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April 1, 2020

Egypt’s private airlines call for aviation minister to intervene amid coronavirus crisis

Egypt’s private airlines companies appealed on Tuesday to the civil aviation minister to intervene to stop the losses of the companies amid the coronavirus crisis. “The chairmen of the...

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March 31, 2020

Workers in hazmat suits collect prayers from ‘God’s mailbox’ in Jerusalem

Twice a year, cleaning teams using long sticks gouge out tens of thousands of written prayers that visitors traditionally cram into the crevices of Judaism’s Western Wall in Jerusalem....

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March 31, 2020

Turkish firms racing to deliver 5,000 ventilators for coronavirus patients

Turkish defence and electronics firms are teaming up to produce 5,000 ventilators to help treat coronavirus patients, the head of a military drone manufacturer said on Tuesday, reports Reuters....

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March 31, 2020

Dubai pauses luxury tower work, as virus adds to real estate woes

Developer Emaar Properties said on Tuesday it had suspended construction of a residential tower in a prime Dubai location near the world’s tallest building, showing how the coronavirus is...

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March 31, 2020

Tunisia releases 1,420 prisoners over coronavirus

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Tuesday ordered the release of 1,420 prisoners in an amnesty to combat the spread of the coronavirus in prisons, a presidency statement said. Tunisia...

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March 31, 2020

Turkey’s Halkbank pleads not guilty to US criminal charges

Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a federal court in Manhattan that it helped Iran evade US sanctions, in a case that has...

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March 31, 2020

Israel tests coronavirus vaccine prototype on rodents at defence lab

Israel has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on rodents at its bio-chemical defence laboratory, a source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Institute for...

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March 31, 2020

Lift sanctions on Iran, N.Korea, Venezuela in coronavirus crisis

A UN human rights expert called on Tuesday for lifting international sanctions against countries ranging from Iran to North Korea and Venezuela to ensure that food supplies reach hungry...

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March 31, 2020

Houthi government in Sanaa warns that masks airdropped by Saudis are infected with Covid-19

An official in the Houthi-affiliated government in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has urged media and activists to warn citizens to avoid using face masks that are reported to have...

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March 31, 2020

Houthi forces retake military base as they surround Marib

The Houthi-allied Yemeni armed forces have retaken Al-Labnat military base in Al-Jawf province from the Saudi-backed mercenaries fighting to reinstate exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. This is the first...

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