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April 8, 2020

Saudi actress calls for prisoners to be used to test coronavirus vaccines

Saudi actress Maram Abdulaziz has sparked controversy after calling for prisoners to be used as guinea pigs to test new medicines to combat the coronavirus. On Twitter Abdulaziz wrote...

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April 8, 2020

Egypt suspends 90% of national projects over coronavirus fears

More than 90 per cent of Egypt’s major projects have been suspended following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. An official source at the Egyptian cabinet told the New Khaleej that...

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April 8, 2020

Sudan agrees $30m package for USS Cole victims, but doesn’t admit involvement in attack

Sudan has reached a final settlement with the families of those killed in the 2000 USS Cole bombing in Yemen...

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April 8, 2020

Egypt to ban Ramadan gatherings to counter coronavirus

Egypt will ban any public religious gatherings during the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan starting in around two weeks to counter the spread of the new coronavirus, a government...

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April 8, 2020

COVID-19: Turkey to support workers taking unpaid leave

Turkey announced financial support for employees forced to take unpaid leave amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Anadolu Agency reports. “Our citizens who are on unpaid leave, do not worry....

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April 8, 2020

UN official condemns shelling of prison in Yemen

The UN has condemned the Sunday’s attack on a prison in Yemen which left at least six people dead and 11 others injured. “I strongly condemn the shelling on...

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April 8, 2020

Algeria banks to defer payments for coronavirus hit firms

Algerian banks will defer or reschedule loan payments for firms which have been financially affected by the coronavirus crisis, the country’s central bank said today, Reuters reports. Banks will...

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April 7, 2020

Turkey: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 725

Turkey confirmed that 76 more people died from the coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 725, Anadolu Agency reports. The total...

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April 7, 2020

Israel imposes complete shutdown ahead of Passover

The Israeli Cabinet tightened restrictions to contain spread of the coronavirus ahead of Jewish holiday of Passover which begins tomorrow, Anadolu Agency reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...

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April 7, 2020

Solidarity in the age of coronavirus: What the Arabs must do

While the Coronavirus continues to ravage almost every nation on earth, Arab countries remain unable, or unwilling, to formulate a collective strategy to help the poorest and most vulnerable...

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