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Armenia Says Turkey Sent 4,000 Syrian Fighters to Azerbaijan amid Fighting

Armenia’s ambassador to Russia said on Monday that Turkey had sent around 4,000 fighters from northern Syria to Azerbaijan amid fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Interfax news agency reported. The ambassador said the fighters were taking part in fighting in Nagorno-Karab

Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes One Million

More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, after the deadly disease emerged less than a year ago in China and swept around the globe. The pandemic has ravaged the world's economy, inflamed geopolitical tensions and upended lives, from Indian slums and Brazi

Saudi Arabia Reports 461 New Virus Cases, 769 Recoveries

Saudi Arabia registered on Saturday 461 new coronavirus cases, raising its tally to 332,790. In a daily briefing on the outbreak, the Health Ministry said 769 more people have recovered from the disease, taking the total to 316,405. Thirty more people have succumbed to the disease.

Rouhani Comes under Criticism over Call to ‘Curse White House’

The Iranian government came on Sunday under heavy criticism after President Hassan Rouhani urged the people to curse the White House over Iran’s recent financial woes. Iranian activist and prominent journalist Abbas Abdi reiterated that Rouhani should step down to end the political deadlock local

Iran Unveils New Naval Ballistic Missile

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 700 kilometers, local media reported. The missile, dubbed "Zolfaghar Basir", is the naval variant of the surface-to-surface Zolfaghar ballistic missile, according to Tasnim news agency.