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US sanctions Iran minister over internet censorship
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — The US Treasury slapped punitive sanctions on Iran's Communications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi on Friday after the Tehran regime blocked internet communications amid violent protests triggered by a petrol price hike."We are sanctioning Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology for restricting internet access, including to popular messaging applications that help tens of millions of Iranians stay connected to each other and the outside world," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a statement."Iran's leaders know that a free and open internet exposes their illegitimacy, so they seek to censor internet access to quell anti-regime protests," Mnuchin said.The protests erupted across the country on...
November 22, 2019

US sanctions Iran minister over internet censorship

Syrian refugees walk on their way back to the Syrian city of Jarabulus at Karkamis crossing gate, in the southern region of Kilis, Turkey, in this on Sept. 7, 2016 file photo. — AFP
Dozens of Syrians returned after Turkey offensive
ISTANBUL — Dozens of Syrian refugees were returned from Turkey on Friday in the first reported repatriations to the area targeted by Ankara's offensive against Kurdish forces last month, state news agency Anadolu said.Around 70 Syrians, including women and children, crossed from Ceylanpinar in Turkey to Ras Al-Ayn in Syria, Anadolu reported.Muazzin al Mohammed, one of the refugees, said he had been living in Turkey for seven years, adding: "We are happy to return to our homeland. I was 11 years old when I left Ras Al-Ayn."Turkey launched the Syria offensive last month to push Kurdish militants back from its border and create room to repatriate Syrian refugees.Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday that around 200 people had returned to the Syrian town of Tal Abyad...
November 22, 2019

Dozens of Syrians returned after Turkey offensive

Palestinians attend the funeral procession of members of the same family who were killed overnight in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza in this Nov. 14, 2019 file photo.  — AFP
Ninth family member dies after Israeli strike: Ministry
GAZA CITY — A Palestinian wounded in an Israeli strike that killed eight members of his family has died, the health ministry in the Hamas-run strip said on Friday.Mohammed Abu Malhous Al-Sawarka, 40, succumbed after being wounded in "the massacre in which eight members of a family died when they were targeted in their homes," ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said in a statement.It said he was the brother of Rasmi Abu Malhous who was killed when his home was hit by an air strike on Nov. 14.Five children and Rasmi's two wives were also killed.Israel has pledged to investigate the incident, saying that their intelligence reports had indicated "no civilians were expected to be harmed".Israel described Rasmi as an Islamic Jihad commander, but Gaza residents have...
November 22, 2019

Ninth family member dies after Israeli strike: Ministry

Iraqi anti-government protesters clash with security forces in Al-Rasheed street near Al-Ahrar bridge on Friday. — AFP
4 dead in Iraq capital as Sistani bluntly pushes reform
BAGHDAD — Four anti-government protesters were killed in clashes with security forces in Iraq's capital on Friday as the country's top Shiite cleric bluntly pushed politicians to enact electoral reforms.More than 340 people have died and thousands have been wounded since rallies against widespread graft and unemployment erupted in Baghdad and the mostly Shiite south last month.For weeks demonstrators have demanded that the government step down but leaders have resisted, instead proposing a raft of measures including recruitment drives and a revamp of Iraq's electoral system.Protesters have brushed off the proposals, maintaining their sit-ins in Baghdad's iconic Tahrir (Liberation) Square for four consecutive weeks.These have spread onto bridges leading to the western bank...
November 22, 2019

4 dead in Iraq capital as Sistani bluntly pushes reform

Algerians shout slogans and march in the streets of the capital Algiers as they participate in a night demonstration against the upcoming presidential election on Thursday. — AFP
More than 80 held in Algiers protest: Rights group
ALGIERS — Authorities arrested more than 80 people during a night-time protest in the Algerian capital, a prisoners' rights group said on Friday.Demonstrators have been protesting against next month's presidential election which they allege aims to cement in power a political elite linked to former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.Bouteflika quit in April after popular pressure.The CNLD prisoners' rights committee said most of those detained in Thursday night's protest were taken to police stations in the suburbs of Algiers.Hundreds of Algerians had turned out for the second night in a row to voice their anger over the presidential poll set for Dec. 12.They did so hours after an examining magistrate charged 29 people arrested during a similar protest on Wednesday night with...
November 22, 2019

More than 80 held in Algiers protest: Rights group

Iraqi anti-government protesters clash with security forces in Al-Rasheed street near Al-Ahrar bridge on Friday. — AFP
3 dead in clashes with Iraq riot police on bridges: Medics
BAGHDAD — Three anti-government protesters were killed in clashes with security forces on bridges across the Tigris in the Iraqi capital on Friday, a medical source said.More than 340 people have died and thousands have been wounded since rallies against widespread graft and unemployment erupted in Baghdad and the mostly-Shiite south last month.Protesters have occupied the capital's iconic Tahrir (Liberation) Square for four consecutive weeks, spreading out onto bridges leading to the western bank of the river Tigris.The last deaths came as riot police fired tear gas and live rounds to keep crowds from crossing over, a medical source said.Two of them were shot dead and the third died from trauma injuries from a tear gas canister. Another 30 protesters were wounded.The bridges lead to...
November 22, 2019

3 dead in clashes with Iraq riot police on bridges: Medics

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at a Foreign ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels in this Nov. 20, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Iran says 'world war' against it foiled
TEHRAN — Iran's Basij militia said the unrest sparked by fuel price hikes amounted to a "world war" against Tehran that was thwarted.The protests erupted across the sanctions-hit country on Nov. 15, after the price of petrol was raised by as much as 200 percent.Authorities said some of the protest leaders in which police stations were attacked, petrol pumps torched and shops looted had been arrested."A full-fledged world war against the system and the revolution was born and fortunately the child died at the moment of birth," said Brigadier General Salar Abnoosh, a deputy head of the Basij.The Basij force is a paramilitary arm of the IRGC.Quoted by semi-official news agency ISNA late Thursday, Abnoosh said interrogations had revealed a “satanic coalition” of...
November 22, 2019

Iran says 'world war' against it foiled

Supporters of Israel's Labour party chant slogans and hold flags and banners as they attend a rally against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the Likud party headquaters in the coastal Mediterranean city of Tel Aviv on Friday. — AFP
The end of King Bibi? Indicted Netanyahu fights for future
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictment on corruption charges prompted speculation on Friday that the end of his decade-long tenure as 'King Bibi' is nigh.The Jewish state woke up to an indicted sitting prime minister for the first time, after the country's attorney general announced late Thursday he had charged the 70-year-old with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.After months of speculation Avichai Mandelblit's decision was the worst possible outcome for Netanyahu, hitting him with the most serious charges.Israel's longest-serving premier swiftly hit back, vowing to fight on and accusing the police and legal system of bias against the right-wing in an often angry speech.Any trial is likely months away, and — if Netanyahu is found...
November 22, 2019

The end of King Bibi? Indicted Netanyahu fights for future

Protesters wave Lebanese national flags by a giant sign of a fist with the slogan
Protesters see 'real independence' coming as Lebanon turns 76
BEIRUT — Lebanon marked 76 years of self-rule Friday, with nationwide festivities by protesters taking center stage in place of the traditional military parade to mark a first year of "real independence".An unprecedented protest movement has gripped the small Mediterranean country since October 17, demanding the complete overhaul of politicians deemed inept and corrupt.In central Beirut, protesters organized a civil parade to replace the annual military show.Various groups — workers, students, artists, agricultural workers, engineers — paraded in Martyrs' Square under their own banners to the sound of drums, as protesters cheered them on from the sidelines.Jilnar Mukhayber, 16, was elated to be taking part in the grassroots festival."Lebanon is uniting again......
November 22, 2019

Protesters see 'real independence' coming as Lebanon turns 76

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a meeting of the right-wing bloc at the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in Jerusalem in this Nov. 20, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Israeli PM Netanyahu defiant after corruption indictment
JERUSALEM — Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday became the country's first prime minister to be indicted in office, on corruption charges, but defiantly condemned the "coup" against him and vowed to hold onto power.The shock announcement compounded the political chaos gripping Israel, which has been without a government for months and faces the prospect of its third election in a year.After months of suspense, Israel's longest-serving premier was charged by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit with bribery, fraud and breach of trust.Netanyahu immediately hit back in an often vitriolic 15-minute speech, accusing the judiciary, police and others of plotting against him with "false" and "politically motivated" allegations."What is going on...
November 22, 2019

Israeli PM Netanyahu defiant after corruption indictment

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