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April 15, 2020

Jordan, Sweden hold trilateral meeting on UNRWA

Jordan, Sweden and the officials from UNRWA held a trilateral teleconference meeting yesterday to discuss mobilising support for the UN agency to meet its financial needs which have been...

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April 15, 2020

UNIFIL soldiers break-up stand-off between Lebanon, Israel forces

Lebanese Army soldiers faced off with Israeli troops yesterday, after reports the latter had crossed the Blue Line – the UN demarcated border between the two countries. Local media reported that...

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April 15, 2020

Turkey makes coronavirus treatment free

Following a presidential decree made yesterday, treatment for coronavirus in Turkey’s public hospitals will be completely free of charge. Patients will be provided protective gear and testing, in addition...

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April 15, 2020

Turkey’s coronavirus amnesty law excludes political prisoners

Turkish Parliament passed a law which would reduce the prison population by nearly one third to protect detainees from the coronavirus pandemic; however it has been criticised for excluding...

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April 15, 2020

Egypt expected to lose $5bn in tourism revenues

Egypt is expected to lose $5 billion in tourism revenues this year as the country reels from the effects of coronavirus. It was expected that the north African country’s...

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April 15, 2020

Spain condemns Syria regime’s use of chemical weapons

Spain’s Foreign Ministry yesterday strongly condemned the Syrian regime’s use of chemical attacks on civilians in 2017. In an official statement, the ministry criticised what it described as the...

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April 15, 2020

Egypt to compensate doctors who contract coronavirus on the job

Egypt’s Medical Syndicate yesterday said it would compensate medical personnel who had contracted the coronavirus, paying them 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($1,267) or paying families of those who have died as...

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April 15, 2020

Algeria politician calls for suspending fasting in Ramadan due to coronavirus

Algerian politician, Noureddine Boukrouh, has called for fasting in Ramadan to be stopped this year because it “poses a health risk and contributes to the outbreak of the coronavirus”....

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April 15, 2020

UK: Labour staff plotted to remove anti-war members

UK Labour’s disputes team plotted to act against members expressing anti-war sentiments, a leaked report revealed. The publication, obtained by MEMO, details how the right-wing dominated disputes committee added...

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April 15, 2020

Tunisia: ‘We are ready to counter any terrorist plot’

Tunisian Interior Minister Hisham El-Mechishi announced yesterday that “the security forces are ready to counter any terrorist plot that might take advantage of the state’s preoccupation with combating the...

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