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March 19, 2020

Harvard urged to divest almost $200m from companies linked to Israel settlements

Harvard University is being urged to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, according to a report in student paper the Crimson. The...

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March 19, 2020

Egypt’s new capital halts construction as 20 workers test positive for COVID-19

Construction of Egypt’s new administrative capital has been suspended after 20 construction workers tested positive for coronavirus. The discovery of infected cases has caused panic among engineers and other...

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March 19, 2020

Jordan releases thousands of debt prisoners to combat coronavirus outbreak

The Jordanian Judicial Council decided on Wednesday to release 3,081 people jailed for civil debts, including 37 women, as part of the Hashemite Kingdom’s efforts to combat the coronavirus...

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March 19, 2020

UNESCO: Coronavirus has deprived half of world’s students of education

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Wednesday that more than 850 million students around the world, or about half of all students, have been forced...

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March 19, 2020

Top Israel court petitioned against phone-tracking emergency regulation

Israeli legal rights group Adalah and the Joint List have petitioned the country’s highest court against newly-rolled out emergency regulations that allow the government to track citizens’ phones. Prime...

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March 19, 2020

Lebanon seeks extra medical supplies amid lockdown anger

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti has said he is requesting additional medical assistance from various countries and international organisations to help combat the spread of coronavirus. In an interview...

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March 19, 2020

Egypt called upon to release prisoners due to pandemic

Egypt has been called upon to release all prisoners, including political detainees, amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak could spread to prisons. The call was made by political activist...

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March 19, 2020

Mossad delivers 100,000 coronavirus test kits to Israel overnight

Mossad, Israel’s espionage agency, delivered some 100,000 new coronavirus test kits collected overseas to Israeli laboratories “in an overnight operation”, Channel 12 News reported today. According to Israel Hayom,...

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March 19, 2020

Venezuela to open cultural centre in Syria’s Damascus

Venezuela is set to establish a cultural centre in the Syrian capital Damascus, boosting bilateral relations between the South American country and the Syrian regime. The Venezuelan Ambassador Jose...

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March 19, 2020

Coronavirus delays ICC investigation of Israel

The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel’s alleged human rights violations and war crimes in the occupied West Bank will most likely be delayed up...

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