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SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia executes 5 young Shia men over trumped-up terror charges
Saudi authorities have executed five young men from Qatif region in the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province over trumped-up terror allegations.
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POLITICS
Trump set to expand crackdown on immigration despite backlash
US President Donald Trump is set to enforce his crackdown on immigration despite a probable backlash from critics.
PALESTINE
UK expands police powers after sweeping arrests of Palestine Action supporters
The UK government is moving to further restrict public dissent, granting police greater powers to curb pro-Palestine protests after nearly 500 supporters of the banned Palestine Action group were detained in one day.
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US immigration agents arrest hundreds at Hyundai plant, mostly Koreans
Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a raid by US authorities.
IRAQ
Iraqi court sentences two to death over execution of top cleric Sadr
An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced two men to death for involvement in the execution of prominent Shia cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister.
POLITICS
Curfew imposed in Los Angeles as protests spread to other US cities
Los Angeles officials enforce a downtown curfew amid ongoing protests against President Trump’s immigration policies.
POLITICS
Trump admin. monitors social media of student visa holders for pro-Palestine activism
The Trump administration has called for reviewing the social media accounts of foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the US, in order to obtain a visa, a new leaked directive reveals.
SYRIA
Over 1,500 academics have fled Syria under HTS rule: Report
A new report says more than 1,500 university professors and academics have fled Syria amid the growing wave of abductions and killings under the HTS rule.
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