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April 16, 2020

Lebanon's coronavirus lockdown leaves migrant women penniless and stranded

Domestic worker Kurate only went to Lebanon so she could earn money to support her family in Ethiopia. Now she is stuck there with no work, no income –...

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April 16, 2020

Saudi princess pleads with ruling family for release

Princess Basmah Bint Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud issued a letter on Twitter calling for King Salman to release her...

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April 16, 2020

Istanbul mosque opens doors to needy amid COVID-19

An imam at a mosque in Istanbul opened the facility’s doors to those in need of food and basic cleaning products amid the coronavirus outbreak, Anadolu Agency reports. The move was...

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April 16, 2020

Coronavirus cases rise in Oman, Saudi Arabia

New coronavirus infections were recorded in Oman and Saudi Arabia, according to health authorities on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The number of coronavirus cases in Oman rose to 1,019 after 109...

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April 16, 2020

UN Yemen envoy expects warring parties to agree truce in 'immediate future'

United Nations Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths said on Thursday he expects the warring parties to formally adopt “in the immediate future” agreements on a nationwide ceasefire, key economic and...

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April 16, 2020

Red Cross: Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East

Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people in conflict zones, and could fuel socio-economic upheaval, the International Committee of...

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April 16, 2020

Mosques in Jordan, Palestine to remain closed during Ramadan

Mosques in Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territories will remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan which commences late next week. The Jordan Times reported...

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April 16, 2020

Iraq asks IMF for debt deferment due to coronavirus crisis

The economic and finance adviser to Iraq’s Prime Minister has revealed that talks are taking place with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a deferment of the country’s foreign...

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April 16, 2020

Israel closes coronavirus testing centre in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli occupation soldiers raided and shut down a coronavirus testing clinic in occupied East Jerusalem last night and arrested four people, the Daily Sabah reported. No explanation was provided by the...

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April 16, 2020

Israel refuses to export ventilators to the UK

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a request from the UK last week to allow respiratory ventilators to be exported to the UK despite its mounting death toll from...

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