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October 4, 2020

Schools, mosques closed in Tehran as coronavirus infections rise

Schools, libraries, mosques and other public institutions in Tehran were closed for a week on Saturday as part of measures to stem a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, Reuters...

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October 4, 2020

Turkey rejects 'superficial' ceasefire calls for Azerbaijan-Armenia

Turkey rejected “superficial” demands for a ceasefire on Saturday in the South Caucasus, where it backs Azerbaijan, after a week of fierce fighting with ethnic Armenian forces in the...

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October 4, 2020

Tunisia's Jabeur becomes first Arab woman to reach French Open's last 16

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the fourth round of the French Open as she beat eighth seed Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday, reports Reuters. The...

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October 4, 2020

Sudan government and rebel groups formalise peace deal

Sudan’s power-sharing government and several rebel groups on Saturday formalised a peace agreement aimed at resolving decades of conflict which left millions displaced and hundreds of thousands dead, reported...

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October 4, 2020

Fines and business closures among new Iran coronavirus restrictions

Concealing one’s COVID-19 infection should carry the severest penalty, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in announcing new measures to stem a rapid rise in cases, reported Reuters....

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October 4, 2020

Gaza's parkour athletes turn destruction into playground

Parkour athletes practice their art amongst the destruction brought about by Israel in Gaza...

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October 4, 2020

Hats, heritage and Uyghur rights: Ensuring this threatened culture is never forgotten

A lot can be told through people’s sense of style, the outfits they wear and how they express themselves through fashion. But in many cultures it is not just...
October 3, 2020

Discover the Malwiya Minaret of Samarra, Iraq

The Great Mosque of Samarra with its iconic Malwiya (Arabic for “twisted”) Minaret was constructed in 848–852...

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October 3, 2020

The hidden toll of Labour's fabricated anti-Semitism crisis

A message left on the answerphone of a 71-year-old Jewish woman said: “You f***ing Nazi b**ch… You should burn in the gas oven. You dirty f***ing b**ch…. Stinking, stinking...

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October 3, 2020

Ahlam Tamimi appeals to Jordan king to return husband home

Former prisoner Ahlam Tamimi, who was released from Israeli jails in 2011, has appealed to Jordanian King Abdullah II to return her husband home to Amman. In a letter...

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