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Kurdish official says thousands of Syrians to leave crowded camp in northeast
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish-led authorities said on Monday up to 15,000 Syrians could be moved out of the…
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s Health Ministry said on Monday nearly the whole country was on a coronavirus red…
Saudi business leader calls for boycott of goods from ‘hostile’ Turkey
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The head of Saudi Arabia’s Chambers of Commerce has called for a boycott of Turkish…
Umrah pilgrims return to a Mecca stilled by COVID-19 slump
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi…
Fines and business closures among new Iran COVID-19 restrictions
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Concealing one’s COVID-19 infection should carry the severest penalty, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on…
Truck bomb in eastern Afghan province kills at least 15: officials
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Attackers set off a truck bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, killing at…
U.S. says American ISIS supporters held by Kurds back in U.S. custody
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States said on Thursday (October 1) all known Americans allegedly supporting Islamic State…