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April 20, 2020

Algeria prisoners make face masks to tackle coronavirus

Algerian authorities have employed prisoners in the production of face masks and other protective equipment to help the North African state face the coronavirus. Algeria has the highest death...

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April 20, 2020

Kuwait arrests TV presenter for ‘insulting army’

Kuwait’s Attorney General, Dirar Al-Asousi, yesterday ordered the detention of local TV presenter pending an investigation after charging her with insulting the Gulf state and its armed forces. Al-Qabas quoted...

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April 19, 2020

Yemen: Government condemns Houthis' arrest of ex-minister

The Yemeni government condemned on Sunday the arrest of a former culture minister in the capital Sanaa, which has been under the control of Houthi rebels since September 2014,...

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April 19, 2020

Ministry confirms seven new cases of COVID-19 in West Bank

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah on Sunday announced seven new cases of COVID-19 in the occupied West Bank, which brings up the total number in Palestine to...

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April 19, 2020

Morocco's government extends coronavirus lockdown to May 20

Morocco is to extend its national lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus until May 20, the government said on Saturday, Reuters reports. The decision was made by the government council...

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April 19, 2020

UK: Massive import of Turkish coronavirus supplies delayed

A huge delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the UK from Turkey has been delayed, The New Arab reports. The substantial delivery of the desperately needed PPE was...

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April 19, 2020

Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 5,118

Iran on Sunday reported 87 new fatalities from coronavirus, raising the death toll to 5,118, state media said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Iranian state TV reported Kianoush Jahanpour, a...

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April 19, 2020

Number of coronavirus cases in Egypt passes 3,000

Egypt confirmed 188 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total to 3,032, according to a health ministry statement, Reuters reports. Nineteen new deaths caused by the illness...

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April 19, 2020

Libyan forces loyal to Tripoli government try to build on military momentum

Forces aligned with Libya’s internationally recognised government said they had advanced on Saturday on Tarhouna, a key support base for their eastern-based rival Khalifa Haftar, Reuters reports. The advance comes days...

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April 19, 2020

Syria's Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus

The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organisation had found the area’s first case of coronavirus earlier this month after samples were tested...

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