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February 28, 2020

Lebanon halts entry for travellers from coronavirus hubs

In a measure intended to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Lebanon has banned all entry to travellers from countries with large outbreaks of the illness, the National News...

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February 28, 2020

Fifth detainee dies in Egypt police station after being denied medical care

Mohamed Al-Saifari has become the fifth person to die from medical negligence whilst detained in Egypt. Al-Saifari died inside the 10th of Ramadan city police station in Al-Sharqia Governorate...

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February 28, 2020

NATO: We will continue to support Turkey air defences in Idlib

NATO members held an emergency meeting today at the request of Turkey following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in north-east Syria. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a...

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February 28, 2020

2 more US presidential candidates drop out of AIPAC conference

Two leading Democratic presidential hopefuls have said that they will not be attending the upcoming AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) conference, in what appears to be another high-profile...

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February 28, 2020

US, Saudi announce joint support for Syria opposition in Idlib

US and Saudi officials met in Riyadh to discuss their mutual support for the Syrian opposition forces in Idlib, American officials said in a tweet. The embassy made the...

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February 28, 2020

Turkey kills over 300 Syria regime troops in retaliation to attack

Turkey has reportedly killed at least 309 Syrian regime soldiers and destroyed dozens of military vehicles and defence systems in retaliation for the regime’s offensive which killed 33 Turkish...

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February 28, 2020

Second army regiment rebels against Yemen government in Socotra

A regiment in the Yemen Army has pledging allegiance to the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Socotra, renouncing the UN-backed government of Abd rabbuh Mansur Hadi. An...

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February 28, 2020

Lebanon PM launches Twitter account for ‘Plans and Suggestions’

Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, yesterday launched a Twitter account with his “official team” asking “for Plans & Suggestions” from citizens. The account calls for Lebanese people to “share...

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February 28, 2020

Egypt journalist and husband’s detention renewed

Journalist Solafa Magdy and her husband Hossam Al-Sayyad have had their detention renewed for a further 15 days. Solafa and her husband were arrested in November 2019 as they...

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February 28, 2020

Israel’s Shin Bet ‘illegally interfering’ in Palestinian citizens’ education system

Israeli legal rights centre Adalah has sent an urgent letter to the director general of the Education Ministry, demanding details of a recent meeting with agents from the Shin...

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