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February 26, 2020

Iraq bans public gatherings on virus fear; travel ban totals 9 countries

Iraq banned all public gatherings and barred entry by travellers from Kuwait and Bahrain, the health minister said on Wednesday, banning travel to or from a total of nine...

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February 26, 2020

Egypt holds military funeral of ex-president Mubarak

Egypt on Wednesday held a military funeral for its longest-serving former President Hosni Mubarak, Anadolu reports. The country’s state-run TV network aired the event, including a funeral prayer held...

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February 26, 2020

Israel’s Netanyahu pulls his punches after Sanders calls him a racist

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Bernie Sanders was wrong to call him a racist during a debate among contenders for the US Democratic presidential nomination, but...

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February 26, 2020

Turkish passenger flights with Iran suspended

Commercial flights between Turkey and Iran have been suspended as fears grow the coronavirus is spreading, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of Turkey said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. “Passenger...

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February 26, 2020

US bans foreign soldiers from having personal firearms in camp

Foreign soldiers who serve and train with the US Navy and US Marine Corps are soon to be banned from buying and carrying personal weapons while on American military...

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February 26, 2020

UN Security Council approves resolution renewing Yemen sanctions

The UN Security Council approved a resolution yesterday which will extend its sanctions on Yemen for another year. The sanctions were initially set to expire today, including extensions of...

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February 26, 2020

The dawn prayer protests provide an example of Palestinian steadfastness

Palestinian Muslims in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem are engaged in an initiative known as the Great Fajr (Dawn) Prayer protest in mosques across the territories. It started...

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February 26, 2020

Food for thought: Providing jobs for Gaza’s widows

Eight women sit on the roof of a small house in the Zeitoun district of Gaza City, in an area where poverty is prevalent. They are supervised by 47-year-old...

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February 26, 2020

Syria’s 4-year-old ‘laughing girl’ moves to Turkey

READ: Syria regime, Russia warplanes target Turkey bases in Idlib...

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February 26, 2020

Egypt man ordered to pay $64,000 after infecting wife with HIV

An Egyptian court has ruled that a man who infected his wife with HIV without telling her he had the disease pay her one million Egyptian pounds ($64,164) in...

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