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March 11, 2020

In change, US describes East Jerusalem Palestinians as 'Arab residents'

The US State Department changed its standard description of East Jerusalem Palestinians from “Palestinian residents” of the city to “Arab residents” or “non-Israeli citizens” in an annual global human...

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March 11, 2020

WHO describes coronavirus outbreak as pandemic

The World Health Organization is characterising the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pandemic, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. “We are deeply concerned both...

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March 11, 2020

What is this trial in Riyadh all about?

Sixty-eight Palestinians and Jordanians, along with their Saudi sponsors, appeared before a court in Riyadh this week charged with belonging to and financing a “terrorist entity”. This was a...

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March 11, 2020

Qatar's coronavirus cases jump by 238

Qatar announced 238 new confirmed cases of coronavirus today saying the number of infections was likely to increase, Al Jazeera reported. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the...

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March 11, 2020

Saudi: MBS continues royal purge with new arrests

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has reportedly arrested another prince over the weekend, as part of a week-long purge of elements within the royal family who are...

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March 11, 2020

Israel students beat pinata with Arab MK’s face on it

Ahmad Tibi, deputy in the Israeli Knesset’s Joint List, has filed a police complaint after his face was pasted onto a pinata at a yeshiva in southern Israel and...

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March 11, 2020

Yemen government accuses UN mission of misleading public opinion

The internationally-recognised Yemeni government has accused the Head of the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), Lieutenant General Abhijit Guha, of misleading public opinion over the violations...

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March 11, 2020

Egypt: 4 men arrested as teens escape death penalty

Four Egyptian men who were facing the death penalty over alleged crimes committed as children have had their charges dropped yesterday as a mass trial of 304 people at...

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March 11, 2020

Israel, US Air Force sign military contract worth $472m

An Israeli defence company revealed on Monday that its American subsidiary had been awarded a US Air Force contract worth up to $471.6 million. Israel-based Elbit Systems, a company...

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March 11, 2020

PA arrests 4 for spreading ‘fake news’ on coronavirus

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has arrested two residents accused of spreading fake news about the coronavirus in the West Bank. The pair are suspected of recording an audio message...

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