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- Jordan announces lockdown from Saturday, Sri Lanka imposes weekend curfew
Jordan will impose a countrywide lockdown from Saturday to combat the coronavirus, barring people from moving except for emergencies, the government said. The measures will apply from 7am local time (5am GMT) on Saturday until further notice. King...Mar 20, 2020 14:26Newsline - Mideast states must urgently share more information on coronavirus cases – WHOMiddle East states need to urgently offer more information about coronavirus cases to help bolster the fight against the disease across the region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for...Mar 18, 2020 12:29Newsline
- Top Saudi royals ‘arrested for plotting with Americans against King,’ Western media say. What’s happening in oil-rich kingdom?Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has had his relatives arrested for plotting a coup against him and King Salman with the help of “foreign powers, including the Americans,” Western media claim. RT asked Middle East analysts to weigh in.Mar 7, 2020 22:15World News
- Coronavirus hurts Middle East economies beyond oilThe Middle East oil exporters are grappling with depressed demand in their key market, China, due to the coronavirus outbreak.Mar 5, 2020 09:51Business News
- Reports of ‘hundreds of thousands’ of civilians heading to Turkish border because of hostilities in Idlib not true – Russian MoDThe Russian military has denied claims that scores of refugees are fleeing Syria’s Idlib province and moving towards the Turkish border due to battles between the Syrian Army and terrorists in the area.Feb 21, 2020 09:49World News
- Existential angst over ‘Westlessness’ at Munich conference leaves out the West’s responsibility for its own declineEuropean leaders at the Munich Security Conference who blame “nationalism” for the decline of the West are confusing cause with effect. It is their hollow facsimiles of “liberalism” that sent Europeans running for the exits.Feb 14, 2020 22:11World News
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