As a warm Friday turns rainy, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, the Arab Monetary Fund loans Morocco $211 million for economic recovery.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a statue of the Roman emperor Trajan found in the Turkish province of Denizli is restored and will be put on display at the Hieropolis Archaeological Museum.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish President Erdoğan reportedly asks for a study on converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. (The Hagia Sophia started out as a church, was converted into a mosque after the Turks conquered Constantinople, and is currently a museum.)
From Rûdaw, Turkey reopens its border with Iran to allow trade.
From Panorama, the first Armenian museum opens in Turkey. (via The Armenian Reporter)
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's minister of agriculture presents a plan for biodiversity.
From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian military starts using Mig-29s.
From Arutz Sheva, Arabs in Judea and Samaria protest against Israeli sovereignty.
From The Times Of Israel, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas plans to visit Israel to urge Prime Minister Netanyahu to not annex parts of the West Bank.
From The Jerusalem Post, alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria kill 9 people.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, a "Special Coronavirus Powers" bill is fit for a dictatorship, not for Israel.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt plans to allow restaurants and cafeterias to reopen under precautionary measures.
From Egypt Today, the Cairo Airport Museum receives mummies, canopic jars, sculptures and a bronze statue.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia launches its second national tree-planting campaign.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia reimposes its coronavirus restrictions in the city of Jeddah.
From The New Arab, three Western firms come under fire for helping Saudi Arabia build a new megacity while trampling on the local Huwaitat tribe.
From Radio Farda, Iran reportedly raises its stocks of low-enriched uranium while denying inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
From IranWire, the Iranian state media's disinformation about the protests in the U.S.
From Dawn, Pakistan's army shoots down another Indian spy quadcopter.
From The Express Tribune, according to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's Corona Relief Tiger Force can also be used to deal with climate change and locusts.
From Pakistan Today, according to Khan, Pakistan can't afford another coronavirus lockdown.
From The Hans India, India and China will talk about their border dispute.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian state of Goa bans mass events at religious centers due to the coronavirus.
From ANI, temples in Bengaluru, India prepare to reopen on June 8th.
From India Today, a man in Jodhpur, India tries to steal a cop's cell phone and gets a police knee on his neck.
From the Dhaka Tribune, coronavirus red zones in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh go into a 14-day lockdown starting tomorrow.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka requires foreign diplomats to submit PCR test reports before entering.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan trains will operate on a normal schedule starting this coming Monday.
From Maldives Insider, Maldivian authorities prepare to launch a program to train more locals in tourism jobs.
From Coconuts Jakarta, the governor of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra opposes a local language bible app.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's coronavirus budget changes again.
From The Straits Times, Singapore will roll out a wearable devide to track coronavirus contacts.
From the Borneo Post, babysitters, nurseries and childcare centers in Malaysia are urged to get registered.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia's movement control order, made in response to the coronavirus, helped slow the spread of other diseases.
From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam announces two more coronavirus test kits that meet international standards.
From The Mainichi, a Filipino man is arrested for allegedly taking a free ride on a bullet train in order to get the Japanese government's coronavirus handout.
And from Gatestone Institute, what President Erdoğan says and what he does about Palestinians in Turkey.
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