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April 23, 2020

Germany to take part in EU’s monitoring of UN arms embargo in Libya

Germany yesterday agreed to deploy up to 300 troops as part of the EU’s mission, codenamed Operation IRINI, to monitor the UN arms embargo in Libya, news agencies reported. Operation IRINI...

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April 23, 2020

Lighting up Ramadan with lanterns in Gaza

IMAGES: Coronavirus nips Gaza’s flower market in the bud ...

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April 23, 2020

Is Haftar’s stubbornness behind his military setbacks?

The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, suffered a series of setbacks recently, losing three major cities in western Libya in less than a week....

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April 23, 2020

Sudan urges global support to combat COVID-19

The Sudanese Health Minister Akram Ali Altoum yesterday appealed to countries that produce personal protective equipment for medical staff to provide some to help with its fight against the...

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April 23, 2020

UK influencers, celebs call for Muslims to stay home this Ramadan

Turkey: Imam turns mosque into a supermarket for the poor ...

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April 23, 2020

Trump instructs Navy to ‘destroy’ Iran boats that harass US ships

US President Donald Trump yesterday instructed the US Navy to “shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats” that harass American ships. “I have instructed the United States...

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April 23, 2020

UN rights chief condemns Iran’s execution of child convicts

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet yesterday condemned Iran for executing two child offenders within four days. Bachelet said in a statement that Shayan Saeedpour...

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April 23, 2020

Saudi man arrested for stepping on a Quran

Amnesty: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Iran carry out 86% of state executions ...

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April 23, 2020

While praising Egypt, US calls on China to release political prisoners

The US embassy in Cairo has written a press statement calling on Beijing to release people detained unjustly. The statement asks that human rights lawyer Wang Quanchang be allowed...

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April 23, 2020

Profile: Sheikh Mahmud Shaltut, the reformist head of Al-Azhar University

Sheikh Mahmud Shaltut was a renowned Muslim scholar, reformer and rector of the esteemed Al-Azhar University in Cairo who was notable for seeking to bridge the gap in the...

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