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April 19, 2020

Ministry confirms seven new cases of COVID-19 in West Bank

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah on Sunday announced seven new cases of COVID-19 in the occupied West Bank, which brings up the total number in Palestine to...

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April 19, 2020

Morocco's government extends coronavirus lockdown to May 20

Morocco is to extend its national lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus until May 20, the government said on Saturday, Reuters reports. The decision was made by the government council...

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April 19, 2020

UK: Massive import of Turkish coronavirus supplies delayed

A huge delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the UK from Turkey has been delayed, The New Arab reports. The substantial delivery of the desperately needed PPE was...

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April 19, 2020

Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 5,118

Iran on Sunday reported 87 new fatalities from coronavirus, raising the death toll to 5,118, state media said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Iranian state TV reported Kianoush Jahanpour, a...

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April 19, 2020

Number of coronavirus cases in Egypt passes 3,000

Egypt confirmed 188 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total to 3,032, according to a health ministry statement, Reuters reports. Nineteen new deaths caused by the illness...

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April 19, 2020

Libyan forces loyal to Tripoli government try to build on military momentum

Forces aligned with Libya’s internationally recognised government said they had advanced on Saturday on Tarhouna, a key support base for their eastern-based rival Khalifa Haftar, Reuters reports. The advance comes days...

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April 19, 2020

Syria's Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus

The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organisation had found the area’s first case of coronavirus earlier this month after samples were tested...

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April 19, 2020

Istanbul: Let's go fly a kite... (in quarantine!)

With lira for paper and string, you can have your own set of wings...

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April 19, 2020

Libya: UN-recognised government downs UAE drone

Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Sunday that it had downed a United Arab Emirates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the north of the country, Anadolu...

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April 19, 2020

Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites amid coronavirus

Iran has extended furloughs for prisoners for another month, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, as the Islamic Republic endeavours to stem the spread of the new coronavirus...

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