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Sudan to establish police force to protect health workers

Sudan to establish police force to protect health workers

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional authorities are working to create a police force to protect health facilities, the prime minister’s…
Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash

Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash

Privacy concerns over Qatar’s coronavirus contact tracing app, a tool that is mandatory on pain of prison, have prompted a…
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths

Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — At a cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves were a testament to…
Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer

Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani began a process Sunday to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture after…
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure

Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher reopened to visitors on Sunday after a two-month closure due to…
Gaza reports 1st virus-related death amid fears of outbreak

Gaza reports 1st virus-related death amid fears of outbreak

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The crowded Gaza Strip recorded its first death from the coronavirus on Saturday, officials…
Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday

Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban and Afghanistan’s president announced late Saturday a three-day cease-fire ahead of a major Islamic holiday…
Libya’s Haftar seeks to rouse forces against Turkey

Libya’s Haftar seeks to rouse forces against Turkey

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar called on his forces on Saturday to rally against Turkey, which has…
Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise

Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise

Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite…
Netanyahu’s ‘unprecedented’ corruption trial to open

Netanyahu’s ‘unprecedented’ corruption trial to open

A new page in Israeli history opens Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting premier to face…
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