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March 13, 2020

War-stricken Libya free from coronavirus but at risk

Libya is not in a position to confront the coronavirus if it arrives, the head of its disease control centre said on Thursday, calling for greater support to prepare...

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March 13, 2020

Turkey confirms 5th coronavirus case

Turkey confirmed three more coronavirus cases on Friday, raising the tally to five, Anadolu Agency reports. “After our first two cases, we confirmed three new cases who came in contact with...

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March 13, 2020

Egypt has securitised Shi’ism, but Salafism arguably poses the greater threat

Last month, courts in Egypt ruled in favour of closing down local Shia TV channels and websites. Despite a previous decision to annul the verdict, it was overturned by...

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March 13, 2020

Egypt’s options in the Renaissance Dam crisis

Five months of marathon and farcical negotiations under US auspices have failed to produce a solution to the crisis surrounding Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on the River Nile. The...

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March 13, 2020

Hollywood's Ottoman jeweller

Turkish artist Huseyin Sagtan has transformed his drawings into jewelry which have been featured in Hollywood...

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March 13, 2020

Greece builds wall to keep refugees out

Greek authorities build a wall to deter refugees ...

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March 13, 2020

Report: Lady in UAE prison attempts suicide after torture

Emirati female prisoner, Maryam Suliman Al-Balushi, has attempted suicide in Al-Wathba prison by cutting a vein in her arm months after she reported being tortured and threatened with rape,...

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March 13, 2020

Pakistan: Coronavirus was imported from Syria

Officials in Pakistan have blamed coronavirus cases on returnees from Syria, despite Damascus not reporting a single infection. Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Syed Murad Ali Shah, alleged...

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March 13, 2020

Palestine declares state of emergency to tackle coronavirus outbreak

Four new cases of the coronavirus have been detected in the occupied West Bank bringing the total number of infections to 35 and forcing the government to declare a...

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March 13, 2020

US university committee recommends divestment from Israel occupation

A Brown University committee has issued a formal recommendation that the Ivy League university divest from “any company that profits from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land”. According to...

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