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May 21, 2020

Egyptians rush to buy treats before Eid al-Fitr curfew

Families rushed to buy sweets and biscuits in Cairo as they prepared to celebrate the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan under a tightened coronavirus curfew and...

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May 21, 2020

Tunisia to reopen mosques, cafes after nearly 3 months

Tunisia will reopen mosques, restaurants and cafes as of June 4 as coronavirus outbreak has slowed down in the country, authorities announced on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Authorities will continue...

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May 21, 2020

Russia warns Israel against expansionist actions

Russia warned Israel on Thursday against expansionist actions, referring to the annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement by the Russian Foreign...

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May 21, 2020

World Bank approves record $500 million to battle locust swarms

The World Bank on Thursday approved a record $500 million in grants and low-interest loans to help countries in Africa and the Middle East fight swarms of desert locusts...

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May 21, 2020

UN urges EU member states to disembark rescued migrants

Two UN agencies on Thursday called on Malta and other European countries to speed up efforts to bring to dry land some 160 rescued refugees and migrants from Libya,...

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May 21, 2020

Aoun calls for halting Israel’s violations of Lebanese sovereignty

Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on the UN to stop the continuous Israeli air and sea violations of Lebanese sovereignty. During a meeting with the Force Commander of the United Nations...

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May 21, 2020

EU, Finland, Italy provide $18.6m to East Jerusalem hospitals

The European Union, Finland and Italy donate €17 million ($18.6 million) to the Palestinian Authority (PA), supporting the payment of medical referrals to East Jerusalem hospitals, the Office of...

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May 21, 2020

US seeks to confiscate and return 3,600-year-old artefact to Iraq

READ: Iraq recovers thousands of smuggled artefacts...

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May 21, 2020

UAE-backed Yemen forces set out conditions for withdrawal from south

The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) has told Saudi that it will only give up on some of the power it has gained in the south of Yemen if...

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May 21, 2020

Trump lifts 9-year ban on UK-Saudi arms subsidiary under the shadow of cover-up

A nine-year-old policy that barred the US from doing business with a Saudi Arabian subsidiary of a British defence firm, which pled guilty to fraud in a multibillion-dollar arms...

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