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May 4, 2020

RSF: Tunisia ranks first in Arab world for freedom of press

Tunisia is the Arab world’s best-performing country in terms of freedom of the press, the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed yesterday. According to...

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May 4, 2020

Sudan warns Bashir supporters against ‘protesting’

The Sudanese government yesterday vowed supporters of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir “to act decisively if they rally”. “While the country is busy confronting the novel coronavirus and looking after...

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May 4, 2020

Gaza adds coronavirus protection measures to fitness classes

IMAGES: Gaza allows restaurants to reopen ...

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May 4, 2020

Yemen’s Houthis call on Arab coalition ‘to abide by ceasefire’

Yemen’s Houthi group yesterday called on the Saudi-led coalition to abide by a recent United Nations (UN)-brokered ceasefire agreement. The group’s remarks came following recent accusations by the Arab...

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May 4, 2020

In memory of Alia Abdulnoor

On 4 May last year, an Emirati woman died in Abu Dhabi’s Tawam Hospital. Her name was Alia Abdulnoor. She died chained to a bed in a windowless room...

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May 4, 2020

IOM records ‘significant’ decrease in Horn of Africa migrants arriving in Yemen

The United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the number of migrants travelling from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Gulf via Yemen has significantly decreased due...

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May 4, 2020

Assad’s cousin slams ‘inhumane’ treatment by security forces

Syrian tycoon and a close ally of the Syrian regime president, Rami Makhlouf, yesterday criticised security forces for arresting his employees in an “inhumane way” in order to force...

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May 4, 2020

Turkey will soon be forced to tackle the rebels in Idlib

Long before Turkey’s revenge attacks against the Syrian regime in February, and even before the regime’s offensive to recapture Idlib and its bombardment of the province, Turkey and Russia...

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May 4, 2020

Iraq judiciary says it’s under pressure to exonerate corrupt politicians

Iraq’s judiciary has been under pressure to exonerate corrupt politicians being investigated for embezzlement and abuse of power, the spokesperson for the Supreme Judicial Council said yesterday. Judge Abdul...

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May 4, 2020

FM: Saudi Arabia may borrow $60bn to cover its budget deficit

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Saturday that the kingdom may have to borrow $60 billion to cover the huge budget deficit caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to Al-Arabiya TV,...

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