Health

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  2023-07-14

  Hizbullah floods Lebanon with smuggled, nonstandard medications from Iran, Syria

  Pharmacists say many medicines sold in Hizbullah dominated areas are not authorised by the health ministry and may pose a health risk.

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  Health

  2023-05-30

  Saudi Arabia helps Yemen launch vital development projects

  While all parties work on a deal to finally end the war, Riyadh has also been providing support for development projects in the health, transportation, education, agriculture and fishery sectors.

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  2023-02-09

  Yemenis go hungry as Houthis tamper with aid distribution

  The Houthis have continued to create obstacles that impede the delivery of aid in areas under their control, diverting food as people go without.

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  Health

  2022-09-23

  Syria's war-ravaged infrastructure, regime neglect spur cholera's spread

  A cholera outbreak in Syria is continuing to claim lives, with broken or lacking water infrastructure contributing to the spread of the disease.

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  Health

  2021-12-02

  Severe pollution casts deadly shadow over major Iranian cities

  Increasingly deadly pollution in Iran is ravaging major cities, especially the capital, while the regime does not act in a meaningful way to remedy the issue.

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  2021-11-23

  Donated COVID-19 gear helps Lebanese security forces maintain rule of law

  On the streets and in other areas where the law is upheld and enforced, security personnel have needed additional equipment to do their jobs safely: masks, sanitisers and disinfecting equipment.

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  2021-11-22

  Millions in US aid seen as key factor in stemming spread of COVID-19 in Lebanon

  The multiple tranches of aid since March of last year have gone to testing, vaccines and relief, and came at a time of deep economic and political turmoil.

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  2021-10-07

  How the pandemic exposed the underlying chaos within the Iranian regime

  The COVID-19 health crisis has laid bare the growing dysfunction within the regime, as various parts of the Iranian government trade blame and use disinformation to cover up failures.

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  Health

  2021-08-12

  Khamenei's change of course too little, too late for COVID-ridden country

  Iran's Supreme Leader reversed his previous edict banning the import of vaccines manufactured in western countries in the face of a mounting health crisis fueled by misplaced priorities.

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  2021-08-06

  Iranians enraged at Khamenei as millions unvaccinated, hundreds die

  Many Iranians are angry that the supreme leader banned Western COVID-19 vaccines as the regime grapples to manage the coronavirus crisis.