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April 18, 2018

Iraq sentences four foreign women to death over Daesh links

The Baghdad Central Criminal Court has sentenced four foreign women to death and three more to life imprisonment for belonging to Daesh, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) said....

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April 18, 2018

Media freedom watchdog warns of more Israel attacks on journalists in Gaza

A senior official from the Committee to Protect Journalists has warned that more journalists may be killed or injured by Israeli forces during ongoing protests in the occupied Gaza...

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April 18, 2018

Former Israeli general says war with Iran is unavoidable

Former Israeli Major General Yaakov Amidror has said that war with Iran is unavoidable if the latter continues to build up its military infrastructure in Syria, Arab48.com reported on...

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April 18, 2018

Canada press-freedom group fires staffer over Israel criticism

The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has been criticised for firing an employee over a statement criticising Israeli forces’ use of live fire against journalists in the occupied...

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April 18, 2018

Iraq sentences 212 convicted Daesh terrorists to death

An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced 212 convicted Daesh terrorists to death, according to Iraq’s Supreme Judiciary Council. In a statement, council spokesman Abdul Sattar Bayrakdar said that 815...

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April 18, 2018

Diamond rain in Sudan evidence of ‘lost planet’

Diamonds found inside a meteorite which exploded over Sudan could prove the existence of a “lost planet”, scientists have announced. Following years of research, a new study has found...

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April 18, 2018

Reeling them in: Saudi Arabia opens cinema

Saudi Arabia is preparing to end a more than three-decade-long ban on cinemas this evening with the test screening of Marvel’s superhero film “Black Panther” in Riyadh. The Public...

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April 18, 2018

Grand Mufti of Egypt declares buying Facebook likes ‘haram’

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Allam, has issued a fatwa forbidding the purchasing of Facebook likes, declaring it contrary to Islamic law. The Grand Mufti’s ruling was published...

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April 18, 2018

Activists: Israel officers providing martial arts training in Morocco

Former Israeli military officers have been providing training to martial arts practitioners in Morocco, pro-Palestinian groups revealed at a joint press conference yesterday, according to Arab48. Despite Morocco and...

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April 18, 2018

Child marriage doubles amongst Syria refugees in Jordan

Child marriage among Syrian refugees has more than doubled in the last four years according to new data released by Jordan’s court system. War, poverty and economic instability have...

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