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Additional flights from Muscat to help stranded passengers in the GCC
Iranian Red Crescent says 105 civilian sites damaged in strikes
Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel
Missiles, drones coming from Iran fell on airport in Azerbaijan
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Oman to facilitate flights for stranded travellers: FM
Oman Air announces additional flights to 5 cities
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Gynaecologist accused of unneeded surgeries on women

Sydney - An Australian gynaecologist was referred to police on Tuesday over media allegations that he carried out unneeded surgeries on women, including organ removals.Multiple patients of Melbourne surgeon Simon Gordon...

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Sydney lockdown fines hiked

Near-empty ferries pass in front of the Opera House in Sydney on Saturday. -- AFP

Growing Sydney outbreak prompts new borders inside Australia

Visitors spend their afternoon at Mrs Macquarie's Point amid an extended lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Sydney. - AFP

Sydney to tighten Covid curbs, Australian capital to enter lockdown

A health worker takes a swab sample at a coronavirus drive through testing site in the Smithfield suburb of Sydney. - AFP

Australia suffers worst Covid day this year with millions in lockdown

A resident checks her details on a Covid-19 swab test container at a drive-through testing site in western Sydney as Australia's state of New South Wales reported another record day of infections. - AFP

Sydney suffers worst day of pandemic, Victoria state to enter 6th lockdown

Police walk outside a residential building in the southwestern Sydney suburb of Campbelltown after residents were placed in isolation due to reports of Covid infections within the building. - AFP

Man in his 20s becomes one of Australia's youngest Covid deaths

A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident at a Covid-19 drive-through testing site in western Sydney on Wednesday. - AFP

Australia's east coast battles rising Covid cases

Police officers patrol the streets of central business district of Sydney as authorities warned against the anti-lockdown protest. - AFP

Covid-19 cases surge in Sydney as police cordon deters protest

Police conduct a law enforcement operation to prevent anti-lockdown protesters from gathering during a lockdown in Sydney suburb. - Reuters

Sydney police call for military to enforce lockdown

Health workers taking swab samples from residents at a Covid-19 drive-through testing clinic in Sydney. - AFP

Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia Covid cases rise

Health workers take swab samples from residents at a Covid-19 drive-through testing clinic in Sydney on Wednesday. - AFP

Covid-19 curbs to end in Australian state, continue in Sydney

Mounted police officers patrol at Bondi Beach during a lockdown to curb the spread of a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, on Tuesday. - Reuters

Australians may face longer lockdown after 'reckless' mass protests

Police officers detain a protestor during a rally in Sydney as thousands of people gathered to demonstrate against the city's month-long stay-at-home orders. - AFP

Sydney to get extra vaccines as Covid cases mount

Protesters march through the city centre during an anti-lockdown rally as an outbreak of Covid-19 affects Sydney, on Saturday. - Reuters

Great Barrier Reef off endangered World Heritage list for time being

Assorted reef fish swim above a staghorn coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns. -- Reuters file photo

Australian PM apologises for Covid vaccine delays as cases spike

A general view of a quiet harbour during lockdown in Sydney may have prevented a tidal wave of cases, but have so far failed to stop the outbreak. - AFP
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