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August 31, 2022

Egypt court sentences 5 friends to death for murder

The Criminal Court in Egypt has sentenced five defendants who are friends to death by hanging, and sentenced another to life imprisonment, Al-Watan newspaper reported. According to the paper,...

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August 31, 2022

Saudi Arabia to probe brutal assault on girls’ orphanage

Saudi orphan girls were beaten and assaulted as more evidence of abuses against women emerge from the kingdom...

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August 31, 2022

Syrian arrested with ‘badly forged’ Israeli passport en route to Germany

A Syrian man has been arrested by the Barbados authorities while using a “badly forged” Israeli passport to travel to Germany, the Hebrew-language i24 news website has reported. The...

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August 31, 2022

Palestinian prisoners to begin mass hunger strike

As many as 1,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel will start a mass hunger strike tomorrow in protest at the occupation state’s violence and repressive policies which deprive them...

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August 31, 2022

Morocco: union insists journalists have no ‘smear campaign’ against Tunisians

The journalists’ union in Morocco has rejected claims by its Tunisian counterpart that its members are running a “smear campaign” against the people of Tunisia. The claim was made...

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August 31, 2022

UN: Egypt received most communications from UN on enforced disappearances globally

Egypt has received more communications from the United Nations on enforced disappearances than any other country, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights defenders. Mary Lawlor, who...

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August 31, 2022

UN: 6,400 Palestinian students' education at risk due to Israel demolition orders

The UN office in Palestine has said that over 1.3 million Palestinian children in territories occupied by Israel are facing challenges as a result of the occupation as they...

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August 31, 2022

Iraq: coalition proposes initiative to Al-Sadr prior to forming government

The Iraqi political coalition known as the Coordination Framework is planning to propose a goodwill initiative to senior Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr prior to the formation of a new...

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August 31, 2022

How does Arab normalisation with Israel affect the Palestinians of Latin America?

After decades of seeing Israel as an enemy state and refusing to establish diplomatic, economic or other ties with it, Arab countries are now signing peace deals with the...

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August 31, 2022

UN High Commissioner calls on Israel to meet international obligations

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Tuesday for Israel to meet its international obligations. Michelle Bachelet made her call following two years of Israel denying visas...

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