Wednesday Links - Part 2

As we reach the middle of the last week of August, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, as TICAD-VII opens, Japan reiterates its non-recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

From Egypt Today, according to Egyptian spokesman Bassam Radi, TICAD provides a chance to boost cooperation between Japan and Africa.

From Arutz Sheva, an ISIS-linked group is suspected of being behind suicide bombings which killed three Hamas officials.

From The Times Of Israel, Lebanese troops reported fire at three Israeli drones.

From The Jerusalem Post, a Shiite mosque in Damascus is spotlighted after two Lebanese Shiites are killed in an Israeli airstrike.

From YNetNews, the U.S. peace plan will be revealed only after the Israeli elections.

From In-Cyprus, according to Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, Cyprus is close to adopting a national minimum wage.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Russia offers to send a Turkish astronaut to the International Space Station.

From Turkish Minute, a jailed Turkish journalist hopes that Turkey will restore the rule of law.

From Rûdaw, an Iraqi court sentences 11 ISIS members to death for blowing up a bridge.

From StepFeed, Saudi Arabian women are finally being appointed as public prosecutor investigators.

From Radio Farda, another activist who called for Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei to resign is arrested.

From IranWire, a civil rights activist who opposes Iran's mandatory hijab law is sentenced to 24 years in prison.

From Dawn, French and Jordanian leaders tell Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan that they are "closely observing" the situation in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani Foreign Office summons an Indian envoy over allegedly unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Kashmir.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan partially closes its airspace over Karachi for four days.

From Khaama Press, airstrikes by Afghan security forces send 13 Taliban and ISIS-K terrorists to their virgins.

From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court sends a batch of petitions challenging the recent change of status in Jammu and Kashmir to a five-judge panel.

From the Hindustan Times, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir will allow visitors to meet with detained politicians at a hotel.

From ANI, in an exchange of gunfire between police and Maoists in the Indian state of Odisha, each side suffers one fatality.

From India Today, the Indian Air Force will acquire bunker buster bombs under a deal with Israel and France.

From the Daily Mirror, the sun will pass directly overhead in Sri Lanka until September 7th.

From the Colombo Page, Japan will grant Sri Lanka 1 billion Yen to improve its abilities to combat terrorism.

From The Jakarta Post, two Singaporeans get three years in prison for smuggling lobster larvae.

From The Straits Times, residents of Hong Kong apply for more good citizenship cards, which can help them leave the city.

From the Borneo Post, 18-year-old Indonesians will have to wait two years before registering to vote.

From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian man who installed a camera in the toilet of a U.S. airliner gets two months in prison.

From The Mainichi, a survivor of the atomic attack on Nagasaki donates a notebook in an effort to find a boy who was photographed just after the explosion.

And from Gatestone Institute, why should the Palestinians allow facts to get in the way?