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UN calls for probe into Iranian woman's death amid protests
A top United Nations official has demanded an independent investigation into the death of an Iranian woman held by the country’s morality police
Video of child refugee in Libya sheds light on rampant abuse
A video has emerged on social media of a 15-year-old Sudanese refugee boy being tormented by gunmen in Libya demanding ransom
Saudi opens probe over security forces filmed beating women
The Saudi government says it has opened an investigation after videos purportedly showed security forces beating women at an orphanage in the kingdom’s southwest
Saudi woman gets 45 years in prison for social media use
A Saudi court has sentenced a woman 45 years in prison for allegedly damaging the kingdom through social media
UAE sentences former Khashoggi lawyer to 3 years in prison
The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an American citizen and the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi — the dissident Saudi journalist who was killed at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018 — to three years in prison on charges of money laundering and tax evasion
Iran media: Revolutionary Guard accuses diplomats of spying
Iranian media reported on Wednesday that the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has accused the deputy ambassador of the United Kingdom and other foreigners of “espionage” and taking soil samples from prohibited military zones
Sudan doctors: 6 people killed in mass anti-coup rallies
A Sudanese medical group says six people were killed in anti-coup rallies during which protesters denounced the country's military rulers and demanded an immediate transfer of power to civilians
Al Jazeera releases image of bullet it says killed reporter
The Al Jazeera news network has published an image of the bullet that it says killed its veteran reporter Shireen Abu Akleh
Israeli forces shoot dead 3 Palestinians in West Bank
The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have shot and killed three Palestinians and wounded eight others during a military operation in the occupied West Bank
Official says Yemeni journalist killed in explosion in Aden
An official says that a Yemeni journalist was killed when his car exploded while he was driving in the southern port city of Aden, the latest such attack in the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognized government