Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as Kuwait's new ruling emir

Kuwait’s Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been sworn in as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country

Iraq's foreign minister makes first visit to Iran

Iran's state news agency says that the Iraqi foreign minister has arrived in Tehran for bilateral talks with senior Iranian officials

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Asia Today: India's daily new virus cases on declining trend

India has reported another 86,000 coronavirus cases as the country's daily cases continue a declining trend with recoveries exceeding new cases this week

Former Australia batsman Dean Jones dies in India aged 59

Former Australia cricketer Dean Jones has died of an apparent heart attack while in India to commentate on the Indian Premier League

Asia Today: India sees 83,000 new cases, but numbers falling

India is reporting more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases, showing some decline after reaching a record a week earlier

Lebanese teen from Beirut joins global pop band

A teenage singer from Lebanon has become the latest to join a global pop band formed by Simon Fuller, the man behind the Spice Girls and “American Idol,” which aims to transform young unknowns into internet superstars

Saudi Arabia to lift ban on Mecca pilgrimage amid virus

Saudi Arabia says Muslims will be allowed to perform the smaller, year-round pilgrimage starting Oct. 4 as the kingdom gradually begins lifting a suspension that had been in place on Islam’s holiest site for the past seven months due to the coronavirus

Iran strikes defiant tone at UN under crushing US sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has delivered a defiant and fiery speech to the U.N. General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy

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