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February 7, 2018

Court petition seeks to compel Israel army to investigate deaths of Palestinian civilians

The Israeli High Court of Justice is to consider a petition filed by human rights NGO Yesh Din, which argues that the Israeli military’s approach to investigating the deaths...

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February 7, 2018

Egypt upholds death sentences in Sinai violence case

Egypt’s highest military appeals court has upheld the death sentence against two civilian defendants on charges of murder and committing acts of violence in the country’s North Sinai province...

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February 7, 2018

Somalia’s truck bomber gets death penalty, two walk free

A military court in Somalia yesterday handed the death penalty to one of five suspects in the Mogadishu truck bomb attacks which killed more than 500 people last year,...

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February 7, 2018

Egypt: Calls to boycott election may be efforts to ‘overthrow regime’

Egypt’s prosecutor general has begun an investigation into opposition figures who are boycotting the upcoming presidential elections over accusations they seek to “overthrow the regime”. Nabil Sadeq’s office has...

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February 7, 2018

EU urges Israel to rebuild demolished Palestinian classrooms

European Union officials have urged Israeli authorities to rebuild recently demolished classrooms that served Palestinian children living in Abu Nuwar community in the central West Bank. On Sunday, Israeli...

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February 7, 2018

Israel Police to release recommendations on Netanyahu charges

Israel Police “are expected to send the summary of their investigation against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the prosecutor’s office next week”, reports Haaretz, “and release their recommendations on...

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February 7, 2018

Yemen National Army retakes region in Al-Baydah

The Yemen National Army (YNA) has retaken territory in Al-Baydah governorate based in southern Yemen today, the Anadolu Agency reported. “Most of Nati directorate is now under government control,”...

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February 7, 2018

Saudi allows flights to Israel to use its airspace

First the first time in history, Saudi Arabia has granted permission for a commercial airline to use its airspace for flights heading to Israel, Haaretz reported. In January, Air...

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February 7, 2018

Algeria increases military presence as reports Baghdadi is in town

Algeria’s Chief of Staff and Deputy Defence Minister, Ahmed Gaid Salah, is on a three day visit to the country’s 6th Military Region in Tamanrasset to ensure everything is in...

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February 7, 2018

1.7m sign online petition for Ahed Tamimi’s release

Nearly 1.7 million people have signed an online petition calling for the release of 17-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi who is being held in an Israeli military jail. Launched by...

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