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August 5, 2020

WFP: 13m in Yemen receive food aid

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Program, David Paisley, said yesterday that as many as 13 million Yemenis receive food aid from the WFP through a network...

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August 5, 2020

Egypt’s pyramids light up with Lebanon flag in solidarity with blast victims

Following publication of this story, it has been brought to our attention that the images used were in fact taken back in April 2020. We would like to apologise...

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August 5, 2020

Head of Gaza support committee calls for urgent aid for Lebanon

The head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza has made an urgent appeal for humanitarian aid to help the people of Lebanon. Dr Essam Yousef made his...

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August 5, 2020

Yemen calls on UNESCO to save Old City of Sanaa

The General Organisation for the Preservation of Historic Cities of Yemen (GOPHCY) on Monday appealed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and international bodies to...

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August 5, 2020

Iraq: Daesh killed or abducted 7,600 Yazidis

The extremist group Daesh killed or abducted more than 7,600 Yazidis in its brutal attack in the summer of 2014, the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) has...

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August 5, 2020

War monitor: 15 pro-Iran fighters killed in Syria

Fifteen pro-Iran fighters from Iraq were killed on Monday during raids that targeted the Al- Bukamal city in the Deir Ez-Zor countryside in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for...

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August 5, 2020

200 artists sign statement calling for release of Egypt political prisoner Sanaa Seif

More than 200 actors, artists, and authors have signed a statement calling on Egyptian authorities to release the detained film editor, writer, and activist Sanaa Seif, who was arrested...

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August 5, 2020

Morocco: Ministry of Health suspends medical staff holidays

The health authorities in Morocco have suspended the annual holidays of doctors and other medical staff in public hospitals due to the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension takes effect as...

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August 5, 2020

Calls for Houthis to release head of Yemen university

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on Monday called on the Houthis to release Dr Hameed Mohammed Aklan, rector of the University of Science and Technology in Yemeni, from prison. The GCHR said...

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August 5, 2020

Kuwait: MPs slam government for allowing foreigners to enter

Members of Parliament in Kuwait have criticised the government for allowing foreigners to enter the country, even from countries struggling to cope with Covid-19, the New Khalij news website...

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