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Egypt upheld life sentence for Muslim Brotherhood leader

(The Daily Star)- An Egyptian court has upheld life sentences against the top leader of the country's now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group and 36 others, including former ministers, in murder and violence charges, and upheld death sentences against 10 others tried in absentia. The Appeals...

Russia cancels Spanish fuel stop for Syria-bound warships

(The Guardian)- Russia has withdrawn a request for a flotilla of warships to be allowed to refuel in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta, after Nato allies criticised Madrid for assisting warships they believe could be used to target civilians in Syria. The Russian embassy in Madrid...

Green-eyed 'Afghan Mona Lisa' arrested in Pakistan

The Afghan woman whose teenage portrait became one of the most iconic photos of Afghanistan's decades-long conflict has been arrested by Pakistani authorities, who accused her of living with fake documents. Now in her mid-40s, Sharbat Bibi was famously featured on the cover of the National...

Iraq says regains control over town stormed by ISIS

(The Daily Star)- Iraq's army said it had regained full control of the western town of Rutbah on Wednesday, three days after ISIS attacked it. ISIS raided Rutba on Sunday in an apparent effort to divert Iraqi government troops from an ongoing assault on its stronghold in Mosul. The...