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A view of Mar Challita Church in Akkar. (Samar Kadi)

Akkar, the spectacular and yet forgotten part of Lebanon

Middle East

A Middle East Airlines jet is parked as no planes are using the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 19. (AP)

Mideast airlines lose $7B as airports shut to combat virus

UAE

A 2019 file picture of Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. (AFP)

Abu Dhabi crown prince talks coronavirus cooperation with Bill Gates

Egypt

Egyptian Quarantine Authority employees prepare to scan body temperature for incoming travellers at Cairo International Airport, February. (AFP)

Egyptian authorities under fire over unrestricted entry of Chinese despite virus risk

Saudi Arabia

Anti-government demonstrators wear protective masks against the coronavirus in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on February 25. (AFP)

Experts warn that conflict, poor governance could complicate MENA's response to coronavirus

Stephen Quillen

Iran

A medical team checks on travellers at the Shalamjah border crossing, some 15 kms southeast of the city of Basra, upon their return from Iran on February 21. (AFP)

Iran reports 5 deaths among 28 cases of coronavirus, Lebanon its first case

Syria

A picture provided by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows people gathering at the grounds of Aleppo International Airport on February 19. (SANA/DPA)

Syria's Aleppo airport resumes flights for 1st time in years

UAE

An Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

Dubai airport remains world's No. 1 for international travel

Syria

Motorcyclists from Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan gather at the covent of Lady of Saidnaya before their ride through the town of the same name, north of Syria’s capital Damascus, on September 14. (AFP)

Vlogging thrives as tool of propaganda in Syria