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Many countries in the Middle East have imposed tough restrictions to curb the spread of the pandemic, forcing studios to shut down temporarily and others to work under strict rules.
Kuwait has announced that it will begin to export oil from an oil field it shares with Saudi Arabia following a five-year break after a dispute between the two countries.
Egypt's government backtracked on a controversial coronavirus measure after it sparked widespread public outcry.
Egyptians who were evacuated from abroad were angered by authorities' orders to self-quarantine at a five-star Cairo airport hotel at their expense.
Kuwaiti actress Hayat al-Fahad triggered an uproar when she said expats should be 'sent out' and 'put in the desert' to free up hospital beds.
The US and Iran appear to be heading for another major confrontation in Iraq.
Iraq's governance woes have further exacerbated the country's fightback against the coronavirus pandemic as both Iraqis and militia groups flout the authorities' advice to stay away from crowded spaces.
Syria and Qatar report their first coronavirus deaths, while Iranian authorities hunt for dozens of escaped prisoners in today's coronavirus roundup.
A 57-year-old Bangladeshi national with chronic diseases became Qatar's first Covid-19 fatality.
Saudi Arabia is working with Britain and the US to fly citizens home.
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