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March 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia closes mosques, calls G20 leaders to meet over coronavirus

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that mosques would no longer be open for the customary five daily prayers or Friday congregations, an exceptional move to limit the spread of...

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March 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia suspends work in most of private sector for 15 days

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended work in most of the private sector for 15 days and directed businesses to implement work-from-home policies to stop the spread of the coronavirus...

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March 17, 2020

Egypt reports two coronavirus deaths, total cases reach 196

Egypt on Tuesday reported two more coronavirus deaths, bringing the country’s total to six, the health ministry said in a statement. A 78-year-old Italian woman and a 70-year-old Egyptian...

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March 17, 2020

British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe temporarily released from Iran jail

Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released in Iran for two weeks, her husband said on Tuesday. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters...

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March 17, 2020

Egypt cuts dividend tax and energy prices to soften coronavirus impact

Egypt is reducing energy prices for industrial users and cutting the tax on company dividends, it said on Tuesday, as part of measures to soften the economic impact of...

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March 17, 2020

UAE sets new limit of 5% for stocks’ daily drops as of Wednesday

Shares in the United Arab Emirates stock exchanges starting from Wednesday will be allowed to drop a daily maximum of 5% from their previous day closing price, state news...

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March 17, 2020

Pompeo says US believes Russia killed dozens of Turkish soldiers in Syria

The United States believes Russia has killed dozens of Turkish military personnel in the course of its military operations in Syria, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on...

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March 17, 2020

Tunisian police break up ram fight that broke coronavirus crowd rules

Tunisian police used tear gas to disperse dozens of youths at a traditional ram fight on Tuesday because it broke coronavirus rules against crowds, the local Mosaique FM radio...

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March 17, 2020

EU border restrictions will hit transfers of child refugees

European border restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus will affect plans to transfer hundreds of children out of “dire and dangerous” refugee camps in Greece, a senior official for...

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March 17, 2020

Iran weighs freeing detained Americans amid coronavirus outbreak

Iran is considering releasing some Americans it has detained, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, as the United States imposed fresh sanctions on Iran and said...

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