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March 18, 2020

Call for humanitarian ceasefire in Libya due to coronavirus

The parties to the conflict in Libya have been called upon to declare an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in light of the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic, Anadolu has...

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March 18, 2020

Turkey, Germany, France, UK ‘meet’ online amid coronavirus outbreak

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday held a video conference call with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, local media reported....

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March 18, 2020

Morocco jails journalist for tweet ‘insulting’ a judge

Moroccan journalist and rights activist Omar Radi was yesterday handed a four-month suspended sentence and a $52 fine on charges of insulting a judge on Twitter. Radi was indicted...

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March 18, 2020

Pro-Houthi court sentences 19 senior army officers to death

A Houthi court in the Yemeni capital Sanaa yesterday passed the death sentence on 19 senior army officers loyal to the UN-recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Details...

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March 18, 2020

Yemen security forces seize weapons onboard UAE aid ship

Yemeni security services in Socotra have seized an Emirati humanitarian ship carrying weapons and armoured vehicles, local sources said. According to the sources, the “aid” ship belonged to the...

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March 18, 2020

Iraq: Two rockets hit military base hosting foreign troops

The Iraqi army yesterday said two rockets had hit a military base that hosts US-led coalition troops near the country’s capital Baghdad. “Two rockets hit the Besmaya base 60...

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March 18, 2020

Egypt: Grand Mufti warns of ‘false rumours’ about coronavirus

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Allam, warned citizens yesterday about what he described as “false rumours aimed at betraying religion and the homeland.” Speaking on Facebook, Allam called...

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March 18, 2020

Egypt shuts Guardian office over ‘offensive’ coronavirus report

Egyptian authorities yesterday shut down the local office of the Guardian newspaper after the British agency released a report which said that the number of coronavirus cases in the country were...

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March 18, 2020

Libya: UAE supplying Haftar with aviation fuel

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) revealed on Monday that the UAE is sending aviation fuel to the areas controlled by the renegade General Khalifa Haftar’s forces. In a statement, the NOC denounced...

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March 18, 2020

Thousands of Israeli soldiers quarantined due to coronavirus

Israeli security officials said on Tuesday that they expect the operational efficiency of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to decline with thousands of troops quarantined due to the coronavirus...

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