From Morocco World News, Morocco reinforces its monitoring of "special movement permits" at its train stations due to the coronavirus.
From Hürriyet Daily News, thousands of people visit Turkish beaches despite concerns about the coronavirus.
From Turkish Minute, according to a poll, Turks don't want a snap election but think that there will be one within a year anyway.
From Rûdaw, six years after an attempted genocide by ISIS, displaced Yezidis are "stuck between home and a hard place".
From Panorama, Armenia's ministry of justice unveils a proposal to create a specialized anti-corruption court. (via The Armenian Reporter)
From In-Cyprus, violating Cyprus's coronavirus self-isolation rules could result in fines or imprisonment.
From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian government condemns a deal between a U.S. oil company and a division of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF locates explosive devices in Israel's northern border.
From The Times Of Israel, according to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman, the plan for an Israeli "White House" is going nowhere and is wasting money.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's coronavirus cabinet considers a full lockdown during the second half of August.
From YNetNews, also according to Comptroller Englman, millions of Israelis have no bomb shelter close to their homes.
From the Egypt Independent, the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria and 100 other churches reopen in Egypt after 130 days.
From Egypt Today, Egypt objects to Ethiopia filling its dam reservoir.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan will resume their dam talks today.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia's minister of education appoints his country's first three female cultural attachés.
From The New Arab, Houthi rebels in Yemen claim to have brought down a U.S. spy drone near the Saudi border.
From BBC News, according to leaked information, the number of deaths from the coronavirus in Iran is three times what its government claims.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan appoints a new health advisor.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan sees a large daily decline in new coronavirus cases and deaths from the virus. (For the first time in several days, PT is publishing new stories.)
From Khaama Press, terrorists kill 13 people and wound 42 others in an attack on a prison in the Afghan province of Nangarhar. (For the first time in several days, KP is publishing new stories.)
From Yahoo News, Afghan forces retake the prison.
From The Hans India, the Indian federal government issues guideline for reopening gyms, starting on August 5th.
From the Hindustan Times, another priest in Ayodhya, India tests positive for the coronavirus.
From ANI, 12 people are detained in the Indian state of Telangana for allegedly smuggling pangolin skins.
From India Today, with construction on the Ram temple in Ayodhya set to start on August 5th, the Vishva Hindu Parishad plans to work toward a "Ram Rajya".
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh extends its restrictions on public movement until August 31st.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka deploys over 69,000 police for election duties.
From the Colombo Page, all Sri Lankan voting places will be disinfected today or tomorrow.
From Maldives Insider, "celebrate small wins to get through the day".
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia grants oil and gas companies some flexibility in their production sharing contracts.
From The Straits Times, France halts the ratification of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong due to China's new security law.
From the Borneo Post, transparent barriers are installed between the seats of Malaysian parliamentcritters to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
From Free Malaysia Today, two foreigners shown in a video in which a car park security guard is assaulted are not allowed to leave Malaysia.
From Vietnam Plus, in a court in Hanoi, a Vietnamese man and a Scot are sentenced to prison for smuggling drugs.
From The Mainichi, beds at a Tokyo hospital are converted for use by coronavirus patients after a "second wave" of infections occurs.
And from Gatestone Institute, do the Palestinians have a chief negotiator or a chief liar?
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