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April 6, 2020

Lebanon to audit central bank accounts

Lebanon will audit its central bank’s accounts in a bid to show transparency after launching debt restructuring talks with creditors, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Monday. A crippling...

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April 6, 2020

Rockets land near oil district in southern Iraq, no casualties

Rockets landed near a district in Iraq that houses workers for foreign oil companies on Monday, including US oil service company Halliburton, but caused no damage or casualties, oil...

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April 6, 2020

Thousands of Pakistanis in UAE seek to return home amid coronavirus outbreak

More than 20,000 Pakistani workers stuck in the United Arab Emirates are seeking to return home, as the Gulf Arab state tightens restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. As...

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April 6, 2020

Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia, Russia postpone meeting

Oil prices fell today after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting to discuss production cuts that might help reduce oversupply in global markets. This comes at a time...

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April 6, 2020

UN finds 'highly probable' Syrian gov't, allies targeted school, hospitals

It is “highly probable” the government of Syria or its allies carried out attacks on three healthcare facilities, a school, and a refuge for children in northwest Syria last...

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April 6, 2020

Khamenei: approves tapping sovereign wealth fund to fight coronavirus

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved the withdrawal of one billion euros from the country’s sovereign wealth fund to help fight the coronavirus epidemic, President Hassan Rouhani’s...

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April 6, 2020

US threatens Saudi, Russia with tariffs if oil feud continues

US President Donald Trump yesterday said he would be willing to impose a tax on foreign oil should Saudi Arabia and Russia fail to reach a settlement in their...

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April 6, 2020

Norway calls for international donors to help Palestine tackle pandemic

Norway has called for more aid to support the struggling economy of the occupied Palestinian territories in the face of the coronavirus crisis, Haaretz has reported. The Palestinian Authority...

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April 6, 2020

Israel settlers spitting on Palestinian cars raises concern over attempt to spread coronavirus

Israeli settlers have been accused of trying to spread the coronavirus in Palestinian neighbourhoods by spitting on cars in a West Bank village. Residents of the village of Beit...

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April 6, 2020

Israel orders soldiers at largest army base to self-quarantine

The Israel Defence Forces on Saturday ordered soldiers at its largest base not to leave their rooms amid reports of a coronavirus outbreak there, Israel’s Kan news channel has...

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