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Pakistan returns 200-year-old temple to Sikhs in southwest
Jul 23, 2020

Pakistan returns 200-year-old temple to Sikhs in southwest

Pakistani authorities have returned a 200-year-old Sikh temple that served as a school for Muslim girls for seven decades to the country’s tiny Sikh community in the city of Quetta


Jul 22, 2020

UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen

U.N. agencies are warning that food shortages will rise sharply in parts of war-torn Yemen in the next six months, mainly because of the overall economic decline and the pandemic that has ripped through the Arab world's poorest country


Jul 21, 2020

Hassan Rouhani


Iraq's new premier visits Iran, his first visit abroad
Jul 21, 2020

Iraq's new premier visits Iran, his first visit abroad

Iraq’s new prime minister is in Iran on his first official visit abroad since taking office more than two months ago


Watchdog: Virus stalks Egypt's prisons amid news blackout
Jul 21, 2020

Watchdog: Virus stalks Egypt's prisons amid news blackout

A leading human rights group says the coronavirus has struck several Egyptian prisons and killed at least 14 detainees, as authorities seek to stifle news of the virus’ spread behind bars


Iran estimates it has 25 million coronavirus infections
Jul 18, 2020

Iran estimates it has 25 million coronavirus infections

Iran's president says that as many as 25 million Iranians could have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak's beginning in the country




Jul 17, 2020

India's Health Ministry says the country has surpassed 1 million cases of the coronavirus

India's Health Ministry says the country has surpassed 1 million cases of the coronavirus


India virus cases surge nearly 32,700, beach state shut anew
Jul 16, 2020

India virus cases surge nearly 32,700, beach state shut anew

India’s virus cases have surged another 32,695, taking the nation closer to 1 million