The Middle East’s version of Sesame street ‘Ahlam Simsim’ hopes Muppets will help calm children’s fears about coronavirus. Source: BBC News…
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Category: Middle East
Syria conflict: Hundreds mourn assassinated Damascus mufti
Sheikh Mohammad Adnan al-Afiyuni, a key mediator with Syrian rebels, was killed by a car bomb. Source: BBC News…
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Lebanon crisis: Saad Hariri returns as PM a year after protests
Saad Hariri, who resigned after mass unrest last October, must deal with a deep economic crisis. Source: BBC News…
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FBI says Iran and Russia have US voter information
Intelligence officials say Iran was behind threatening emails sent to Democrats earlier this week. Source: BBC News…
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Cocaine worth $500m found in MidEast shipment
Police in Paraguay discovered the record haul of the drug in a container destined for Israel. Source: BBC News…
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Jamal Khashoggi: Journalist’s fiancee sues Saudi crown prince
Hatice Cengiz files a lawsuit against Mohammed bin Salman over the journalist’s murder in Istanbul. Source: BBC News…
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Yemen war: Mud-brick Seiyun Palace ‘at risk of collapse’
Recent heavy rains and flash floods damaged the 19th-Century Seiyun Palace in Hadramawt province. Source: BBC News…
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Israel and Bahrain establish formal diplomatic relations
Bahrain becomes only the fourth Arab country in the Middle East to recognise Israel. Source: BBC News…
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Covid-19: Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat taken to Israeli hospital
Chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, 65, is transferred from his West Bank home to a hospital in Tel Aviv. Source: BBC News…
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Hay Festival severs UAE ties after sex assault claim by employee
Abu Dhabi’s minister of tolerance has denied allegations he sexually assaulted a festival organiser. Source: BBC News…
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Egypt releases satirical blogger Shadi Abu Zeid
The activist is reunited with his family after spending 29 months in jail for spreading “fake news”. Source: BBC News…
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Beirut protests: ‘A year of rising and fading hopes’
The BBC’s Lina Sinjab looks back at one year of protests calling for change in Beirut, Lebanon. Source: BBC News…
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Lebanon protesters’ euphoria gives way to despair
The country’s problems have worsened since huge crowds took to the streets a year ago. Source: BBC News…
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Olive harvest in jeopardy as tensions rise at the West Bank
Tensions rise between Israeli settlers and Palestinians as the olive harvest begins in the West Bank. Source: BBC News…
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The dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19
Specially trained dogs in Lebanon are learning to detect coronavirus as part of a research project. Source: BBC News…
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