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April 3, 2020

PA extends state of emergency amid fears of rising coronavirus cases

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced he has issued a decree extending the state of emergency for another month in the occupied territories, Wafa news agency reported. The move comes...

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April 3, 2020

US shale industry draws plans to punish Saudi Arabia in oil price war

American shale oil companies are calling for a number of measure to reprimand Saudi Arabia including denying the kingdom access to its oil refinery in the US, as part...

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April 3, 2020

10 Palestinian detainees launch hunger strike protest lack of coronavirus protection

Ten Palestinian political prisoner at Ofer Detention Centre, southwest of Ramallah, launched an open ended hunger strike to protest against the ongoing solitary confinement of two detainees, as well...

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April 3, 2020

Turkey FM: NATO must strengthen political role

NATO must strengthen its political role and dimension in the wake of the coronavirus and beyond, according to Turkey’s Foreign Minister, who said that a group of ten experts...

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April 3, 2020

Lebanon PM scratches senior banking appointments from cabinet agenda

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab scratched discussions of senior banking appointments from the cabinet’s agenda in a session yesterday. According to reports, Diab withdrew the item for discussion at the start...

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April 3, 2020

Saudi Arabia calls for urgent OPEC+ meeting to stabilise oil markets

Saudi Arabia yesterday called for an urgent meeting of the OPEC+ oil producers with the “aim of seeking a fair agreement that will restore the desired balance to the...

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April 3, 2020

Sudan bans maize exports over fear of coronavirus food shortage

The Sudanese Ministry of Industry and Trade has temporarily banned exports of maize from 15 April until further notice as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Undersecretary of the...

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April 3, 2020

Egypt: Al-Hayatam residents protest as security forces blockade village

Demonstrators are demanding the enforced isolation of the village be lifted so that they can move around freely and go to work....

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April 3, 2020

Twitter deletes 7,800 fake accounts linked to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE

Twitter yesterday removed 7,800 fake accounts linked to the governments of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE for violating its policies and being a “targeted attempt to undermine the...

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April 3, 2020

Egyptians call for presidential palaces to become coronavirus quarantine centres

Egyptians have called on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to use the presidential palaces he had built for himself as quarantine centres for coronavirus patients. The calls came in response...

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