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March 22nd, 2020

Iraq Extends Curfew in Baghdad to Contain Disease World Bank Moving Forward on First $1.7 Billion in Pandemic Aid Projects
60 Security Personnel Killed as Afghan Violence Intensifies Militants Fire Rockets at US Military Base in Bagram
Man Killed, His Two Sons Injured in Renewed Rocket Attacks by Haftar's Forces on Tripoli Haftar's Militias Bomb Bab Bin Ghashir of Tripoli Hours After a Ceasefire Announcement
Kashmir Orders Shutdown Till March 31 Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Bitcoin Buying Boosted in Venezuela as Bank Branches Close Down
Venezuela to Close Pumps as Gas Runs Short, Viral Outbreak Grows Venezuelan Journalist Arrested by Special Forces Following Coronavirus Coverage: CPJ
US Axed CDC Expert Job in China Months Before Virus Outbreak Will Coronavirus Slow the World's Conflicts -- or Intensify Them?
Georgia's Breakaway Republic of Abkhazia Votes for President Israeli Supreme Court to Rule on Demand to Reopen Parliament
At Least 17 Indian Policemen Killed in Attack by Maoist Rebels Fraud and Sex Abuse Probes in UN Peace Operations Increase
Riot in Colombia Prison Over Virus Fears Leaves 23 Dead At Least 10 Dead During Guinea Referendum: Opposition
Army Moves to 100% Virtual Recruiting as Covid-19 Continues to Spread Army Has Told All Medical Units to Prepare for Possible Response to Covid-19
Israeli Police Allow Israeli Settlers Into Al-Aqsa Mosque, Restrict Muslim Presence Israeli Troops Hold Four Palestinian Youths at Jenin Checkpoint
Afghan Govt to Release Inmates Due to Covid-19 Afghan Govt, Taliban Discuss Prisoner Issue
First Coronavirus Death Confirmed in Afghanistan Palestinian Man Killed by Israeli Gunfire Near Ramallah
Pentagon Cleanup of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' Likely to Last Decades Trump Orders National Guard to Build Medical Facilities in NY, Calif., Wash.
Trump Rejects Calls to Directly Use Defense Production Act Defense Contractor Death Marks First Military-Related Coronavirus Fatality
Egyptian Engineer Dies After Alleged Torture Inside Security Agency HQ Libya's UN-Recognized Government Imposes Curfew Over Coronavirus Fears
Khamenei Slams 'Strange' US Offer to Help Fight Coronavirus While Crippling Sanctions Remain Iran-Backed Blocs Reject New Iraqi Premier-Designate
Coronavirus: Turkish Man Barred From Visiting Quarantined Relative Stabs Security Guard Sudan to Form Transitional Parliament After Signing Peace Deal 'Next Month'
New Leader of Al-Qaeda in Yemen Threatens to Be a 'Nightmare for Americans' Lebanese Ex-'Collaborator' Killed
'Saudi Puppet': Yemenis Question Their President's Legitimacy Coronavirus: Kindness Spreads as Middle East Scrambles to Contain Deadly Virus
Coronavirus: Emirates Airline to Suspend Most Passenger Flights Government Budget Deficit Is About to Explode to Fight the Coronavirus
Coronavirus: 'Strange Pneumonia' Seen in Lombardy in November, Leading Italian Doctor Says Iran's Death Toll From the Coronavirus Reaches 1,685
South Korean Churchgoers Scuffle With Police as Virus Curbs on Gatherings Kick In Palestinians in West Bank Must Home-Confine for 14 Days
Trump Offered North Korea Help on Coronavirus China Scrambles to Curb Rise in Imported Coronavirus Cases, Wuhan Eases Lockdown
US Says France's Decision Not to Extradite Iranian Engineer 'Regrettable' 'We Are at War' Says Spain of Its Coronavirus Efforts, Seeking Extended State of Emergency
Taliban-Afghan Government Skype Call Breathes Life Into Peace Process Germany Bans Meetings of More Than Two People in Public
Italy to Bolster Special Powers in Strategic Assets Germany's Merkel to Go Into Quarantine After Contact With Infected Doctor
Israel Destroys Bedouin Crops Pentagon Confirms First Defense Department-Related Coronavirus Death

March 21st, 2020

Al Qaeda Branch in Somalia Threatens Americans in East Africa -- and Even the US Palestinians Report 1st Cases of Coronavirus in Gaza Strip
UN Welcomes Positive Responses to Fighting Pause in Libya Israel's Netanyahu Seeks 'Mass Blood Tests' to Weed Out Covid-19, Restart Economy
2 Sri Lanka Inmates Killed in Riot Over Virus Restrictions 2,600 US Military Personnel in Self-Isolation in Europe Over Covid-19 Concerns
Special Tactics Airman Who Died During Training Identified Iraqi Airstrike Kills Dozens of ISIS Militants in Mountainous Area
Human Cost of Afghan War: Kunar Woman Lost 3 Husbands Over Afghan Soldiers Killed in Past 2 Days: Officials
Brazil Coronavirus Cases Top 600, Diplomatic Spat With China Bubbles Thousands Defy Iraq's Coronavirus Curfew to Visit Martyred Imam's Shrine
Mexico Navy Copter Down in Police Operation; 1 Dead, 10 Hurt Vice President Pence Tests Negative for Coronavirus, White House Says
Lebanon Calls in Army to Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown Buildings Torched in Guinea Ahead of Referendum
One Dead in Sri Lanka Jail Clash as South Asia Tries to Stem Virus Bolivia Postpones Elections, Announces Nationwide 14-Day Quarantine to Stem Spread of Coronavirus
North Korea Fires Projectiles Into Sea for Third Time in a Month North Korea Says Trump Offered Country Help Amid Coronavirus Pandemic: Report
Navy Says It Will No Longer Name Ships With Covid-19 Cases as Virus Spreads on Waterfront Overpaid by $116 Million, Contractor Dumps Toxic Waste at Camp Taji in Iraq
US Embassy Says It Is Coordinating With Pakistan After Diplomat Shows Coronavirus Symptoms US Gives $1m to Pakistan to Fight Coronavirus
Libya's LNA Follows Tripoli in Backing Call for Pandemic Truce Nearly 5,500 National Guard Troops Deployed to Combat Coronavirus
The US Air Force Flew 1 Million Coronavirus Test Swabs to the US From Italy, and More Are Likely on the Way DoJ Seeks New Emergency Powers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Former Shin-Bet Chief: 4th Election Better Than More Bibi Israel Health Ministry Warns of Tougher Action as Many Venture Outside in Warm Weather
Guinea to Hold Contested Polls Boycotted by Opposition Nasrallah: Hezbollah Not Involved in Amer Fakhoury's Release
Two Emirates Red Crescent Aid Workers Killed in Yemen's Aden

March 20th, 2020

$22m Order for US Trucks in Iraq US 'Enormously Disappointed' by Iraq's Failure to Protect US Troops
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