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April 12, 2020

Turkey quarantines 14,000 citizens returning from abroad

Turkey has quarantined nearly 14,000 citizens who came from abroad as part of measures to stem the spread of novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reported a minister as saying on...

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April 12, 2020

Iran’s death toll from coronavirus rises by 117 to 4,474

Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 has risen by 117 in the past day to 4,474, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Sunday, according to a report by Reuters....

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April 12, 2020

‘Life will prevail’ says Holy Land archbishop on Easter Sunday

With Jerusalem under lockdown over coronavirus, Easter Sunday was marked at the traditional site of Jesus’ death and resurrection by just a handful of Christian clerics, reports Reuters. The...

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April 12, 2020

Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus curfew indefinitely

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Sunday, after the kingdom reported...

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April 12, 2020

Under threat of troop withdrawal, US senators press Saudi officials to implement oil cut

Republican US senators from oil states who recently introduced legislation to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia said on Saturday they had spoken with three officials from the kingdom...

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April 12, 2020

Egypt: Police disperse villagers who stopped burial of doctor killed by coronavirus

Egyptian police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse a crowd of people who gathered in a village near the Nile Delta to prevent the burial of a doctor...

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April 12, 2020

Israel’s president denies Netanyahu rival Gantz more time to form coalition government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election rival Benny Gantz asked for additional time on Saturday to try to form a government with the long-time leader, to end more than...

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April 12, 2020

Sudan’s health minister says country needs $120m to fight coronavirus

Sudan urgently needs $120 million to fight the new coronavirus, the country’s health minister told Reuters on Saturday, amid a shortage of the equipment to fight the epidemic which...

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April 12, 2020

Iran renews coronavirus warning as ‘low risk’ activities re-start

President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as “low-risk” business activities resumed in most of the country on Saturday, state...

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April 12, 2020

UN condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to the capital Tripoli over the past week as “particularly reprehensible” and said...

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