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Jordan’s civil servants return to work after two months break

Jordan’s civil servants return to work after two months break

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan’s public sector employees began a phased return to work on Tuesday, more than two months after…
Saudi Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca

Saudi Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca

CAIRO (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia will begin easing restrictions on movement and travel this week, more than two months after…
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure

Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity reopened to visitors on Tuesday, after a nearly three-month…
Confined Moroccans find new ways to celebrate Eid

Confined Moroccans find new ways to celebrate Eid

CASABLANCA Morocco (AP) — Instead of mass prayers and large family gatherings filled with colorful clothes, gifts and traditional foods,…
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply

Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply

BEIRUT (AP) — Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative —…
Palestinians easing coronavirus restrictions in West Bank

Palestinians easing coronavirus restrictions in West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Mosques, churches and businesses in the occupied West Bank will reopen on Tuesday in an…
UN: Libya coast guard intercepts, detains about 400 migrants

UN: Libya coast guard intercepts, detains about 400 migrants

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard intercepted about 400 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast over the past two…
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…
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