As a warm Wednesday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, King Mohammed VI will address the Moroccan people on the 67th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey holds a nationwide inspection to check the implementation of its coronavirus measures.
From Turkish Minute, a Turkish court bans news stories about a convicted rapist, ruling that he has a "right to be forgotten". (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From Rûdaw, Turkish aircraft strike a village in the Iraqi province of Duhok.
From Panorama, schools in the Republic of Artsakh will reopen on September 14th. (Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, is a breakaway state in Azerbaijan. The story comes via The Armenian Reporter.)
From In-Cyprus, shameful images are seen in Lanarca, Cyprus.
From The Syrian Observer, about 30 members of the National Defense Forces militia are killed by a landmine in Deir ez-Zor, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu tells his fellow Likud knessetcritters to "act like we're heading to an election". (A knessetcritter is the Israeli equivalent of a U.S. congresscritter.)
From The Times Of Israel, according to some Israeli biologists, a century-old tuberculosis vaccine limits the spread of the coronavirus.
From The Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu promises to bring investments from the UAE to Israel's Negev region.
From the Egypt Independent, according to an Egyptian spokesman, patience is required for dam negotiations.
From Egypt Today, according to Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir, Egypt is getting rid of dangerous materials at its ports due to what happened in Beirut, Lebanon.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian police penalize over 32,000 businesses for violating the country's coronavirus rules.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia forbids coronavirus patients from donating blood until they have fully recovered.
From The New Arab, Lebanon reimposes its coronavirus lockdown after a spike in new cases.
From Radio Farda, the Iranian parliament will question President Rouhani over his foreign and economic policies.
From IranWire, according to Rouhani, Iran has a "shining record" on battling the coronavirus.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani province of Punjab forbids the shooting of films and dramas in mosques and shrines.
From Pakistan Today, the provincial health minister of Sindh opposes the reopening of primary and middle schools.
From Khaama Press, the peace process in Afghanistan has the illusion of inclusivity.
From The Hans India, 103 dignitaries condemn statements against a verdict by India's Supreme Court in the contempt case of Prashant Bhushan.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian Supreme Court may soon reinstate in-person hearings.
From India Today, according to a study, 600,000 people may have been infected with the coronavirus in Hyderabad, India.
From the Dhaka Tribune, India will share a coronavirus vaccine with Bangladesh when it is ready.
From the Daily Mirror, according to Sri Lanka's education minister, the country's schools will not tolerate ragging.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's education ministry gives instructions for reopening schools.
From Maldives Insider, the main airport in the Maldive Islands reports 399 international flight movements since the country reopened to visitors.
From Palestinian Watch, the Palestinian Authority seeks a religious war over the Israel-UAE peace agreement.
From Gatestone Institute, Arabs accuse Palestinians of ingratitude, treason and hypocrisy.
From The Jakarta Post, 867 trees will be chopped down during the construction of an MRT line in Jakarta.
From The Jakarta Post, top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi visits Singapore.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysian police chiefs are given a month to stop the sale of exotic meats at illegal eateries.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia's retail sector is expected to recover in the second half of this year.
From Vietnam Plus, a virtual training program for amateur soccer coaches gets underway in Vietnam.
And from The Mainichi, residents of Tamano, Japan are stumped by a "phantom" fireworks show.
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