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May 11, 2020

Saudi to distribute $493m to social security beneficiaries

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman today ordered the distribution of “Ramadan Aid” worth 1.85 billion riyal ($492.6 million) for social security beneficiaries, the state news agency reported. Providers of families...

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May 11, 2020

Post-pandemic, will Arab countries see national parochialism or regional solidarity?

The Covid-19 pandemic has swept through the Middle East and North Africa, a region already struggling with the effects of a decade of uprisings, failed or difficult political transitions,...

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May 11, 2020

Saudi Arabia, Qatar worst hit by coronavirus among Arab states

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have recorded the most coronavirus cases so far among the Arab states, according to Worldometers website. There have been 39,048 cases in Saudi Arabia, with 246 deaths,...

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May 11, 2020

‘US should reduce military aid to Egypt’, report says

A report published by two research centres in Washington called on the US to cut military aid to Egypt and stop overlooking the human rights violations committed by President...

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May 11, 2020

Right-wing extremists reject offer to join Israel’s coalition government

The alliance of extreme right-wing parties in Israel, Yamina, declared on Sunday that they would not join what they called the “left-wing” unity government, Ynet News has reported. “In...

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May 11, 2020

Hamas talks on prisoner swap with Israel ‘ebb and flow’

A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that talks on a prisoner swap with Israel “ebb and flow”, Al-Watan Voice has reported. Mahmoud Al-Zahar made his comment in an...

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May 11, 2020

Israel tried to prevent provision of aid to Iran during coronavirus

Israel has tried to thwart attempts to ease international sanctions imposed on Iran and prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid, Haaretz reported yesterday. Quoting well-informed diplomatic sources the newspaper reported that...

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May 11, 2020

Syria removes petrol subsidies from large cars

The Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ali Ghanem, yesterday banned cars with engines larger than 2,000 CC from receiving subsidised gasoline as part of new austerity measures...

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May 11, 2020

EU ‘could impose sanctions’ over Israel’s annexation plan

Israeli politicians within the new coalition government have pledged repeatedly to annex large parts of the occupied territory...

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May 11, 2020

Palestinians make multi-coloured atayef during Ramadan

A Palestinian vendor prepares atayef, traditional pancakes that are popular at a market during Ramadan...

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