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March 5, 2020

Trump assures Al-Sisi of US’s mediation in Renaissance Dam negotiations

Egyptian presidency announced that the US President Donald Trump assured his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi that Washington is continuing its mediation in negotiations on the Renaissance Dam, which...

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March 4, 2020

Tunisia suspends northern Italy ferry services over coronavirus

Tunisia will suspend passenger ferry services to northern Italy and take other measures in response to the spreading coronavirus, Health Minister Abdelatif el-Mekki said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Tunisia...

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March 4, 2020

US lifts embargo on 157 Sudan institutions

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has lifted sanctions against 157 Sudanese institutions, Sudan Central Bank’s governor said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. “We received a letter from...

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March 4, 2020

On Ukraine visit, Canada minister presses Iran for access to black boxes from plane crash

Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Wednesday urged Tehran to allow access to the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger plane that was accidentally shot down over Iran in...

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March 4, 2020

Saudi women footballers seek equality as first league launches

Saudi women footballers have called for full equality on the pitch after authorities announced a new female football league – one of a slew of recent concessions to women’s...

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March 4, 2020

US warns Americans in Greece to avoid Turkish border

The US Embassy in Greece warned Americans in Greece to avoid Turkish-border areas Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The embassy also said it “received reports of violence against US citizens attempting...

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March 4, 2020

Israel detains 2 Palestinian minors in Hebron

Israeli occupation forces yesterday kidnapped two Palestinian children at a checkpoint in Hebron, south of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Eyewitnesses said Israeli soldiers arrested...

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March 4, 2020

Saudi Arabia suspends pilgrimages for Saudi citizens and residents

Saudi Arabia, which has already suspended pilgrimages to the two holy cities of Makkah and Medina for foreigners due to coronavirus concerns, extended the ban on Wednesday to Saudi...

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March 4, 2020

Etihad asks cabin crew to take leave as coronavirus hits demand

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is asking cabin crew to take paid leave next month due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to a drop in travel demand,...

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March 4, 2020

3 Palestinians receive demolition, stop-work orders in Bethlehem

The Israeli occupation army yesterday delivered demolition and stop-work orders against three homes in Nahalin town, west of occupied Bethlehem, under the pretext of unlicensed construction. The Palestinian Information...

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