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April 8, 2020

Israel failure to deal adequately with the pandemic could have long-term effects

Israel is possibly one of the few countries in the world that carries out regular military and security drills to check its readiness to face threats and challenges, including...

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April 8, 2020

No joke: Clowns entertain children in lockdown in Gaza

Palestinians dress up as clowns to entertain children who are forced to stay at home...

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April 8, 2020

Lebanon: Inadequate government response to COVID-19 creates hunger risks, says HRW

A report from the Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Lebanon has blamed gaps in the country’s social protection system for leaving millions of residents at risk of hunger during the...

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April 8, 2020

Egypt: Authorities blockade village in Giza Governorate

Authorities have imposed a blockade on another village in Egypt as it moves to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a statement issued yesterday Giza Governorate has...

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April 8, 2020

600 people die in Iran from drinking neat alcohol to cure coronavirus

More than 600 Iranians have died from the consumption of high-concentrated alcohol believing it protects against the coronavirus. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Ghulam...

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April 8, 2020

Egypt’s informal sector struggles for food amid COVID-19 lockdown

Egypt’s workers are reeling from measures to curb the coronavirus, and complain that the government has not followed through on promised support. The government has ordered a night time...

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April 8, 2020

Report: 73,000 Syrians returned to Syria's Idlib after ceasefire

Civilians have started to return from densely populated camps to fix their houses and shops...

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April 8, 2020

Aoun calls on international community to support Lebanon to avoid economic collapse

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday called on the international community to support Lebanon financially to help it overcome the severe economic collapse exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Aoun...

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April 8, 2020

Yemen: Army announces death of 7 Houthis in Taiz

The Yemeni army yesterday announced that seven Houthi fighters were killed and 15 wounded in clashes west of Taiz Governorate, south of the country. Saba News Agency quoted an unnamed...

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April 8, 2020

Um Ibrahim: ‘My son should be playing with his friends, not in an Egyptian prison’

When Ibrahim was arrested it was a summer’s day in Arish, the capital of North Sinai, and he was wearing a light t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Two...

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