Iran has sentenced two women’s rights activists to a total of 15 years in prison, Iranian media reported.A court in Tehran charged Hoda Amid and Najmeh Vahedi, who were both arrested in 2018, with “collaborating with the US government against the Islamic Republic on the issue of women and the family,” Iranian news website Emteded reported on Saturday.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Amid, a lawyer, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and banned from practicing law for two years. Vahedi, a sociologist, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.Amid and Vahedi had organized “marriage workshops” aimed at educating women about their rights in marriage, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a news site run by a collective of Iranian human rights advocates.Judicial authorities have accused the two activists of trying to overthrow the regime by weakening the Iranian family.On Saturday, Iran executed dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, drawing condemnation from rights groups and the European Union.Read more:Iran court hands ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ Sahar Tabar 10 years in jailPersons involved in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist arrested, official saysIran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam: Iranian media
Source: Al Arabiya
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Is Egypt ready to turn page on Gulf crisis with Qatar?
Egypt has welcomed the recent Kuwaiti efforts to end the Gulf crisis pitting a Saudi-led bloc of nations, including Egypt, against Qatar.
Source: Al Monitor
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Iran summons German envoy over EU condemning dissident's execution
The Iranian foreign ministry's Europe director condemned the EU's….
Source: Albawaba
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Moroccan Islamist movements, including branch of government party, condemn Israel normalisation deal
Moroccan Islamist groups, including the ruling PJD party’s educational and charitable arm, have condemned a recent deal under which Morocco will normalise ties with Israel..
Source: Albawaba
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Covid vaccine in UAE: More hospitals offer jab, residents queue up
About 34 private facilities now administer the vaccine in Abu Dhabi..
Source: Albawaba
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Lebanon registers 10 more coronavirus deaths, 1,275 more cases
Lebanon registers 10 more coronavirus deaths, 1,275 more cases..
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Israel's central bank plans non-bank credit to COVID-hit small businesses
The objective of the new monetary tool is to boost credit supply to smaller businesses beyond what is issued by banks..
Source: Albawaba
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Jerusalem's iconic King David Hotel celebrates 90th anniversary
The oldest luxury hotel in Israel and one of the most veteran hotels in the country, the King David officially opened for business in early 1931.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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'Beginning of end of corona' as Israel starts to vaccinate next Sunday
Netanyahu, Edelstein tour Maccabi vaccination complex.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Suspected cyberattack targets Israeli shipping software service
The National Cyber Directorate is concerned that the attackers are from a foreign country and are aiming to disrupt the entire industry.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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