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July 28, 2020

Egypt sentences TikTok female influencers to 2 years in prison

A Cairo court yesterday sentenced two female TikTok influencers to two years in prison and fined them 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($19,000) each for “violating the values” of the country, Anadolu Agency reported....

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July 28, 2020

Libya GNA army wants to enter Sirte ‘peacefully’

The Libyan armed forces loyal to the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) are waiting for a political solution to enter the city of Sirte “peacefully”. A spokesman...

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July 27, 2020

At least 60 killed in Sudan, Darfur clashes

At least 60 people were killed and 54 others injured in tribal clashes in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the Central Committee of the Sudanese Doctors said on Monday, reports...

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July 27, 2020

Iran government spokesman tests positive for coronavirus

Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei has been hospitalised with COVID-19, the Mehr news agency reported on Monday, the latest among several officials to have been infected with the new...

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July 27, 2020

Qatar interested in hosting Olympics, possibly in 2032

Qatar, the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, announced on Monday it would also like to stage the Olympics, possibly in 2032. The Gulf Arab state’s Olympic committee...

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July 27, 2020

UN moves last grain from frontline store symbolic of Yemen’s aid struggle

A UN grain store that symbolised aid agencies’ struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemen’s war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving population almost two...

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July 27, 2020

Iraq: Two protesters die after clashes with police in Baghdad

Clashes between Iraqi protesters and security forces in central Baghdad killed at least two demonstrators overnight, security and medical sources said on Monday. It was the first such deadly...

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July 27, 2020

UN announces start of Libya central bank audit

The United Nations’ Libya mission on Monday said an international audit of the country’s two parallel central bank branches was ready to begin, in what is called a “critical...

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July 27, 2020

Lebanon’s Hezbollah denies infiltration attempt or clashes near Lebanese frontier

The Iran-backed Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah on Monday denied its forces had tried to infiltrate the Lebanese-Israeli frontier or that it had engaged in clashes in the disputed Shebaa...

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July 27, 2020

Moroccan women break through in rap scene dominated by men

In a rap scene dominated by men, women’s voices are starting to make waves in Morocco. Houda Abouz, a 24-year-old who majors in film studies at a university in...

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