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April 30, 2020

Morocco: Two opposition parties reject social media draft law

Two Moroccan opposition parties have announced their rejection of a government-approved draft law regulating the use of social media websites in the kingdom. The authorities have affirmed that the...

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April 30, 2020

Spanish newspaper: ‘Algerian president withdraws Western Sahara file from army’

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has decided to establish the Algerian Agency for International Cooperation (AACI) which will be headed by Colonel Mohamed Chafik Mesbah, who has previously worked for...

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April 29, 2020

Jordan lifts driving ban as it eyes normality after tight lockdown

Jordanians took to the streets after a ban was lifted on driving and many businesses reopened in a rapid return to normality after the authorities relaxed a tough forty-day...

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April 29, 2020

Former Saudi intelligence chief denies foreign hand in Faisal’s death

A former Saudi intelligence chief has said the assassination of King Faisal was an individual act of vengeance without the involvement of any foreign agency, Anadolu reports. In an...

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April 29, 2020

Ankara slams Egypt for remarks against Turkey

Turkey on Wednesday slammed a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Libya, Anadolu reports. By targeting Turkey, Ahmed Hafez is trying to cover up Egypt’s maneuvers in Libya, said...

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April 29, 2020

Libya: Haftar assigns war criminal to recruit soldiers

East Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar has assigned an officer wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to recruit new soldiers, Anadolu reports. Mahmoud Al-Werfalli went to Bani Walid province, south of...

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April 29, 2020

Pompeo: US will not let Iran buy arms when UN embargo ends

The United States will not allow Iran to purchase conventional arms after a UN prohibition on this expires in October, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday,...

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April 29, 2020

Saudi malls fill again as kingdom eases coronavirus closures

Saudis began tentatively returning to shopping malls and open-air markets on Wednesday after authorities relaxed restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Reuters reports. Security guards...

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April 29, 2020

Saudi Arabia and Qatar look set to battle over English Premier League football rights

Saudi Arabia has its eyes on claiming a greater slice of the English Premier League once its takeover of Newcastle United Football Club is approved. Riyadh is determined to...

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April 29, 2020

Syrian-Palestinian considers running in 2020 US presidential race

Justin Amash, an independent congressman from Michigan, announced that he is launching an exploratory committee for a long-shot presidential bid as a Libertarian. Taking to Twitter, he wrote: “Today, I...

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