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Syrian state seizes opponents’ property, rights activists say
Middle East

Syrian state seizes opponents’ property, rights activists say

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s government has been using a little-known anti-terrorism law to seize property from dissidents and their…
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
Middle East

Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sentenced two human rights lawyers to six years in prison and a third to…
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
World

India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party could lose power in three key states, four TV networks said on Tuesday,…
Ethiopia PM meets opposition, promises fair elections
Middle East

Ethiopia PM meets opposition, promises fair elections

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s prime minister met members of 81 opposition parties on Tuesday to discuss ways of reforming…
Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1
Middle East

Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain will hold a second round of voting for 31 of 40 seats in parliament next week,…
Hong Kong democracy leaders plead not guilty in Umbrella Movement trial
World

Hong Kong democracy leaders plead not guilty in Umbrella Movement trial

Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners pleaded not guilty on Monday to public nuisance charges over their involvement in massive…
Qatar rejects accusations of meddling in Bahrain internal affairs: Qatar foreign ministry
Middle East

Qatar rejects accusations of meddling in Bahrain internal affairs: Qatar foreign ministry

  DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar rejects accusations of meddling in Bahrain’s internal affairs, Qatar’s foreign ministry said in a tweet.…
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
Middle East

Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders

DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal…
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
Middle East

Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief

  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said on Tuesday it suspected an Iranian government intelligence service had tried to carry out…
Former presidential candidate to form ‘pro-state’ opposition party
Egypt

Former presidential candidate to form ‘pro-state’ opposition party

  Moussa Mostafa Moussa, the former presidential candidate and head of the Ghad Party, said he would work to form…
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