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April 17, 2020

Al-Aqsa Mosque to be closed to worship in Ramadan amid virus

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem will be closed for worship during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for the first time in its history in an...

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April 17, 2020

Iraqi Foreign Ministry summons Turkish envoy

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the Turkish ambassador over Ankara’s counter-terror operations against the YPG/PKK in northern Iraq, Anadolu reports. Iraqi authorities registered their protest over the operation,...

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April 17, 2020

US to provide Palestine $5m to fight COVID-19

The US announced Thursday that it will provide $5 million to the Palestinian Authority to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu reports. “I’m very pleased the USA...

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April 17, 2020

Lamamra withdraws candidacy for UN envoy to Libya

Algeria’s former Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announced early Friday that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post of UN envoy to Libya, Anadolu reports. The 15-member UN Security...

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April 17, 2020

Libya: Government forces surround foreign military personnel in Haftar-controlled air base

Social media activists circulated reports of a “valuable catch” at the Haftar-controlled Al-Wattia air base in eastern Libya. The activists stated that a group of French and Emirati advisers...

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April 17, 2020

Sudan rejects polarisation attempts in Renaissance Dam crisis

Sudan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Omer Gamar Eldin announced on Wednesday that Khartoum rejects polarisation attempts by the two sides of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis. The Sudanese...

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April 17, 2020

Tunisia president to Sarraj: ‘We fully support GNA’

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Wednesday that Tunisia’s position is clear in support of the legitimate Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), and that any statement contrary to...

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April 17, 2020

War in Libya continues despite UN calls to stop armed clashes

The war in Libya continues despite multiple calls by the United Nations (UN) and international humanitarian organisations to stop armed clashes, at least temporarily, to combat the coronavirus pandemic....

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April 17, 2020

Morocco thwarts Israel-Emirate plan to evacuate its Jews

Morocco has prevented a joint Israeli-Emirati plan to evacuate Jews holding Israeli citizenship from leaving, on the pretext of the spread of the coronavirus, Israeli Army Radio reported on...

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April 17, 2020

Russia fighter jet intercepts US plane over Mediterranean Sea

The US army accused a Russian fighter jet of endangering the lives of the crew of a US Navy reconnaissance aircraft, while conducting a high-speed manoeuvre as part of...

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