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Algeria

Former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia (left) and former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal (right). (AP)

Heavy sentences affirmed in ex-Algerian PM cases

Egypt

Egyptian men perform a prayer at a public park in Cairo, March 2. (AFP)

Egypt’s Salafists exploit mosques shutdown to expand influence

Tags : Maghreb

A 2017 file picture shows a Salafist protester talking to a police officer during a demonstration against the ban on the sale and manufacturing of the burqa in Rabat. (Reuters)

Moroccans reject Salafists’ ‘irresponsible’ attempt at assailing closure of mosques

Libya

Fighters of a military battalion loyal to Libyan Field-Marshal Khalifa Haftar patrol the streets in the eastern city of Benghazi during a state of emergency to combat the coronavirus outbreak. (AFP)

Failure of GNA attack near Tunisian border marks a major setback for Fayez al-Sarraj

Gulf

A school gate closed with a chain and lock in Dubai. (AFP)

Gulf countries struggle to adjust in trying times

Syria

A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces gives bread to children near the village of Baghouz, Deir ez-Zor province, Syria. (Reuters)

Radicalisation threatens Syria’s children of war

Lebanon

A US Marine Corps Osprey leaves the US Embassy compound in Aukar, north-east of Beirut, March 19. (AP)

Hezbollah faces scrutiny over release of SLA commander

Iran

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (2nd R) greets newly appointed commander of al-Quds Force Esmail Qaani (L), Iranian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Major-General Mohammad Bagheri (2nd L) and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Hossein Salami, last January. (AFP)

As coronavirus cases spike, IRGC pretends all is well

Iran

Iranian firefighters disinfect a square against the new coronavirus in western Tehran. (AP)

Hundreds of Iranians die ingesting methanol based on false notions about fighting virus

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