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April 5, 2020

Dubai and Saudi impose lockdowns as Gulf states battle spread of coronavirus

Dubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah as Gulf states tightened measures in big cities to...

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April 5, 2020

Algeria extends curfew as coronavirus cases rise

Algeria will extend curfews it has put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus from Sunday, the prime minister said on Saturday, as the number of confirmed...

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April 5, 2020

Iran warns of coronavirus surge after many ignore 'stay home' rules

A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many residents flouted advisories to stay home, crowding streets and causing traffic jams...

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April 5, 2020

Tunisia government given special powers to handle coronavirus crisis

Tunisia’s parliament on Saturday ceded some powers to the North African country’s government for two months to help it handle the coronavirus crisis and the expected economic fallout, reported...

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April 5, 2020

UAE extends coronavirus night-time curfew indefinitely

The United Arab Emirates has extended its night-time curfew indefinitely to disinfect public areas to fight the spread of coronavirus, the state-run news agency WAM and Reuters reported late...

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April 5, 2020

Jordan's nationwide curfew brings country to standstill

Jordan confined its 10 million inhabitants to their homes in a sweeping one-day curfew on Friday that brought public life to a complete stop in a stepped-up bid to...

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April 5, 2020

Coronavirus: 985 confirmed cases in Egypt

The number of cases of the new coronavirus detected in Egypt jumped by more than 100 for the first time on Friday, bringing total infections to 985, Reuters reported...

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April 5, 2020

African migrants in Morocco wait for aid as coronavirus bites

Thousands of African migrants without revenue during Morocco’s coronavirus lockdown could run out of money for food and essentials, and rights groups have urged the government to offer them...

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April 5, 2020

‘The era of essence, imagination and hard work’: interview with Palestinian artist Steve Sabella

For multimedia artist Steve Sabella, these hard times require us to access the potential of our imagination in order to conjure up our collective future. His works of art...

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April 4, 2020

Israel settlements turn Palestinian house into cage

"If you give me all of Israel’s money, I would never concede an inch of my land."...

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