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April 29, 2020

Libya: Haftar staging a coup, world must act

Libya’s UN-backed government in Tripoli has called for dialogue in order to maintain democracy in the country after Renegade General Khalifa Haftar declared yesterday that he had “a popular mandate”...

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April 29, 2020

UAE-backed Yemen forces launch economic program to run south

The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen yesterday declared an economic program to manage southern governorates. This came in a statement published on the council’s Twitter account, following...

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April 29, 2020

Hajj, the coronavirus and technical innovation

The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic has caused countless events to be cancelled, forcing them onto the digital realm and leaving them to rely on the power of modern technology. Even...
April 29, 2020

Khashoggi fiancée: stop Saudi takeover of Newcastle FC

Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi‘s fiancée Hatice Cengiz has asked the Premier League to stop the takeover of Newcastle United Football Club by the Saudi Arabian sovereign fund. Her lawyer, Rodney...

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April 29, 2020

Qatar sends virus aid to Iran, Algeria

Qatar sent medical supplies early Wednesday to Iran and Algeria to support their battle against the novel coronavirus. Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani ordered urgent medical aid to...

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April 29, 2020

Saudi cabinet calls on Yemen’s southern separatists to rescind emergency

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has urged Yemen’s main separatist group, which has declared self-rule in the south, to abide by an agreement to end a previous standoff with the Saudi-backed...

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April 28, 2020

Calls in Egypt for censored social media after arrests of TikTok star, belly dancer

Egyptian lawmakers have called for stricter surveillance of women on video-sharing apps after the arrests of a popular social media influencer and a well-known belly dancer on charges of...

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April 28, 2020

Turkey: Over 33,000 people going home after quarantine

More than 33,000 patients in Turkey have been released after spending two weeks in quarantine at student dormitories, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said Tuesday. The agency...

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April 28, 2020

Turkey mosque lights tell the faithful to stay home during Ramadan

The traditional lighting that hangs between the minarets of Turkish mosques, usually packed for evening prayers in the holy month of Ramadan, is urging Turks to stay at home...

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April 28, 2020

Oman starts easing coronavirus business closures

Oman has allowed a limited number of commercial businesses to reopen, including money exchanges, state media said on Tuesday, as some Gulf Arab countries moved to ease restrictions imposed...

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