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Egypt adopts law to confiscate assets of terror groups

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday issued a law to regulate procedures to seize, manage and dispose assets of convicted terrorists. The state’s official gazette said that al-Sisi ratified the law following parliamentary approval on April 17. A committee of seven...

Iraqi warplanes chase ‘terrorists beyond border’: PM

Iraqi warplanes are hunting “terrorists beyond Iraq’s border”, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Sunday.   “Iraqi Air Force is chasing terrorists and striking them beyond border to secure the country against their evil and plots,” al-Abadi said in a statement on the...

Iran detains ex-prosecutor convicted in 2009 torture case

Iranian police have arrested a former prosecutor known as the "torturer of Tehran," who faces a two-year prison sentence over the death of prisoners following 2009 protests, Iranian media reported Sunday. The official website of the judiciary, Mizanonline.com, said former Tehran...