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September 28, 2020

In northwest Syria camps brace for covid catastrophe. In Aleppo, locals bribe hospitals for beds

On 10 September 2020 Dr Adnan Al-Jasem became the first doctor in northern Syria to die from coronavirus. Al-Jasem had fled the bombings in Deir Ezzor in the east...

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September 28, 2020

Greece: first refugee dies of COVID-19 since the pandemic

A male refugee died of COVID-19 on Sunday, the first reported death of an asylum seeker since the pandemic broke out in Greece in late February, a government official...

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September 27, 2020

NYC mayor pulls out of Saudi summit, citing human rights

New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio pulled out of Saudi’s virtual world cities summit, citing the kingdom’s human rights abuses. The Urban 20 summit (U20) is meant to...

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September 27, 2020

Lebanese patriarch warns of ‘multiple dangers’ without a government

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric said on Sunday the nation faced “multiple dangers” that would be hard to weather without a government, speaking after the prime minister-designate quit and dealt...

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September 27, 2020

Lebanon’s Hariri: I am not a candidate to form a new government

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sunday he is not a candidate to form a new government, Anadolu Agency reports. “Hariri is not a candidate to form a new government,”...

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September 27, 2020

Karl Marx lookalike busts a move at Turkey wedding

A video showing a Turkish man, described as a lookalike for German communist philosopher Karl Marx, taking to the dance floor at a wedding in Turkey has gone viral...

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September 27, 2020

Qatar Airways got $1.95bn government lifeline after losses widened

Qatar Airways received a 7.3 billion riyal ($1.95 billion) lifeline from the Qatar government after losing 7 billion riyal in the year to March 31, the state-owned group disclosed...

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September 27, 2020

UAE poet barred from travel for rejecting Israel deal

A prominent Emirati poet said Sunday she was barred from travel over her opposition to her country’s decision to normalise relations with Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. Dhabiya Khamis said she...

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September 27, 2020

Top Iraqi diplomat in Iran after US Embassy warning

Iraq’s foreign minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday morning for a two-day visit of wide-ranging talks in the wake of the US warning it might close its Baghdad embassy...

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September 27, 2020

Libya: 15 migrants die after boat sinks off Libyan coast

At least 15 people died when rubber boats carrying irregular migrants sank Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Anadolu Agency reported. Libyan...

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