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December 20, 2020

Israel bars Brits from entering after new ‘fast spreading’ Covid strain discovered

Israel barred foreign nationals from the UK, Denmark and South Africa after a new “fast spreading” strain of COVID-19 was discovered, i24 News reported. The UK’s Chief Medical Adviser...

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December 20, 2020

‘India building military settlements in Kashmir’

India is fast-tracking “settlement colonies” in Jammu and Kashmir by transferring land to ex-soldiers, Pakistan-administered Kashmir President Masood Khan claimed on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, Khan said India...

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December 20, 2020

Turkey: Death toll from fire in ICU rises to 11

The death toll from fire in an intensive care unit of a private hospital in southeastern Turkey rose to 11 on Sunday, the Gaziantep Prosecutor’s Office said, Anadolu Agency reports. The...

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December 20, 2020

IMF approves release of $1.67 billion in aid to Egypt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the release of $1.67bn in financial aid to Egypt on Friday over fears COVID-19 is threatening its economic recovery, The New Arab reported....

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December 20, 2020

Blue and White sources: Odds of preventing another election ’50-50’

There is a 50-50 chance of preventing another Israeli general election, sources from Israel’s Blue and White Party have claimed, i24 News reports. Israeli parliament is due to dissolve, as both...

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December 20, 2020

‘Tunisia detains 17 Egyptian fishermen’

Tunisian authorities have detained 17 Egyptian fishermen, officials in Cairo informed on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) quoted Mahmoud Abbas, assistant foreign minister for...

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December 20, 2020

Risking lives Ethiopians arrive Sudan to evade clashes

Ethiopians escaping to neighboring Sudan, due to clashes in the Tigray region are risking lives by crossing the Tekeze River on rafts made of plastic boxes, Anadolu Agency reports....

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December 20, 2020

IRNA: Magnitude 4.5 quake shakes northwest Iran near Turkish border

A magnitude-4.5 earthquake shook Iran’s northwest near the Turkish border on Sunday, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported, saying there were no immediate reports of casualties, Reuters reported. The quake...

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December 20, 2020

Virus kills 9 in Sudan, sickens 179 in Bahrain

Sudan confirmed nine additional fatalities due to the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, while Bahrain confirmed 179 new infections, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the Sudanese Health Ministry said 202 people...

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December 20, 2020

World’s first hijabi skater: 'I want to show the world that our women are powerful’

Over the past few years, the number of women from the Middle East participating in international sporting events has risen steadily. The glass ceiling appears to have been broken....

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