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April 1, 2020

Palestinians, curfews and self-discipline

I do not think that there is any Palestinian in the West Bank and Gaza Strip who has not had experience of curfews in their years of living under...

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April 1, 2020

China calls for the lifting of sanctions against Syria to fight coronavirus

A Chinese envoy to the United Nations has called for the lifting of international sanctions against Syria, stressing that they will obstruct the country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus...

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April 1, 2020

Israel retools missile production line to mass produce ventilators

Israel has converted a missile production facility to mass-produce ventilators and offset a shortage of the life-saving machines as the coronavirus continues to spread, the Israeli Defence Ministry said...

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April 1, 2020

Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to put hajj plans on hold

Saudi asks Muslims to prepare as Hajj may not happen this year...

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April 1, 2020

Algeria leader urges discipline, says government able to counter coronavirus

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday urged citizens to be “disciplined” to help overcome the coronavirus outbreak even as the number of cases and deaths rose. Tebboune said on...

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April 1, 2020

Egypt's private airlines call for aviation minister to intervene amid coronavirus crisis

Egypt’s private airlines companies appealed on Tuesday to the civil aviation minister to intervene to stop the losses of the companies amid the coronavirus crisis. “The chairmen of the...

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March 31, 2020

Workers in hazmat suits collect prayers from 'God's mailbox' in Jerusalem

Twice a year, cleaning teams using long sticks gouge out tens of thousands of written prayers that visitors traditionally cram into the crevices of Judaism’s Western Wall in Jerusalem....

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March 31, 2020

Turkish firms racing to deliver 5,000 ventilators for coronavirus patients

Turkish defence and electronics firms are teaming up to produce 5,000 ventilators to help treat coronavirus patients, the head of a military drone manufacturer said on Tuesday, reports Reuters....

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March 31, 2020

Dubai pauses luxury tower work, as virus adds to real estate woes

Developer Emaar Properties said on Tuesday it had suspended construction of a residential tower in a prime Dubai location near the world’s tallest building, showing how the coronavirus is...

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March 31, 2020

Tunisia releases 1,420 prisoners over coronavirus

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Tuesday ordered the release of 1,420 prisoners in an amnesty to combat the spread of the coronavirus in prisons, a presidency statement said. Tunisia...

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