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April 27, 2020

Lebanon: Petrol bombs hurled at banks in Sidon, Tyre, Tripoli

Attacks in the northern town of Tripoli took place late yesterday, and in the early hours of today, but details of the assaults remain unclear...

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April 27, 2020

Egypt releases over 4,000 prisoners amid talk it has bowed to pressure over COVID-19 concerns

Egypt has released over 4,000 prisoners on Sinai Liberation Day suggesting it has bowed to pressure to ease overcrowding in case COVID-19 hits prisons. On Saturday the state-run media...

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April 27, 2020

PFLP criticises Abbas for blocking budget payment

The Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has criticised Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for stopping the PLO’s National Fund from making a budget payment to the...

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April 27, 2020

Israel arrests more Palestinians in occupied West Bank and Jerusalem

Israeli occupation forces made a number of dawn arrests on Sunday, with Palestinians detained across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Arabi21.com has reported. Others who performed night prayers...

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April 27, 2020

PLO calls for immediate release of prisoner with Covid-19

PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat called on Sunday for the Israeli occupation authorities to release without delay a Palestinian prisoner who has tested positive for coronavirus Covid-19, Wafa News...

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April 27, 2020

Nominations of Iraqi ministers rejected

Shia parties in Iraq have rejected the ministerial nominations of Prime Minister-Designate Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Sunday. The London-based website said that Al-Kadhimi had agreed to at...

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April 27, 2020

Israel reports: Putin instigated Russia media campaign against Syria’s Assad

Israeli media outlets quoted local intelligence sources as saying that the unprecedented Russian media campaign against Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad indicates that the Kremlin is fed up and...

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April 27, 2020

Syria opposition accuses Saudi Arabia of interfering in its affairs

Chairman of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) representing the Syrian opposition, Nasr Hariri, has accused Saudi Arabia of flagrant interference in the committee’s work and its members. The Director...

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April 27, 2020

Israel freezes Palestinian Authority tax revenue again

A court in Jerusalem decided on Sunday to freeze NIS450m ($128m) of Palestinian Authority tax revenue collected by Israeli customs, Quds Press has reported. The decision followed a lawsuit...

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April 27, 2020

OPEC chief expects oil price to reach $40 a barrel in second half of 2020

Oil prices will reach $40 a barrel by the second half of this year, Anadolu Agency reported OPEC’s president saying yesterday. The official who also acts as Algeria’s Energy Minister, Mohamed...

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