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Libya’s first post-revolution PM dies of coronavirus infection
Apr 06, 2020 09:09Mahmoud Jibril, who abandoned Muammar Gaddafi to become Libya's rebel prime minister during the 2011 revolution, has died on Sunday (April 5) after contracting the coronavirus, an aide and his party said.
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Egypt forces journo to leave after reporting on high estimation of coronavirus cases
Mar 29, 2020 11:14A British-German journalist has been forced to leave Egypt after reporting on a study that said the North African country was likely to have many more people infected with the new coronavirus than had been officially reported.
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Iran's accusers cause instability, insecurity in region: Foreign Ministry
Mar 05, 2020 19:15The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has slammed a recent statement issued by the so-called Arab Quartet Committee against Tehran, noting that those countries are themselves the main reason behind spread of insecurity, instability, and terrorism in the region.
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Coronavirus outbreak continues in China, fears rise of pandemic
Feb 26, 2020 09:37China has reported new deaths and cases of coronavirus infections, amid fears that the viral outbreak is looking increasingly like a global pandemic.
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Egypt's former dictator Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Feb 25, 2020 15:07Egypt's former dictator Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo's Galaa military hospital, his family and state TV said.
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Doha-Riyadh talks to end ongoing Persian Gulf dispute stalled in January: Qatari FM
Feb 16, 2020 09:29Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Ale Thani says negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to resolve a bitter regional conflict were suspended in January without tangible progress.
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Armed men blow up Occupied Palestine-Egypt gas pipeline in Northern Sinai
Feb 03, 2020 06:50Armed men have blown up a gas pipeline connecting Occupied Palestine to Egypt, according to media reports.
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Turkey summons Egypt’s charge d'affaires over raid on Anadolu office
Jan 16, 2020 06:33Turkey summoned Egypt’s charge d'affaires on Wednesday over a raid on the office of the Turkish state news agency Anadolu in Cairo, where four staff members were arrested.
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Libya shuts down embassy in Egypt, citing security concerns
Dec 15, 2019 17:12Libya's embassy in Egypt was closed indefinitely from Sunday, the mission said on its Facebook page citing security concerns.
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Amnesty warns of Egypt's 'parallel justice system'
Nov 27, 2019 17:56Amnesty International has warned that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government had built a "parallel justice system" to crack down on critics and dissent.