As a very warm Thursday gets a bit less cloudy, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, a committee of Morocco's House of Representatives adopts a law that would allow the country to have a domestic arms industry.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey's Culture and Tourism ministry hands over some services at the Hagia Sophia to the Presidency of Religious Affairs.
From Turkish Minute, a Turkish court orders opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to pay President Recep Erdoğan and his relatives more damage money for an accusation of a secret money transfer.
From Rûdaw, the deployment of Iraqi soldiers near the town of Kifri in the Kurdistan Region angers some Kurdish leaders.
From In-Cyprus, six new coronavirus cases in Cyprus are traced to Turkey.
From The Syrian Observer, Syria exports tons of fruits and vegetables to neighboring countries, but truck drivers complain about the fees they have to pay to cross borders.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz proposes a nationwide nightly lockdown due to the surge in coronavirus cases.
From The Times Of Israel, according to an Israeli doctor, weekend lockdowns could cause more coronavirus infections.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli government votes on a coronavirus lockdown.
From YNetNews, Israel reportedly draws up a list of people who might be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's Marsa Alam International Airport receives its first flight since air travel was suspended due to the coronavirus.
From Egypt Today, an investigation into an oil pipeline explosion near a road between the Egyptian cities of Cairo and Ismailia turns up lines caused by friction on the pipeline's surface.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia starts filling its dam reservoir.
From the Saudi Gazette, 132 coronavirus patients in Saudi Arabia benefit from plasma treatment.
From StepFeed, the Muslim matchmaking app Veil focuses on personalities instead of appearances.
From The New Arab, despite war and economic problems, Syrians go to the polls.
From Radio Farda, protests break out in the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Behbahan.
From IranWire, Chinese fishing vessels trawl in the Persian Gulf.
From Dawn, according to Pakistan's Aviation Division, almost all Pakistani pilots working for foreign airlines have had their credentials confirmed.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani Supreme Court questions the government's plan to revive Pakistan Steel Mills.
From Pakistan Today, according to Minister for Energy Omar Ayub, the Pakistani government is ready to debate the prices for petroleum products.
From Khaama Press, Afghanistan's anti-corruption unit detains officials for allegedly taking bribes.
From The Hans India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the India Ideas Summit on July 22nd.
From the Hindustan Times, six police officers in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are suspended for beating up a Dalit couple.
From ANI, India and the E.U. agree to renew their agreement on science and technology cooperation.
From India Today, people in India's drug supply chain are found to be profiteering off the drug remdesivir, used to treat coronavirus patients.
From the Dhaka Tribune, public transport in Bangladesh will operate during Eid-ul-Azha.
From the Daily Mirror, drivers in Sri Lanka will no longer be allowed to park on pavements.
From the Colombo Page, police in Angulana, Sri Lanka arrest 10 people for attacking their station.
From Maldives Insider, over 100 people, mainly from the U.S. and Europe, visit Malta on the day of its reopening.
From Minda News, a mosque where ISIS-inspired terrorists kept hostages for five months in 2017 in Marawi, Philippines will be torn down.
From Voice Of America, U.S. President Trump joins the call against Iran's plans to execute three protesters.
From News24, the coronavirus crisis inspires a crackdown of Koran schools in Nigeria.
From the Daily Post, a Nigerian imam calls the coronavirus "a punishment from Allah".
From the Associated Press of Pakistan, the U.N. warns of a "catastrophe" if an aging oil tanker moored in the Red Sea off Yemen ruptures.
From the Daily Mail, judges rule that an ISIS bride may return to the U.K. (The last six links come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From The Jakarta Post, thousands of Indonesians rally in front of the House of Representatives complex in Jakarta against "controversial" bills currently being considered.
From The Straits Times, Taiwan warns that China could use its new security laws imposed on Hong Kong for "hostage diplomacy".
From the Borneo Post, Malaysian authorities have detained 1,598 illegal immigrants, 526 skippers and 100 smugglers in an operation against illegal immigration. (I've occasionally pointed out that migrants don't merely migrate, but are being smuggled. It seems that some people in Malaysian law enforcement might agree with that assertion.)
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia allows foreign workers to return to their jobs if they have permits and are screened for the coronavirus.
From Vietnam Plus, conjoined twins separated at the Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital are now in stable condition.
From The Mainichi, Japan's Hankyu Kobe Line celebrates its 100th anniversary.
And from Gatestone Institute, Lebanon finds a new "Great Satan".
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