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March 9, 2020

Israel may shut off the West Bank to stop coronavirus spread

Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett is considering closing off all Palestinian Authority-governed areas of the occupied West Bank to control the spread of the coronavirus, the Times of Israel...

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March 9, 2020

Saudi closes schools, universities because of coronavirus

Schools and universities across Saudi Arabia will be closed from today to control the spread of the coronavirus, the Ministry of Education announced. All educational institutions, including public and...

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March 9, 2020

Lebanon defaults, seeks to restructure debt

Lebanon will default on its debt for the first time in the country’s history, after failing to settle the $1.2 billion Eurobond payment due today. Prime Minister Hassan Diab...

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March 9, 2020

UN envoy hails contribution of Palestinian women to development

United Nations Resident Coordinator Jamie Mcgoldrick yesterday hailed the contributions made by Palestinian women to the development of their communities. In a statement issued on International Women’s Day, Mcgoldrick said:...

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March 9, 2020

Israel Knesset ups security for Gantz after murder threats

The Guard of the Israeli Knesset has increased security for Blue and White Chief Benny Gantz after threats against his life were posted online, local media reported yesterday. Gantz...

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March 9, 2020

Sudan PM survive assassination attempt

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok escaped an assassination attempt earlier today after his convoy came under fire, security sources said. A roadside bomb exploded as his convoy passed the...

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March 9, 2020

Sudan, Ethiopia reject Egypt’s globalisation of Renaissance Dam dispute

A senior Sudanese official said yesterday that Khartoum agrees with Ethiopia in rejecting Egypt’s threats to internationalise the dispute over the Renaissance Dam that Addis Ababa is building. Secretary-General...

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March 9, 2020

The Russia-Turkey Idlib deal is as bad as Trump’s ‘deal of the century’

The Middle East has seen some bad deals in recent years; some are still in effect while others have crumbled. The agreement struck between Russia and Turkey last week...

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March 9, 2020

Israel: Gantz agrees on Lieberman’s conditions for joining left-wing alliance

Chief of Israel’s Blue and White party, Benny Gantz, agreed on the conditions set by Yisrael Beiteinu head Avigdor Lieberman to join a left-wing alliance, local media reported yesterday....

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March 9, 2020

Iraq security forces injure protesters in Baghdad

As many as 16 Iraqi protesters were wounded and suffocated by tear gas yesterday during in the capital, Baghdad, Anadolu news agency reported. The agency quoted a medical source...

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