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May 5, 2020

Israel allows Shin Bet to continue using tracking app for virus carriers

A parliamentary panel today made a controversial decision allowing Israel’s Shin Bet security service to continue using mobile phone data for three more weeks to identify those who may...

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May 5, 2020

The world must halt Israel’s annexation and reverse its colonisation of Palestine

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s criticism of the forthcoming US-Israeli annexation of more Palestinian land offers a good start to collective political action against Israel, if only the international...

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May 5, 2020

Iran arrests 2 journalists over coronavirus cartoon

Two journalists were arrested over a cartoon mocking “Islamic medicine” in Iran, Tehran’s prosecutor Ali Alghasi-Mehr said yesterday. Masoud Heydari, the news director of the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA), and Hamid...

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May 5, 2020

Arab world’s largest ever event, Expo 2020 Dubai, postponed due to coronavirus

The Expo 2020 Dubai, which was set to be the largest such event ever to be staged in the Middle East, has been postponed for a year due to...

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May 5, 2020

Fatah ‘monopolises’ emergency committees in the West Bank, excludes Hamas

After the spread of the coronavirus, the West Bank witnessed the formation of emergency committees to reduce the potential risk of the spread of the pandemic, installed barriers at city...

Article
May 5, 2020

US officials call for stringent oversight over US-Saudi nuclear partnership

The US Departments of State and Energy should commit to regular briefings to relevant committees in Congress during talks about nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported yesterday. According to...

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May 5, 2020

Egypt releases US citizen from jail after 10 months for criticising Sisi

Following US pressure, an American woman who was jailed in an Egyptian prison for over 300 days has been released and returned home, human rights advocates confirmed yesterday. Reem...

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May 5, 2020

HRW calls for probe into gorge Daesh used for a mass grave in Syria

Human Rights Watch yesterday called for an investigation to be launched into a gorge in northern Syria where Daesh used to dump the bodies of its victims. HRW said...

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May 5, 2020

Ex-US envoys to Israel urge Democratic leaders to adopt a pro-Palestinian platform

The US Democratic Party has been urged by top level American diplomats to include a number of pro-Palestinian positions within its platform for this year’s presidential election. The request...

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May 5, 2020

IMF, Lebanon stage first talks on recovery plan

Initial talks between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been “productive”, the managing director of the organisation said yesterday. Talks took place over the phone between Lebanon’s...

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