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July 22, 2020

Abuse fears rise for Thai migrant workers in Israel under new deal

Thai agricultural workers in Israel will be at greater risk of labour abuses under a new partnership between the governments, advocates said, voicing concerns that the United Nations migration agency (IOM) would no longer...

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July 21, 2020

Algeria expects $10 billion fall in energy revenue

Algeria expects its oil and gas revenue to fall to $23 billion this year from $33 billion in 2019, energy minister Abdelmadjid Attar told state radio on Tuesday. OPEC member Algeria’s...

News
July 21, 2020

Egypt’s army says it foiled ‘terrorist’ attack in northern Sinai

The Egyptian army said it has killed 18 suspected militants who attacked a military post in northern Sinai on Tuesday and foiled their “terrorist” attack, reported Reuters. Two army...

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July 21, 2020

Oman to impose curfew and travel bans for Eid

Oman will ban travel between all its governorates from July 25 to August 8, a period that includes a Muslim holiday, to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus,...

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July 21, 2020

Israel coalition party wants military to front anti-COVID campaign

The military should take over responsibility for keeping Israel’s spreading coronavirus epidemic in check, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner said on Tuesday, in comments likely to fuel...

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July 21, 2020

Saudi king in stable condition after being admitted to hospital

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is in stable condition, according to three Saudi sources, after the 84-year-old monarch was admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh on Monday, reported Reuters....

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July 21, 2020

BBC Two’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Iraq’ is enraging and uncomfortable, but it’s a must watch

“Boom, boom, boom, boom,” says Sergeant Rudy Reyes, a former US recon marine, as he stares down the camera lens in the first episode of the BBC Two documentary...

Reviews
July 21, 2020

Egypt seeks regional support against Turkey in Libya

Egypt has been seeking support from a number of its Arab neighbours, including Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, in its dispute with Turkey. The Jordanian government has offered to...

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July 21, 2020

Egypt denies destroying ancient Islamic cemetery, heritage site to build bridge

The Egyptian government yesterday denied reports that parts of the oldest Muslim cemetery in the country were being destroyed to make way for the construction of a new bridge....

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July 21, 2020

Calls for Google to put Palestine on the map

Pro-Palestine activists have launched an online campaign calling on Google and Apple to put Palestine on their maps, accusing the internet giants of trying to erase Palestinian identity and...

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