Friday, October 18, 2019

Friday Fuss - Part 2

As a sunny Friday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, Marrakech, Morocco is one of the world's most beautiful cities.  (I think that Graham Nash agrees.)

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkish President Erdoğan, the YPG has started pulling away from the Turkey-Syria border.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey replaces the mayors of Kurdish-majority towns in a crackdown on criticism of the operation in Syria.

From Rûdaw, a German woman who joined ISIS goes on trial for allegedly enslaving three Yezidis.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus joins an E.U. campaign against human trafficking.

From The Syrian Observer, a convoy of civilians moves toward Ras al-Ayn, Syria.

From Arutz Sheva, a terror attack is foiled near the Palestinian city of Tulkarm.

From The Times Of Israel, according to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Blue and White leader Gantz is planning to form a government backed by "dangerous" Arab parties.

From The Jerusalem Post, why both the Likud party and the Blue and White agree that stalling "is for the better".

From YNetNews, demonstrators in Lebanon protest against planned austerity measures.

From Egypt Today, Egypt's water minister discusses Ethiopia's dam while in Budapest.

From StepFeed, six ways in which the protests in Lebanon "are truly remarkable".

From Radio Farda, Iranian politicians and celebrities go to jail on corruption charges.

From IranWire, the new Iranian Council for Celebrities starts exerting its authority.

From Dawn, Pakistan's immigration authorities bar the entry of the Committee to Protect Journalists' Asia Programme Coordinator.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From The Express Tribune, police in Islamabad, Pakistan ban catering and accommodations for participants in the Azadi march.

From Pakistan Today, the co-leader of the Pakistan People's Party calls for nationwide protests.

From Khaama Press, at least 62 people are killed and 33 more wounded by an explosion in a mosque in the Afghan province of Nangarhar.

From The Hans India, a plea against two section of India's law against triple talaq is withdrawn from the High Court of Delhi.

From the Hindustan Times, 311 Indians illegally in Mexico are deported back to India.  (It would be interesting to learn how many of them would have set out northward to the U.S.)

From ANI, two people are arrested in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly funding terrorism.

From India Today, Indians deported from Mexico tell their stories.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's Election Commission receives 851 complaints alleging violations of election laws.

From the Colombo Page, 11 people in Sri Lanka are arrested over alleged election-related violence.

From The Jakarta Post, which will win the global water fight, plastic bottles of aluminum cans?

From The Straits Times, three officers from Singapore's Central Narcotics bureau are accused of obstruction of justice by tampering with a urine sample.

From the Borneo Post, according to Malaysia's health minister, only healthy foreigners will be allowed to work in the country.

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Malaysia's inspector-general of police, several cops have allegedly been involved in smuggling at the country's borders.

From The Mainichi, as Emperor Naruhito prepares to be enthroned, the Japanese government decides to pardon around 550,000 petty criminals.

From Gatestone Institute, who gets the blame if ISIS fighters make a comeback?

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