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April 15, 2020

Hamas praises Palestinian factions campaigning against drug dealers in Lebanon

Hamas has praised Palestinian factions working to counter the spread of illegal drugs in Lebanon’s Burj Al-Barajneh refugee camp. Hamas representative in Lebanon, Ahmed Abdel-Hadi, made the remarks after...

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April 15, 2020

Turkey to sell remote control weapons station to NATO members

Turkish defence contractor ASELSAN has signed a deal with a NATO member country for the export of its remote controlled weapons station, a statement by the company said on...

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April 15, 2020

Israel settlers build illegal home, raid Palestinian youth centre in West Bank

Israeli settlers have set up a mobile home on Palestinian land in Qaryout village located southwest of the West Bank’s Nablus, according to official news agency Wafa. The mobile home...

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April 15, 2020

Lebanon: Coronavirus cash assistance postponed indefinitely

Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs announced on Monday an indefinite postponement of its cash assistance program aimed at helping the poorest families in society through lockdown measures imposed due...

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April 15, 2020

Trump accused of ‘politicising’ aid by halting US funding of WHO

President Donald Trump is facing a backlash after he announced that he is halting US funding of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Accusing the UN body of having “failed...

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April 15, 2020

Yemen: Saudi Arabia allocated $25m to combat coronavirus outbreak

Yemeni Prime Minister Moeen Abdul Malik said on Monday that Saudi Arabia has allocated $25 million to confront the coronavirus in Yemen and provided $5 million in humanitarian support...

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April 15, 2020

Egypt activists decry government narrative on Cairo terror shootout

A number of Middle East news sites have republished pro-government narrative on the alleged shooting of terrorists in a gun battle between security forces and a “militant hideout”. The...

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April 15, 2020

Campaigning to preserve Palestinian identity

Ali Howaidi is a member of the Preparatory Committee of the International Campaign for Preserving Palestinian Identity which is launching next month. MEMO spoke to him over the telephone...
April 15, 2020

UN envoy asks Israel to release Palestinian tax revenues to combat Covid-19

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov has asked Israel to release the Palestinian tax revenue that it is withholding to allow the Palestinian...

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April 15, 2020

Saudi Arabia carried out 800 executions under King Salman

Saudi Arabia has conducted its 800th execution under the five-year reign of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz last week, the UK-based human rights organisation Reprieve reported yesterday. This is double...

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