A prominent Tunisian activist was arrested on Saturday as hundreds protested in the capital against the curtailing of freedoms, an AFP journalist and lawyers said.
The protest in Tunis came a day after a mass appeal trial saw some 40 public…
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Tunisian police arrest opposition figure Chaima Issa to enforce 20-year jail term
By Tarek Amara
TUNIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Tunisian police arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa at a protest in the capital Tunis on Saturday to enforce a 20-year prison sentence, her lawyers said.
An appeals court handed jail terms of up…
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Syria’s Sharaa in Aleppo a year after fall of second city
President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Syria’s northern city of Aleppo Saturday as the country marks a year since a lightning Islamist-led offensive that eventually toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last December.
The Islamist alliance, led by…
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Piastri wins Qatar F1 sprint, title favourite Norris third
Pole-sitter Oscar Piastri won Saturday’s sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix with his McLaren teammate and title favourite Lando Norris third.
Norris now leads Piastri by 22 points and the Briton can claim his maiden Formula One crown if results…
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IDF declares ‘closed military zone’ after settler attack wounds several Palestinians
The Israeli military declared an area near the West Bank city of Bethlehem a closed military zone following a settler attack that wounded several Palestinians. The Palestinian Red Crescent said one of the injured people had been…
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Death toll from Gaza war surpasses 70,000: health ministry
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more than two years ago.
The milestone comes as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire largely holds, but with…
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Security forces kill protesters outside Iraq’s Erbil
Security forces kill protesters outside Iraq’s Erbil | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSecurity sources claimed the protesters were holding a protest to demand job opportunities within the refinery, during which the security forces…
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Damascus claims Israel baiting Syria into conflict
Damascus claims Israel baiting Syria into conflict | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East“We will not be a launching pad for threatening neighboring countries, but we will spare no means to confront and deter Israeli aggression,”…
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Ahead of Lebanon visit, Hezbollah urges Pope Leo to reject Israeli ‘aggression’
The Hezbollah terror group on Saturday urged Pope Leo XIV to reject Israeli “injustice and aggression” against Lebanon, in a message to the pontiff who arrives in Beirut this weekend.
Hezbollah emerged heavily weakened from more than a…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah message to pope focuses on Israel
Lebanon’s Hezbollah message to pope focuses on Israel | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastPope Leo visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday, but was not welcomed by the head of Turkey’s state-run religious organization despite earlier…
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