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                                ISOC Live posted: "On Monday 29 June 2020 from 12:00-13.00 UTC the Internet Society Middle East will host a webinar 'Impact of COVID-19 on Internet Ecosystem in MENA' that focuses on the challenges of addressing the COVID-19 crisis and its potential aftermath in the Middle "                   </span>
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