1,201 People Just Received a Royal Pardon — Here’s What Happened

20 March 2026

Eid al-Fitr

1. Jordan King exchanges Eid Al Fitr wishes with Qatar emir, Bahrain monarch, Palestinian president (jordantimes.com)

2. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid Al-Fitr (qazinform.com) AR

3. Eid Al Fitr: Royal Pardon for 1,201 People (en.hespress.com)

4. Gazans mark Eid al-Fitr amidst widespread destruction and Israeli restrictions (english.wafa.ps)

5. Oman announces first day of Eid Al Fitr (timesofoman.com)

Europe

1. The Government will lower the VAT on gasoline, diesel, electricity and gas to 10% within its package of anti-crisis measures (infobae.com) 🇪🇸

2. EU eyes energy tax cuts, subsidies to ease Iran war impact (ekathimerini.com)

3. Spain pulls troops from Iraq as security worsens (iraqinews.com)

4. Freed Belarusian political prisoners arrive in Lithuania after US-brokered deal (lrt.lt)

5. New EU border system triggers delays at airport: ‘It’s a mess, frankly’ (timesofmalta.com)

6. Polish court approves extradition of Russian archaeologist to Ukraine (notesfrompoland.com)

7. What is happening in Gagauzia, how many deputies does Moldova need and how Moldovans, despite the difficulties, became happier in one year (newsmaker.md) 🇷🇴

8. Netherlands joins plan to protect shipping in Strait of Hormuz (dutchnews.nl)

9. Nicuşor Dan: Europe should remain focused on Ukraine, even though we are affected by the crisis of the war in Iran (agerpres.ro) 🇷🇴

10. Petkovic denies integration of Serbian health and education systems in Kosovo (n1info.rs) 🇭🇷

Ukraine war & Russia