Sunday, November 17, 2019

Sunday Stuff - Part 2

As Sunday evening rolls around, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes in central Morocco.

From Hürriyet Daily News, a YPG terrorist believed responsible for a car bombing in al-Bab, Syria is arrested by Turkish authorities.

From Rûdaw, roads are blocked in Basra, Iraq as protests in the country continue.

From In-Cyprus, has Cyprus's Game Service arrested Elmer Fudd?

From Arutz Sheva, Prime Minister Netanyahu calls a possible government "dependent on Arab parties" a "terrible danger to Israel".

From The Times Of Israel, according to Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman, a minority government would be a "disaster" for Israel.

From The Jerusalem Post, the U.N. gives preliminary approval to a resolution that refers to the Temple Mount solely by its Muslim name.

From YNetNews, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin scolds both Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Gantz over their inability to form a government.

From the Egypt Independent, an Egyptian military court sentences a terrorist to death over an attack at the Bahariya Oasis, and 32 others to prison.

From Egypt Today, some picture from the Suez Canal, which was inaugurated 150 years ago today.

From StepFeed, 11 celebrities who tried to speak Arabic.

From The New Arab, protesters in Algeria call their country's election "meaningless".

From Radio Farda, the former queen of Iran dismisses accusations from Supreme Leader Khamenei that her family incited the current protests.

From IranWire, Iran's government prohibits journalists from reporting on the protests.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From Dawn, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to travel to London by air ambulance.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan asks a legal team to review that court verdict which permits Nawaz to travel.

From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani government claims victory in the case of Nawaz's indemnity bond.

From Khaama Press, Afghan forces seize a "massive" arsenal of Taliban ammunition in the province of Faryab.

From The Hans India, Muslims in India will file a petition seeking review of the Ayodhya verdict.

From the Hindustan Times, the Indian state of Rajasthan is working on an anti-terrorism law.

From ANI, police in Delhi, India bust an international scam call center which targeted Canadians.

From India Today, India will sign a deal with the U.S. to obtain combat drones and spy aircraft.

From the Daily MirrorGotabhaya Rajapaksa is elected president of Sri Lanka.

From the Colombo Page, the U.S. is looking forward to working with the new Sri Lankan president.

From Anadolu Agency, Ugandan ADF rebels kill 15 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including eight pygmies.

From Al Arabiya, Iranians call on Twitter to ban Khamenei's accounts.

From the Goa Chronicle, Hindus offer their own land for a mosque in Ayodhya.  (Goa is a state in India, which was once a Portuguese colony.)

From Gatestone Institute, the persecution of Christians in September 2019.

From The Jakarta Post, two alleged assemblers of a bomb which exploded at a police station in Medan, Indonesia are shot dead.

From The Straits Times, protesters in Hong Kong use petrol bombs and bows and arrows to attack policemen.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian police warn against lending cars to foreigners who don't have a driving license.

From Free Malaysia Today, China and ASEAN agree to conduct a second maritime exercise.  (ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.)

And from The Mainichi, a series of signage mistakes for the bus network of Nishitetsu, Japan are discovered by a six-year-old kindergartner.

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