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April 3, 2020

Israel arrests Palestine's Jerusalem affairs minister for the 4th time

Israeli forces arrested Palestine’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Fadi Al-Hadami earlier today for allegedly violating an Israeli ban on Palestinian political activities in occupied East Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Affairs Ministry...

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April 3, 2020

US Patriot deployment breaches Iraq’s sovereignty, says lawmaker

A member of the Iraqi parliament’s security and defence committee has condemned the deployment of Patriot missile defence systems at bases hosting US forces in the country, saying they are a...

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April 3, 2020

Plague and Empire… is a timely look at the Ottoman experience of epidemics

Academic Nukhet Varlık has written a timely book on the experience of the Ottoman Empire in coping with plague. The Professor of History at Rutgers University is the author...
April 3, 2020

Iraq bans Reuters over coronavirus reports

Iraqi authorities have instructed medical staff not to speak to the media but 3 doctors spoke to the news service on condition of anonymity ...

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April 3, 2020

Yemen’s Houthi air defences intercept Saudi warplanes over Jawf

The Houthi-allied Yemeni military spokesman announced on Twitter last night that the army’s air defences had managed to disrupt a combat formation of several warplanes of the US-backed Saudi-led...

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April 3, 2020

Libya pro-government forces target Haftar fuel supplies

Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National accord (GNA) yesterday targeted three fuel tankers as they made their way to supply the militia of renegade Major General...

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April 3, 2020

US’ Biden calls on Trump to ease sanctions on Iran to confront coronavirus

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called on the President Donald Trump to ease sanctions on Iran to help it confront the coronavirus pandemic. “In times of global...

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April 3, 2020

PA extends state of emergency amid fears of rising coronavirus cases

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced he has issued a decree extending the state of emergency for another month in the occupied territories, Wafa news agency reported. The move comes...

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April 3, 2020

US shale industry draws plans to punish Saudi Arabia in oil price war

American shale oil companies are calling for a number of measure to reprimand Saudi Arabia including denying the kingdom access to its oil refinery in the US, as part...

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April 3, 2020

10 Palestinian detainees launch hunger strike protest lack of coronavirus protection

Ten Palestinian political prisoner at Ofer Detention Centre, southwest of Ramallah, launched an open ended hunger strike to protest against the ongoing solitary confinement of two detainees, as well...

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