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April 17, 2020

Egypt actress incites violence against key workers who ‘break the curfew’

Egyptian actress Dalia Al-Behery has been heavily criticised after saying she will “answer with the slipper” to anyone who goes outside, even for the purpose of work. The actress...

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April 17, 2020

Syria recaptures oil fields from Daesh

The Syrian regime announced yesterday that it had regained control of oil fields in the Badia after battles with Daesh. The Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources said: “Wells...

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April 17, 2020

Gaza makes millions of face masks for Europe

Sewing factories in the Gaza Strip have been busy manufacturing face masks for the local and international markets in response to the coronavirus crisis. Abdullah Shehadeh, one of the...

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April 17, 2020

Tunisia announces failure of a ‘terrorist plot’ to spread coronavirus

Tunisian authorities yesterday announced the failure of a “terrorist plot” to spread the coronavirus among security forces. The Ministry of the Interior said, in a statement, that “the terrorist...

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April 17, 2020

Al-Aqsa Mosque to be closed to worship in Ramadan amid virus

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem will be closed for worship during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for the first time in its history in an...

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April 17, 2020

Iraqi Foreign Ministry summons Turkish envoy

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the Turkish ambassador over Ankara’s counter-terror operations against the YPG/PKK in northern Iraq, Anadolu reports. Iraqi authorities registered their protest over the operation,...

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April 17, 2020

US to provide Palestine $5m to fight COVID-19

The US announced Thursday that it will provide $5 million to the Palestinian Authority to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu reports. “I’m very pleased the USA...

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April 17, 2020

Lamamra withdraws candidacy for UN envoy to Libya

Algeria’s former Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announced early Friday that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post of UN envoy to Libya, Anadolu reports. The 15-member UN Security...

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April 17, 2020

Libya: Government forces surround foreign military personnel in Haftar-controlled air base

Social media activists circulated reports of a “valuable catch” at the Haftar-controlled Al-Wattia air base in eastern Libya. The activists stated that a group of French and Emirati advisers...

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April 17, 2020

Sudan rejects polarisation attempts in Renaissance Dam crisis

Sudan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Omer Gamar Eldin announced on Wednesday that Khartoum rejects polarisation attempts by the two sides of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis. The Sudanese...

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