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Egyptian government using pandemic to tighten control of media and quash dissent, rights group reports
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Khalifa Haftar’s forces have suffered series of military reverses amid surge in violence
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Schools in Turkey to stay shut until end of May; Germans urged to stay home; Vietnam says it has had no domestic transmission for two weeks. This blog is now closed
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All military operations across Libya have stopped in response to international appeals
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More than 60 objections to regulator about claims by world’s biggest oil company
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The blast in a market in Afrin came as people went shopping in preparartion of breaking the Ramadan fast, says US and Syrian Observatory
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Two popular Middle Eastern series stir surprise with pro-Israel messages backed by Saudi Arabia
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Iran reports 96 more deaths; Spain’s death toll shows slight rise; Germany calls for ‘very careful’ easing of lockdown; New Zealand says ‘worst is over’
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16-year-old boy evacuated from Libya under EU scheme alleges physical and abuse at Gashora transit centre when returning post coronavirus curfew
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Socially conscious instrumentalist whose innovative songwriting helped to shape modern music in his homeland of Somalia
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Southern Transitional Council breaks with wartorn state’s internationally recognised government
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