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March 30, 2020

Lebanon: people without ID blocked from coronavirus testing

Lebanese hospitals have been turning away undocumented people or setting prohibitively high costs for coronavirus testing, leaving many to fear for their health, according to a report by Al...

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March 30, 2020

Land Day report reveals sharp rise in illegal settlement building in West Bank

Newly-released statistics show a sharp rise in the building and expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Quds Press reported on Sunday. According...

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March 30, 2020

Expat remittances in Qatar increased by 3.5% in 2019

Official data showed on Sunday that expatriate remittances in Qatar increased by 3.5 per cent during 2019, on a yearly basis. Qatar Central Bank data indicated that expatriate remittances...

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March 30, 2020

Syria reports first coronavirus death

Syria’s Ministry of Health has reported the death of a woman due to the coronavirus pandemic yesterday, making her the first patient to die from the illness in the...

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March 30, 2020

Iraq MP hosts BBQ despite COVID-19

READ: Iraqi panel warns of ‘famine’ over coronavirus curfew...

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March 30, 2020

Qatar criticises Bahrain’s response to its offer to help Bahraini citizens stranded in Doha

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticised a statement issued by Bahrain about Doha’s offer to help Bahraini citizens stranded in a Qatari airport due to the coronavirus...

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March 30, 2020

Iran must show humility for the sake of its people

Iran is facing what is arguably one of its most difficult periods in its history. Years of US-led economic sanctions continue to have a negative impact on the economy,...

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March 29, 2020

Palestine reports 6 new coronavirus cases

The Palestinian government confirmed six new coronavirus cases in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. In a statement, a government spokesman said the new patients included five members of...

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March 29, 2020

Qatar Airways to seek state support, warns cash running out

Qatar Airways will have to seek government support eventually, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday, warning that the Middle East carrier could soon run out of the...

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March 29, 2020

Iran’s coronavirus death toll reaches 2,640

Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 2,640, a health ministry official said on Sunday, as the Middle East’s worst-hit country grapples with the fast-spreading outbreak, reported Reuters. “In...

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