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March 17th, 2020

Concern Mounts of 'Catastrophic' Coronavirus Outbreak in Syria US Imposes New Iran Sanctions, Complicating Coronavirus
80 Houthi Rebels Killed in Yemen Clashes Libya's Haftar Surprises GNA With Sudden Mobilization of His Forces
Pakistan Soldier Killed in LoC Firing by Indian Troops North Korea US Negotiator Could Be Headed to Vienna, Analyst Says
Iraq Envoy to UN Threatens Arrest of US Troops for Attacks on Pro-Iran Militias Saudi Arabia Closes Mosques, Calls G20 Leaders to Meet Over Coronavirus
Yemeni Rebels Say They've Seized Province on Saudi Border Russian Firm Says It Will Sue US for $50 Billion After Meddling Case Dropped
Niger Says Army Kills 50 Boko Haram Extremists After Attack Due to Coronavirus, Israel to Let Palestinian Workers Stay in Workplaces
Sudan Orders Arrest of Former Foreign Minister Over 1989 Coup 14 Cases of Violence Against Journalists Recorded This Year in Afghanistan
Palestine Welcomes US Congress Members' Letter Over Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Homes Mozambique: 910 Dead in Cabo Delgado Civil War
Iraq Halts Gharraf Oilfield After Petronas Evacuated Staff Over Virus Iran Warns Virus Could Kill 'Millions' in Islamic Republic
Heavy Fighting in Central Yemen Leaves at Least 38 Dead UN Report Calls for Political Mission in Darfur
US Sanctions Iran, Seeks Release of Americans Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Chile Creates Commission to Reform Much-Criticized Police
US Names ISIS Chief on Terror Blacklist UN Urges Libyans to Halt Fighting, Battle Virus
Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Destroys Two Explosive-Laden Boats Morocco to Use Military Field Hospitals to Help Fight Coronavirus
Chile May Postpone Referendum on New Constitution as Coronavirus Quells Protests Brazil Partially Closing Venezuela Border, Allowing Trucks
British-Iranian Aid Worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe Temporarily Released From Iran Jail War-Ravaged Afghanistan Battles a New Threat: Coronavirus
Hard-Hit Iran Frees More Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Several Wounded in Twin Bomb Attack in Thailand's Restive Region
Morocco Sentences Activist for Criticizing 'Judiciary' 'Slippery Slope': Israel Draws Flak Over Coronavirus Surveillance
Some Brazil Inmates Captured After Breakout Sparked by Coronavirus Riots Rock Overcrowded Lebanon Prisons Over Coronavirus Fears
Rights Group Raises Alarm Over New Saudi 'Corruption' Arrests Faithful in Iran Storm Closed Shrines
Iranian National Extradited to Texas After Allegedly Exporting 'Military Sensitive Items' to Iran Federal Government in Talks With Tech Groups to Use Phone Location Data to Track Coronavirus: Report
House Democrats Warn Against Oil Industry Bailout Second Military Exercise in Africa Canceled Within Week Over Coronavirus
New York Lawmakers Call for Deployment of Navy Hospital Ship to NYC Amid Coronavirus Outbreak US Lifts Sanctions on 157 Sudanese Firms After Two Year Wait
UN Report Calls for End of Darfur Peace Operation Tourist Hot Spot Egypt 'Likely Under-Reporting 19,000' Coronavirus Cases, Disease Specialists Believe
UN Security Council Halts Meetings Due to Coronavirus Former Najaf Governor Adnan Zurfi Named as Iraq's New PM
Israel Uses Coronavirus Fears to Impose Severe Restrictions on Palestinian Workers Syria Elections Postponed as Damascus Insists It Is Coronavirus-Free
WHO to Test for Coronavirus in Northwest Syria, Where Millions Live in Camps Republican Senators Scold Saudi Arabia's MBS for Flooding Global Market With Cheap Oil
Coronavirus: China and Russia Call on US to Lift Sanctions Against Iran Sudan Opens Airspace to Allow Direct Flights From Latin America to Israel
Hashem Abedi: Manchester Bomber's Brother Found Guilty Over 2017 Attack Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia Says Prayers to Continue at Mecca and Medina
Bibi Is Watching You: Israel Sends in the Spies to Tackle Coronavirus Congressional Chairmen Hope Virus Won't Derail Defense Policy Bill
The Pentagon Is Handling Cyber Vulnerabilities Inconsistently: Report Turkey's Tai Sells Six Anka-S Drones to Tunisia
Pentagon to Give 5 Million Masks and 2,000 Ventilators for Coronavirus Coronavirus: Pompeo Calls Iranian Regime 'An Accomplice' Amid Crisis
After Discovering a Sailor With Coronavirus, the US Navy Crowded Dozens Into One Space China Expels American Journalists From 3 US Newspapers: the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Somali National Army Launches Action to Oust Al-Shabaab From Janaale Rockets Hit Iraq's Besmaya Base Housing Coalition and NATO Troops
Algeria to Ban Street Protests Over Coronavirus Feds to Drop Case Against Two Russian Companies Accused of 2016 Election Meddling
US Demands China Halt Coronavirus Propaganda

March 16th, 2020

Afghan Govt Now Demands Taliban Guarantee to Resume Prisoner Release Iraq Daily Roundup: One Killed; Clashes at Baghdad Protest
US Airstrikes Continue in Afghanistan Despite Peace Deal Pentagon Warns They Aren't Set Up to Fight Coronavirus
Pompeo Warns Iraq's Former PM US Will Act in Self-Defense if Attacked
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