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April 21, 2020

Turkey quarantines 366 expats evacuated from Iraq

Over 350 Turkish nationals who were evacuated from Iraq were placed under a 14-day quarantine Tuesday to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The 366 expats in the capital Baghdad...

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April 21, 2020

Some OPEC ministers discuss implementing agreed oil cuts immediately

Some OPEC ministers had a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the oil price rout and possible extra measures to support the market but it took place without the...

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April 21, 2020

Moroccan prison becomes coronavirus hotspot

Sixty-eight people, mostly staff, have come down with the coronavirus at a prison in the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, prison authorities said on Tuesday, without reporting any deaths....

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April 21, 2020

Qatar Airways defers half of some employees’ wages for three months

Qatar Airways on Tuesday said mid-level employees and above will have their salaries halved for at least three months but that staff would be back paid when the airline...

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April 21, 2020

Israel sends olive oil harvested in occupied West Bank as Memorial Day gift

Israel’s Defence Ministry gave out bottles of olive oil produced in an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank as this year’s Memorial Day present, reported +972 Magazine. The bottles,...

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April 21, 2020

Israel ignores the Biblical command to ‘love thy neighbour’ at its peril

The mantra “we are all in this together” has been said numerous times every day recently by politicians of various stripes around the world as the Covid-19 pandemic rips...

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April 21, 2020

Unidentified gunman kills 7 in Lebanon

An unidentified gunman on Tuesday killed seven people in Baakleen town in Lebanon, local media reported. The assailant fled the scene, according to the official National News Agency. Among...

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April 21, 2020

UAE urges against food export restrictions at G20 agricultural meeting

A senior United Arab Emirates food official urged countries to work together to maintain global food supply chains as coronavirus lockdowns disrupt the food and agriculture industry across the...

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April 21, 2020

Expo body proposes to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai for year, but keep name

The awarding body for World Expos has proposed to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai for a year because of the new coronavirus, and member states must vote on it by...

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April 21, 2020

Covid-19 and the oil market crash spell the end for US hegemony and the petrodollar

The combined impact of the oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia and the fall in demand for crude oil during the coronavirus pandemic has led to the collapse...

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