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  • March 22, 2020

    Coronavirus: Palestinians in West Bank must home-confine for 14 days

    The Palestinian government on Sunday ordered Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank confined to their homes for two weeks as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, Reuters report....

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  • March 22, 2020

    Turkey: Over-65 curfew enforced

    Turkey Sunday gave new details, including exceptions, of a curfew for people 65 or older or people with chronic illnesses, Anadolu Agency reports. Vital public officials and pharmacists will...

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  • March 22, 2020

    Iraq confirms 3 more deaths from coronavirus

    Iraq confirmed three more deaths from coronavirus in Baghdad on Sunday, bringing the country’s total fatalities to 20, according to the health ministry, Anadolu Agency reports. A ministry statement...

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  • March 22, 2020

    Tunisia’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 3

    Tunisia’s death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen to three, according to the country’s health minister on today, Anadolu Agency reports. Abdellatif Mekki said in a statement that...

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  • March 22, 2020

    Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 1,685

    A total of 129 people in Iran have died of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll up to 1,685, said an Iranian health official today,...

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  • March 22, 2020

    BJP and Israel: Hindu Nationalism is Ravaging India’s Democracy

    It was only a matter of time before the anti-Muslim sentiment in India turned violent. A country that has historically prided itself on  its diversity and tolerance, and for...

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  • March 22, 2020

    First cases of coronavirus in Gaza

    Ministry of Health in Gaza announces first 2 cases in people who returned to the Strip from Pakistan on Thursday. They were placed in quarantine upon their return and...

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  • March 21, 2020

    Uber suspends taxi booking option in Saudi Arabia

    Uber Technologies has suspended the option to book regular taxi services through its app in Saudi Arabia until further notice, a company statement said on Friday. Saudi Arabia is...

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  • March 21, 2020

    Egypt shuts mosques and churches over coronavirus fears

    Egypt on Saturday ordered its mosques and churches to shut their doors to worshippers in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, after calls for the government...

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  • March 21, 2020

    Israel confirms first death from coronavirus

    An elderly male died from the novel coronavirus, according to Israeli health officials late Friday. The Health Ministry said the patient, 88, was diagnosed last week with the virus...

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