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Lecturer jailed in Iran moved to remote prison
British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert is reportedly moved to a notorious prison in the desert.
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Lecturer jailed in Iran moved to remote prison
British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert is reportedly moved to a notorious prison in the desert.
Emirates covers Covid-19 medical and funeral costs
The world's biggest long-haul carrier is making the offer to get people flying again.
Israel 'thwarts Hezbollah border attack'
It comes after days of heightened tension after a Hezbollah fighter was killed, allegedly by Israel.
Egypt jails TikTok users over 'indecent' videos
The five young women are sentenced to two years in prison and fined almost $19,000 (£15,000) each.
IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West
Unfinished business of foreign fighters presents a renewed security problem in the world.
US fighter jet 'challenges' Iran passenger plane
Iran reports injuries after the plane changed altitude, but the US says its jet was at a safe distance.
Israel moves to ban 'gay conversion' therapy
It becomes the first country in the Middle East to take steps to outlaw the controversial practice.
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Lecturer jailed in Iran moved to remote prison
British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert is reportedly moved to a notorious prison in the desert.
Emirates covers Covid-19 medical and funeral costs
The world's biggest long-haul carrier is making the offer to get people flying again.
Israel 'thwarts Hezbollah border attack'
It comes after days of heightened tension after a Hezbollah fighter was killed, allegedly by Israel.
Egypt jails TikTok users over 'indecent' videos
The five young women are sentenced to two years in prison and fined almost $19,000 (£15,000) each.
IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West
Unfinished business of foreign fighters presents a renewed security problem in the world.
US fighter jet 'challenges' Iran passenger plane
Iran reports injuries after the plane changed altitude, but the US says its jet was at a safe distance.
Israel moves to ban 'gay conversion' therapy
It becomes the first country in the Middle East to take steps to outlaw the controversial practice.
Emirates covers Covid-19 medical and funeral costs
The world's biggest long-haul carrier is making the offer to get people flying again.
Israel 'thwarts Hezbollah border attack'
It comes after days of heightened tension after a Hezbollah fighter was killed, allegedly by Israel.
Egypt jails TikTok users over 'indecent' videos
The five young women are sentenced to two years in prison and fined almost $19,000 (£15,000) each.
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A prominent campaigner for the independence of Tunisia, Gisele Halimi, has died a day after her 93rd birthday.
Ms Halimi was born in Tunisia but moved to France and became a lawyer and politician.
She dedicated her life to the rights of women and the decriminalisation of abortion.
Victories in her legal career included the acquittal in 1972 of a 16-year-old girl who had an abortion following a rape.
Halimi later persuaded French lawmakers to reclassify rape as a crime of the same gravity as murder.
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He died at home, aged 76, due to an issue with blood circulation, reports Sky News Arabia.
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He was celebrated for his dedication in ensuring that even the poorest in Egypt received proper medical treatment.
Many are taking to social media - not just in Egypt but across the world - to celebrate the life of a man seen as a symbol of integrity and selflessness at a time when his fellow health workers are battling against coronavirus.
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Read moreEgypt jails 'TikTok girls' over debauchery
Sally Nabil
BBC News, Cairo
An Egyptian court has sentenced five women to two years in prison, after being convicted of inciting debauchery and violating social traditions and norms.
The defendants, known as '"Tik Tok girls", were recently arrested after being accused of using their social media accounts to spread immorality.
They were also fined nearly $20,000 (£15,000) each.
Morocco locks down main cities as virus surges
Morocco's government has announced a fresh lockdown in some major cities as new coronavirus cases in the country hit a record high.
Movement has been restricted in the country's largest city Casablanca, as well as in Tangier, Marrakesh, Fez and Meknes.
Essential service providers authorised by government officials are exempted from the order. Those transporting goods are also allowed to operate.
The lockdown has been reinstated because of non-adherence to guidelines intended to prevent the spread of the virus, officials say.
The government warned that a nationwide lockdown was still an option if citizens kept disregarding the guidelines.
The ministry of health on Saturday announced 811 new cases and a further 633 on Sunday - bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 20,278.
