Mideast Affairs

Mideast and beyond. Weekly Reports. [email protected]

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“#Qatar.i authorities rounded up and expelled dozens of migrant workers after telling them they were being taken to be tested for #COVID19. None of the men we spoke to had received any explanation for why they were treated this way”, said @amnesty

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Yezidis in Iraq celebrating
“Charshama Sor”; New Year, which falls on the first Wednesday (April), the Oriental calendar. This is a very ancient festival, which dates back to the ancient cult of Mesopotamia and the elements of which are still preserved in many nations.

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#Cartoon #COVID19 #Iran #Yemen

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Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli performing a very special solo #Easter concert in an empty Italian Cathedral, a message of hope to bring people together during the #COVID19 outbreak.

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Yezidis in Iraq celebrating
“Charshama Sor”; New Year, which falls on the first Wednesday (April), the Oriental calendar. This is a very ancient festival, which dates back to the ancient cult of Mesopotamia and the elements of which are still preserved in many nations.

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Member of Tehran's City Council says #Iran's regime is covering up #COVID19 high death toll.

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Former Fifa executives took bribes in return for voting for #Qatar to host the #WorldCup, according to US prosecutors. In what could be a significant twist in the FBI's investigation into allegations of football corruption, a new indictment was revealed in the US District Court.

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The long oil price negotiations ended with OPEC+ agreeing to a historic output cut of 9.7 million barrels per day (first voice is Rocio Nahle, the Mexican oil minister; the second is her Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman) #OOTT

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. #HelinBölekÖlümsüzdür, a member of a popular Turkish folk music group that is banned in #Turkey died on the 288th day of a hunger strike she and a colleague started in the prison to protest the government's Human Rights Violation and treatment of their band. AP

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Iranian diplomats instigated killing of dissident in #Turkey

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Saudi Arabia calls for an urgent meeting for OPEC+ states and another group of countries, with aim of reaching a fair solution to restore a desire balance of the oil markets. SPA

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Crude surges nearly 35%; President Trump says he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to ease oil market pressure.

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Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to put hajj plans on hold amid #Corona virus

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China has concealed the extent of the #coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deaths it’s suffered from the disease, the U.S. intelligence community concluded in a classified report to the White House, according to three U.S. officials.

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US President Donald Trump mistakenly tagged a Saudi Arabian user with the handle “@FdA” in a tweet about coronavirus, instead of the official Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which has the handle of “@US_FDA”

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Captain of virus-hit U.S ship calls on the Navy leadership for stronger measures to save the lives of his sailors

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#Cartoon #COVID19 #Iran #Yemen

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Saudi Arabian nurse breaks down when forced to reject a hug from his toddler because of #coronavirus

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Visa Inc. once again lowered its outlook for revenue growth in the fiscal second quarter, saying the coronavirus pandemic has led to a sharp decline in cardholders’ overseas spending.

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Prince Charles of UK is out of self-isolation, seven days after it was reported he had tested positive for coronavirus.