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Egypt jails key revolution figure Abdel Fattah for 5 years

Posted on December 21, 2021 by News Desk

Cairo, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Egypt on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in jail, with two others receiving four years, his sister and a judicial source said. A computer programmer, blogger and high-profile activist who mobilised youths […]

Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania urge more Russia sanctions

Posted on December 21, 2021 by News Desk

Kiev, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania on Monday called for more Western sanctions against Russia, after Moscow amassed its troops along the Ukrainian border, raising fears of an invasion. Polish President Andrzej Duda and his Lithuanian counterpart Gitanas Nauseda visited Ukraine in a show […]

UN rapporteur urges world community to do more to resolve Rohingya crisis

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

UN ITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (APP)::A special rapporteur of the United Nations has called on the international community to resolve Rohingya crisis by intensifying pressure on Myanmar from where they have fled to Bangladesh. Tom Andrews, U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in […]

Iraqi museum restores treasures destroyed by militants

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Mosul, Iraq, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Left in ruins by the militants, Iraq’s once-celebrated Mosul museum and its 2,500-year-old treasures are being given a second life thanks to restoration efforts backed by French experts. Ancient artefacts in the museum were smashed into little pieces when Islamic State […]

‘I’m ok’: Philippine typhoon survivors write letters to loved ones

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Surigao City, Philippines, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):With no mobile signal or internet to contact loved ones, typhoon survivors stranded on a devastated Philippine island have written letters to reassure worried relatives they are alive. Photos of the touching missives were posted Monday on the Facebook page […]

Saudi jails Yemeni man for 15 years for apostasy: HRW

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Dubai, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Human Rights Watch said Monday a Saudi court had sentenced a Yemeni man to 15 years for apostasy, urging the kingdom to prioritise decriminalising blasphemy amid a modernisation drive. The rights group said that Ali Abu Luhum, 38, had been accused of […]

Taliban reapplies for Afghan representation at UN

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kabul-December 18 (Online): The Taliban has once again applied for the post of ambassador to the United Nations. According to foreign media, the ambassador of the former government of Afghanistan has left his seat in the United Nations, after which the Taliban has once again […]

Deep in DR Congo forest, soldiers track holdout rebels

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Beni, DR Congo, Dec 18 (AFP/APP):Bags on their backs and guns slung across their chests, soldiers trudge into the forest in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo towards alleged hideouts of the ADF rebel group. Just instants earlier, rocket launchers fired a salvo in the direction […]

Quake shakes Milan, no injuries

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Rome, Dec 18 (AFP/APP):An earthquake shook Milan in northern Italy on Saturday, prompting some people to rush into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of damage, emergency services said. The tremor, estimated at 4.4 magnitude by the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology […]

Cyprus, Jordan sign bilateral agreements

Posted on December 18, 2021 by News Desk

Nicosia, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):Jordan’s King Abdullah II paid an official visit to Cyprus on Friday for talks with President Nicos Anastasiades, during which several bilateral accords were signed, officials said. The agreements covered issues including double taxation and the extradition of fugitives. Following a military […]

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Egypt jails key revolution figure Abdel Fattah for 5 years

Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania urge more Russia sanctions

UN rapporteur urges world community to do more to resolve Rohingya crisis

Iraqi museum restores treasures destroyed by militants

‘I’m ok’: Philippine typhoon survivors write letters to loved ones

Saudi jails Yemeni man for 15 years for apostasy: HRW

Taliban reapplies for Afghan representation at UN

Deep in DR Congo forest, soldiers track holdout rebels

Quake shakes Milan, no injuries

Cyprus, Jordan sign bilateral agreements

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