, said yesterday that Ankara will gradually resume international flights to 40 countries from 10 June. In a statement, the minister said the first international flights will transport passengers to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Qatar and...
Russia’s rising dawn over Libya, or is it another Syria in the making?
Russia’s role in the Libyan crisis has been rather slow to develop, because Moscow was deeply busy with Syria’s civil war. Sometimes, Russia even appeared disinterested in Libya from the start. In 2011, as the West prepared to intervene militarily in the North African country, it needed a United Nations (UN) Security Council...
Ukraine found no evidence against Hunter Biden in Burisma case audit
“I specifically asked prosecutors to check especially carefully those facts about Biden’s alleged involvement. They answered that there was nothing of the kind,” the former prosecutor general said. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Trump says it’s ‘common sense’ to include Russia in G7, France disagrees
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was “common sense” to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to rejoin the Group of Seven, saying it would be much easier to solve various issues if Moscow was represented at the gathering.“Many of the things that we talk about are about Putin,” Trump told Fox News Radio in an interview, adding:...
Ukraine to restart air travel in June as lockdown eases
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
EU Says US Cannot Allow Russia Back in G7
The European Union (EU) says the United States cannot change the rules of the Group of Seven (G7) on its own and allow Russia back in the body as a member. An unnamed EU spokesman said on Tuesday that the bloc viewed the G7 as a vital multilateral framework that could not be changed on a permanent basis by the chair of the group, currently the...
EU balks at Russia returning to G7 after Trump summit invite
The European Union views the Group of Seven format as a vital multilateral framework that cannot be changed on a permanent basis by the chair of the group, currently the United States, an EU spokesman said on Tuesday.US President Donald Trump on Saturday :US President Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks expansion of ‘outdated’...
