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May 4, 2020

Amnesty calls on Egypt to stop targeting journalists

Journalism has become a crime in Egypt and the authorities are targeting supporters and oppositionists to strengthen their control, Amnesty International warned yesterday, accusing the regime of a lack...

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May 4, 2020

Algeria’s Idir, ambassador of Berber music, dies at 71

Algerian singer Idir, ambassador of the Tamazight music, died on Saturday evening, in the French capital, Paris, at the age of 71, after a struggle with illness. The late...

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May 4, 2020

Report: Russia, Turkey, Iran agree to remove Syria’s Assad

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) expects that Russia, Turkey and Iran will reach a consensus to remove the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar Al-Assad, and establish a ceasefire...

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May 4, 2020

Kuwait breaks up Egyptian worker riot over repatriation

Kuwaiti security forces broke up a riot by Egyptian workers seeking repatriation who were being held in shelters dedicated for those in violation of the Gulf Arab state’s residency...

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May 4, 2020

Iran approves plan to cut four zeros from falling currency

Iran’s parliament has passed a bill allowing the government to slash four zeros from the rial, Iranian state media reported on Monday, after a sharp fall in the value...

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May 3, 2020

Jailed Egyptian filmmaker dies in Cairo’s Tora prison

Egyptian opposition sources said Saturday that filmmaker Shady Habash died in a prison in southern Cairo because of deteriorating health conditions. “Director and filmmaker Shady Habash died at age...

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May 3, 2020

Israel’s Supreme Court discusses Netanyahu’s fate as prime minister

Israel’s Supreme Court began a two-day hearing on Sunday to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been indicted for corruption, will be allowed to form a new...

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May 3, 2020

Mosques and schools to reopen in Iran’s low-risk areas

Iran plans to reopen mosques and schools in areas that have been consistently free of the coronavirus as President Hassan Rouhani’s government starts to ease restrictions that were aimed...

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May 3, 2020

Libyan militia leader signals split with Haftar

There are signs of a split in Libya between renegade General Khalifa Haftar, who attempted a power grab from the UN-recognised government, and forces supporting him, reports Anadolu Agency....

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May 3, 2020

Russia forced Haftar to declare truce in Libya: Saleh

Eastern Libya-based renegade General Khalifa Haftar announced a truce upon the “command of Russia” as he suffered great loses against the UN-recognised Libyan government, according to pro-Haftar parliament speaker....

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