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April 3, 2020

Occupation authorities arrest 250 Palestinians, including 54 children

The occupation army continued its aggression and arrests in the occupied Palestinian territories during the month of March, despite the spread of the coronavirus, attaining 250 recorded arrests, including...

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April 3, 2020

OCHA: $34m needed to counter coronavirus spread in Palestine

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) announced that the response plan prepared by the Regional Humanitarian Team to counter the coronavirus, requires $34 million...

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April 3, 2020

Saudi Arabia: 24-hour curfew in Makkah and Medina until further notice

The Saudi Ministry of Interior announced a strict 24-hour curfew in the cities of Makkah and Medina, starting from Thursday until further notice. On Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency...

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April 3, 2020

Iran’s Rouhani: ‘COVID-19 pandemic might remain until the end of Iranian calendar year’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions imposed to contain it, could remain until the end of the Iranian calendar year, Anadolu Agency reported,...

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April 3, 2020

Advisor to Yemen president attacks UN envoy, requests his resignation

The advisor to the Yemeni president, Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi, attacked UN Envoy Martin Griffiths, and demanded his resignation and admission to failure. This came in a post Al-Mekhlafi published on...

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April 2, 2020

Legal Expert Anis Kassim: ‘Saudi authorities violate international law by constantly arresting Palestinians’

Palestinian expert on international law, Dr Anis Kassim, advocates that the Saudi authorities should immediately release all Palestinian and Jordanian detainees, principally because the arrest process does not rest...

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April 2, 2020

Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported

Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly reported, according to three doctors closely involved in the testing process, a...

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April 2, 2020

Yemen court starts trial of Houthi leaders in absentia

A criminal court in Yemen’s interim capital Aden on Thursday held the first sessions of a trial in absentia involving 32 top Houthi members, who mounted a coup against...

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April 2, 2020

Syria seals major shrine for Shia pilgrims to stem virus

Syrian authorities on Thursday sealed a major Shia shrine that is a magnet for tens of thousands of Iranian pilgrims whom medics and the UN officials warned their congregation...

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April 2, 2020

Iranian parliament speaker tests positive for COVID-19

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said Thursday, Anadolu reports. Larijani is receiving treatment under quarantine, according to a statement issued by...

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