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19 March 2019
Egypt tightens restrictions on media and social networks
Egypt has imposed new rules that allow the state to block websites and social media accounts for “fake news” or incitement, tightening previous rules approved by legislators in July last year....
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19 March 2019
Boat wrecked near Libyan coast
On March 19, a boat wrecked in front of the Libyan coast near the city of Sabratha, West of Tripoli....
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18 March 2019
French FM Le Drian visits Libya and Tunisia
On 18 - 19 March, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Libya and Tunisia....
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18 March 2019
UN special rapporteur denounces Israel’s move to deprive Palestinians of clean water
UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk, assessing the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, has stated that Israel is depriving millions of Palestinians of access to a regular supply of clean water while stripping their land of minerals....
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18 March 2019
Israel’s Supreme Court bans far-right candidate Ben-Ari
On 18 March Israeli Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Knesset’s electoral committee deciding to accept the Arab party and to ban the leader of the far-right faction “Jewish Power” for the general election to be held on 9 April. ...
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15 March 2019
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza after rockets fired towards Tel Aviv
On 15 March, Israeli authorities announced to have bombed Hamas targets in Gaza in response to two rockets fired towards Tel Aviv on 14 March. ...
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14 March 2019
Meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC in Morocco; absence of Iran sparks controversy
From 11 to 14 March, the 14th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Member States (PUIC) was hosted in Rabat, Morocco. ...
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14 March 2019
Algerian PM announces formation of temporary government
The new Algerian PM Noureddine Bedoui said that Algeria will have a technocratic interim government and that his new cabinet would include representatives of civil society and political figures and also experts with no political affiliation that will “reflect the demographics of the Algerian...
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14 March 2019
The EU-led Conference “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” takes place in Brussels
On 12, 13 and 14 March in Brussels, the EU hosted over thousands of delegations of Syrian civil society members, regional NGOs and representatives of more than 55 countries. ...
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