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Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 sit-in

An Egyptian court sentenced 75 people to death on Saturday, including top figures of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in, state media reported. The Cairo Criminal Court referred the sentences to the Grand Mufti — the country's top theological...

New wave of protests sweeps Iraqi cities

Thousands of people took to the streets of Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq Friday in the latest protests against corruption, social ills and political leadership. Surrounded by a cordon of anti-riot personnel equipped with electric batons, protestors in Baghdad's Tahrir Square...

Gazan killed by Israeli fire in border protest: Ministry

 Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man during Friday protests at the Gaza-Israel border, the health ministry in Gaza said in a statement. It named the dead man as Ghazi Abu Mustafee, 43, and said he was shot in the head near the border fence, east of Khan Younis in the...

Israeli army besieges W. Bank town after alleged attack

The Israeli army has imposed a tight siege on the Palestinian village of Kubar near the West Bank city of Ramallah, eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency on Friday. According to witnesses, Israeli forces stormed the village and raided the home of Mohamed Yousef, a local resident who was shot...