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Lebanon's caretaker PM 'charged over Beirut blast'
Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers have been accused of negligence, judicial sources say.
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Lebanon's caretaker PM 'charged over Beirut blast'
Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers have been accused of negligence, judicial sources say.

'My husband is facing execution in Iran'
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Iran 'makes arrests' over scientist's killing
A parliamentary adviser says some individuals involved in Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's death are being held.

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IS ‘tried to build pulse jet-powered drones’
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Lebanon's caretaker PM 'charged over Beirut blast'
Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers have been accused of negligence, judicial sources say.

'My husband is facing execution in Iran'
How a Swedish-Iranian doctor's work trip to Tehran ended up in death row.

Iran 'makes arrests' over scientist's killing
A parliamentary adviser says some individuals involved in Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's death are being held.

UAE first country to rate China Covid vaccine
Sinopharm's jab was tested on thousands of people in phase-three trials in the UAE.

Israel PM vows to get vaccine as first doses arrive
Benjamin Netanyahu says he intends to be the first in the country to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Saudi prince denies sending hit squad to Canada
An exiled Saudi spy accuses Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of trying to have him assassinated.

IS ‘tried to build pulse jet-powered drones’
A conflict monitor says an engine, akin to those used in V-1 flying bombs, was found in Iraq in 2017.

'My husband is facing execution in Iran'
How a Swedish-Iranian doctor's work trip to Tehran ended up in death row.

Iran 'makes arrests' over scientist's killing
A parliamentary adviser says some individuals involved in Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's death are being held.

UAE first country to rate China Covid vaccine
Sinopharm's jab was tested on thousands of people in phase-three trials in the UAE.
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Algeria convicts leading opposition activist

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Copyright: AFPImage caption: Karim Tabbou was jailed then released earlier this year after international outcry A court in Algeria has convicted a prominent opposition activist, Karim Tabbou, of undermining national security for the second time in little more than a year.
He was given a 12-month suspended sentence and a fine of about $750 (£563).
Mr Tabbou was a key figure in the Hirak protest movement last year which toppled President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
He was jailed in March when an appeal against his conviction for criticising the army was rejected, but was released following an international outcry by human rights groups.
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France continues arms sales to Egypt amid criticism

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Copyright: Getty ImagesImage caption: Emmanuel Macron is hosting Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Paris The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has said he won't make sales of weapons to Egypt conditional on its human rights record.
He said he didn't want to weaken Egypt's capacity to fight terrorism in the Middle East.
Mr Macron was speaking after talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who's on a state visit to France.
Human rights groups issued a joint statement ahead of the visit saying Mr Macron shouldn't indulge the Egyptian president, whom they accuse of heavy-handed crackdowns on dissent.
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