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Owner of cafe damaged in Beirut explosion arrested for refusing to vacate property

A Lebanese woman who recorded her father’s arrest by Beirut police Monday has apologized for swearing at security forces and said that the Internal Security Forces (ISF) were trying to vacate the building that was at risk of collapsing.Rana al-Dirani, whose father is the owner of the popular Em Nazih Cafe in Beirut, said that her father was arrested for refusing to provide his identification documents and refusing to vacate the endangered building.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We will be allowed to return upon completion of the building’s renovation,” Dirani said in a Facebook post, apologizing for using expletives at the ISF.Hundreds of buildings were destroyed or damaged after the Aug. 4 explosions at the Port of Beirut.In the video, Dirani’s father was seen being dragged away by the police.“Based on this, we apologize for these actions and the [curse] words directed at the ISF,” Dirani added.In recent months, Lebanese security forces have come under heavy criticism for violence used against protesters during anti-government demonstrations.Read more:Beirut explosion: Lebanon’s police fire tear gas at anti-government protestorsLebanon doctor gifts eyes to protesters who lost sightWatch: Kenyan domestic worker abandoned in Beirut with belongings in garbage bag
Source: Al Arabiya
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Turkey starves Syria’s northeast of water as virus death toll mounts

Turkey has once again cut water supplies to the Hasakeh region of northeast Syria, and the autonomous administration says Ankara is risking hundreds of thousands of lives in the midst of the pandemic and soaring temperatures to placate Syrians living under Turkish occupation.
Source: Al Monitor
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Protests against Libya’s GNA erupt for second day in Tripoli

Protests against Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) have erupted for the second day in the city of Tripoli, with activists sharing videos on social media of heavy police presence near the People’s Hall government building.Anti-GNA demonstrations first began on Sunday evening in the cities of Tripoli and Misrata over living conditions and corruption.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Protesters overnight were met with live gunfire from pro-GNA militias and sources confirmed that a campaign of widespread arbitrary arrests of protesters were rampant following the overnight demonstrations.“Libyans are here, Libyans are here, to Martyrs' Square we will come,” chanted several Libyan protesters according to one video posted by the Libyan Observatory on Twitter.Read more:Watch: Anti-GNA protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli, Misrata over living conditionsEU sees ‘new hope’ for Libya after ceasefire by rival administrationsGCC states welcome Libya ceasefire agreement: WAMOn Friday, GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj announced a comprehensive ceasefire in all Libyan territories. However, Libyan National Army spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismari described the ceasefire announced by al-Sarraj as “mere media propaganda.”“Turkish warships can be seen heading to Sirte,” al-Mismari said on Sunday.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Protests against Libya’s GNA erupt for second day in Tripoli