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February 5, 2020

For 10th time, Egypt renews pre-trial detention of rights lawyer

Egypt’s State Security Prosecution has renewed the detention of human rights lawyer Mohamed Al-Baqer for the tenth time. Al-Baqer, a prominent lawyer, disappeared on 29 September after attending an...

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February 5, 2020

Israel PM: Under US deal Arabs in Israel should live under PA rule

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed the US concede parts of Israel to the PA as compensation for annexing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israeli newspaper Haaretz...

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February 5, 2020

US halts secretive drone program with Turkey

The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdish PKK militants, four US officials told Reuters. America’s decision...

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February 5, 2020

A clash of former allies: Al-Sisi and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

The venerable University of Al-Azhar in Cairo organised a two-day international conference on Islamic thought and practice at the end of January. Senior Egyptian and international scholars and politicians...

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February 5, 2020

Morocco arrests woman spreading rumours on coronavirus outbreak in Chinese restaurant

Moroccan police arrested a woman on Monday for spreading rumours online about the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. The woman shared a video on Facebook last week...

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February 5, 2020

Coronavirus: China requests 145m masks from Egypt

China has requested 145 million masks from Egypt as the death toll on the mainland reaches 490, reports the New Arab. Some 24,000 cases of the infection have been...

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February 5, 2020

PLO: Hamas, Islamic Jihad to take part Ramallah meeting

Member of PLO Executive Committee Wasel Abu Yousef said yesterday that Hamas and Islamic Jihad will take part in a meeting of Palestinian factions in Ramallah, Al Wattan Voice...

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February 5, 2020

Turkey’s Erdogan pledges $200m to Ukraine army

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Russia’s annexation of Crimea and pledged to support the Ukrainian army with $200 million, Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reported yesterday. The paper said...

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February 5, 2020

Fatah, PLO postpone visit to Gaza

Fatah and the PLO have postponed their delegations’ visits to Gaza, in what Hamas said was a “negative message” to Palestinians, Quds Press reported yesterday. Head of Fatah’s parliamentarian...

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February 5, 2020

US supports Turkey’s right to respond to Syria regime attack on its forces

The United States yesterday condemned the Syrian regime’s mortar attack against Turkish forces in Idlib province, Anadolu reported. “We stand by our NATO ally Turkey against these actions, send...

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