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May 13, 2020

No new coronavirus cases recorded in West Bank

Palestinian Health Minister May Kila announced on Tuesday that no new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the occupied West Bank for five consecutive days. “After testing 1,000 people...

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May 13, 2020

Palestinians face discrimination, even inside Israel, says HRW

Israel discriminates against its own Palestinian citizens, sharply restricting their access to land for housing to accommodate natural population growth, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement issued...

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May 13, 2020

Israel extends closure of Palestine TV office in East Jerusalem

Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erden extended for six more months an earlier decision to close Palestine TV’s office in East Jerusalem and ban the station’s activities in the Holy...

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May 13, 2020

Oman introduces prison sentence for promoting discord and sectarianism

Public prosecutors in Oman warned citizens on Monday not to promote civil discord and sectarianism, Al-Khaleej Online has reported. In a statement on Twitter, they said that anyone found...

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May 13, 2020

Scholars ban watching Saudi TV programmes which whitewash Israeli crimes

The Association of Religious Scholars in Palestine issued a fatwa on Tuesday that bans the watching of Saudi television programmes which encourage and praise the normalising of ties with...

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May 13, 2020

Discontent spreads after Saudi announces austerity measures

Saudi citizens expressed widespread discontent and concerns after the government’s decision to triple the rate of value-added tax (VAT) and cancel benefits, in the latest austerity measures announced to...

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May 13, 2020

Ennahda: President is encouraging chaos and anarchy in Tunisia

Tunisian President Kais Saied is encouraging his supporters to call for chaos and anarchy, the Ennahda party has warned, adding that his recent speeches “intersect with anarchistic trends that...

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May 13, 2020

Russia slams US assertion at UN that it remains party to Iran nuclear deal

Russia’s UN ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as “ridiculous” for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit, so...

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May 13, 2020

Saudi Arabia to enforce nationwide 24-hour curfew for Eid holiday

Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, the interior ministry...

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May 13, 2020

FBI accidentally reveals Saudi diplomat linked to 9/11

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accidentally disclosed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of aiding two Al-Qaeda hijackers in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on...

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