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March 19, 2020

ESCWA: $42bn decline expected in Arab countries’ GDP due to Covid-19

A report issued by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has predicted that the gross domestic product (GDP) of Arab countries will fall by...

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March 19, 2020

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck eastern Elazig province of Turkey on Thursday, Anadolu reports. The quake, which occurred at 8.53 p.m. local time (1753GMT), had a...

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March 19, 2020

Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings till March 31

Egypt said on Thursday it would shut all cafes, shopping malls, sports clubs and nightclubs from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. local time every night until March 31, strengthening...

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March 19, 2020

Trump says he will enter Saudi-Russia oil fray at appropriate time

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time, saying low gasoline prices...

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March 19, 2020

Turkish soldier in Syria’s Idlib dies from heart attack

Turkey said on Thursday that one of its soldiers had died as a result of a heart attack in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, Reuters reports. The soldier was...

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March 19, 2020

Pompeo: US citizens held in Iran, Lebanon released

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday the release of two Americans held by Iran and Lebanon, Anadolu reports. American Navy veteran Michael White was freed Thursday on a...

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March 19, 2020

Trump urges Syrian regime to release missing journalist

US President Donald Trump urged the Syrian regime Thursday to release Austin Tice, a freelance American journalist who was abducted in 2012 while covering the early years of the...

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March 19, 2020

Quartet summit and its files

On Tuesday evening, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the files of Syria and Libya, in addition to the files of illegal immigration, Turkish-European relations, and the coronavirus crisis,...

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March 19, 2020

US sanctions 5 UAE firms for facilitating Iran oil sales

The US today imposed sanctions on five UAE-based companies accused of facilitating Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sales. “In 2019, these five companies collectively purchased hundreds of thousands of metric tons of...

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March 19, 2020

Yemen: Sanaa offers rewards for arrest of local, foreign leaders of Saudi coalition

The Yemeni armed forces in support of the Houthi movement announced yesterday that it will offer financial rewards for information leading to the arrest of mercenary leaders loyal to...

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