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COVID-19: Iran reports 7 more deaths - highest toll outside China

23:33 | 27/02/2020

Iran's Health Ministry on Thursday (Feb 27) confirmed seven more deaths from COVID-19, taking the total to 26, the highest toll outside China as a total of 106 cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

COVID-19 spreads in Middle East as Kuwait, Bahrain announce first cases

14:55 | 24/02/2020

Two more Middle East coutries confirmed on Monday (Feb 24) their first COVID-19 cases, the countries' health ministries announced.

Italy reports second death among 30 COVID-19 cases

18:38 | 22/02/2020

Both Italy and Iran reported more deaths among new cases of coronavirus on Saturday (Feb 22).

Leaked recording shows Iran knew its missiles hit a plane: Ukrainian President

21:34 | 03/02/2020

A leaked audio recording of an Iranian pilot talking to the control tower in Tehran shows that Iran knew immediately it had shot down a Ukrainian airliner last month. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the recording's authenticity in a report aired by a Ukrainian television channel on Sunday night.

Iran denied Ukraine airliner hit by missile

10:59 | 10/01/2020

Iran denied that the Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, had been hit by a missile, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said in a statement.

Amid tension, Vietnam suspends sending workers to Middle East

21:49 | 09/01/2020

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on January 8 ordered agencies and localities to halt sending workers to the Middle East in the face of current tensions in the region.

Ukrainian jet was on fire before crash: Iran investigation said

17:22 | 09/01/2020

The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, Reuters reported, citing an initial report by Iranian investigators.