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Posted inMiddle East

Iran’s holy city Qom sends SOS as virus spreads

by AT Contributor February 23, 2020February 26, 2020

TEHRAN – The Iranian city of Qom, a center for Islamic studies and pilgrims, has been flagged as a new danger point for the coronavirus, with at least one traveler taking it back with her to Lebanon. “If I can say one thing, it is help Qom,” said Mohammadreza Ghadir, head of the city’s medical […]

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by Gary Kleiman June 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

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Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

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