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March 18th, 2020

French Clinical Trial Shows Malaria Drug 100% Cures Covid-19 Yemen Security Forces Seize Weapons Onboard UAE Aid Ship
Iraqi Officials Say Rockets Strike Baghdad's Green Zone Iran's Supreme Leader to Pardon 10,000 Prisoners, Including Political Ones
US Withdrawal in Afghanistan Could Be Affected by Covid-19 Pandemic Yemeni Women Rush to Sew Masks in Face of Virus Peril
Libya: Four Killed in Rocket Attacks by Haftar Militias Overcrowded and Unsanitary, Venezuela's Prisons Brace for Coronavirus
Venezuela Hospital Makes Its Own Masks to Confront New Virus IMF Shoots Down 'Emergency' Request From Venezuelan Regime
France Sends Medical Aid Package to Help Iran Fight COVID-19 Outbreak Erdogan Advises Turks to Stay Home, Acts to Boost Economy Against Coronavirus
Corona Tragedy May Lead to Taliban-Kabul Interaction Philippines Declares Ceasefire With Rebels to Fight Virus
Suspected Jemaah Islamiyah Leader on Trial in Indonesia Israel's West Bank Settlement Activity Surged in 2019
Ravaged by War, Middle Eastern Countries Face a New Scourge Four Soldiers, Seven Militants Killed in Shootout in NW Pakistan
Iran's Nowruz New Year, Typically Joyous, Haunted by Virus US Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages
UN Names New Head of Troubled Palestinian Refugee Agency Myanmar Army Withdraws Criminal Complaint Against Reuters
Ukraine Imposes State of Emergency in Kiev Region, PM Warns of Economic Crisis Vietnam Jails Two Hmong Men for Life on Charge of Trying to Overthrow State
Swiss Scrap Referendums for First Time in Decades to Stem Coronavirus Spread Eastern Libya Imposes Curfew Over Pandemic
Kosovo Coalition Partner to File No-Confidence Vote in Government Serbia's Military Deploys at Borders to Help Fight Coronavirus
Weakened by War and Hunger, Yemen Braces for Coronavirus Netanyahu Threatens Israeli Lockdown Orders in Coronavirus Crisis
Blockaded Gaza Looks Wryly on as World Isolates Itself AP Explains: What Exactly Is the Defense Production Act?
Factbox: Latest on the Spread of Coronavirus Around the World US-Canada Border Shuts as Coronavirus Battle Intensifies
Kim Jong Un Orders Workers to Build New Hospital as North Korea Continues to Claim No Coronavirus Cases Netanyahu Consolidates Control Amid Pandemic
Likud, Blue and White Set Monday Deadline for Coalition Deal 'It Is Going to Be Very, Very Difficult to Oust Netanyahu' in the Midst of Covid-19 Crisis
Afghan MoI Puts Ban on Public Gatherings Over Coronavirus Kurdish Shelling Kills 5 in Syria's Afrin
Pakistan PM: 'Cannot Afford' to Shut Down Cities Over Coronavirus Journalism in Kashmir in 'State of Repression': Media Watchdog
Taliban Promises Safe Passage for Coronavirus Health Workers Coronavirus: Travel Restrictions, Border Shutdowns by Country
US Envoy Urges Kabul, Taliban to Begin Prisoner Releases US Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Amid Renewed Rocket Attacks in Iraq
State Dept. Warns Foreigners 'Attacked' in Ethiopia Over Coronavirus Fears Israel's Netanyahu Accused of Using Coronavirus Outbreak to 'Become a Dictator'
Algeria Uses Coronavirus Outbreak to Ban Anti-Government Protests, After Fifth Person Dies of the Disease Jewish Worshippers Told Not to Kiss Jerusalem's Western Wall Over Coronavirus Concerns
Four-Year-Old Girl Killed in Devastating Fire at Yemen Refugee Camp Coronavirus: Palestinian Workers Face Difficult Choice Between Livelihood and Isolation
New Armed Group Threatens Attacks on US Interests in Iraq Coronavirus: Egypt Detains Novelist Ahdaf Soueif for Demanding Prisoners' Release
House Democrats Question Whether Israel Is Violating US Aid Restrictions Turkish News Network TRT Registers as Foreign Agent in US
Coronavirus: Iran Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 New UK Law Shields Soldiers Over Iraq and Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations
Israeli MP Presents Bills to Annex Jordan Valley, Impose Death Penalty on Palestinians Spanish Parliament Approves North Macedonia's NATO Membership Bid
Trump's $46 Billion Coronavirus Aid Request Includes $8 Billion for the Pentagon We Asked Defense Companies How They're Impacted by the Coronavirus. Here's What They Said.
Stop Hiding Vulnerabilities Found by Red Teams, Joint Staff to Tell Military Why US Troops Are Pulling Back All Over Iraq
Chinese Military Scientists Ordered to Win Global Race to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine As China-US Relations Continue to Sour, Beijing Says Expulsion of American Reporters May Just Be the Start
US Navy Readies Hospital Ships Ahead of Coronavirus Wave Bashing Probe of US War Crimes, Pompeo Threatens Family of ICC Staff With Consequences
De Blasio Calls on US Military to Help New York Amid Coronavirus, Addresses Possible 'Shelter-In-Place' Letter to Saudi Crown Prince From GOP Senators
Inside the Military's Top Secret Plans if Coronavirus Cripples the Government US Waives Potential Health Privacy Penalties During Coronavirus Crisis
Blockaded Gaza Looks Wryly on as World Isolates Itself Video Shows Australian SAS Soldier Shooting and Killing Unarmed Man at Close Range in Afghanistan

March 17th, 2020

Congressional Chairman Worry Virus May Derail Defense Policy Bill Rockets Hit Iraq Base Housing US Troops South of Baghdad
Iraq Daily Roundup: Two Killed; Mortar Attacks in the North Yemen's Houthis Report They've Seized Province on Saudi Border
Iran Warns Coronavirus Could Kill Millions as US Adds to Sanctions
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