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Israeli authorities rearrest Muhammad Allan

Israeli authorities on Wednesday rearrested former Palestinian hunger striker Muhammad Allan after he was discharged from an Israeli hospital, the head of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society told Ma’an. Qadura Fares said that Israeli authorities had reinstated Allan’s administrative detention, internment without trial or charge, against which the prisoner undertook a[…]

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Malaysia arrests suspects over Bangkok blast

Malaysia has arrested three suspects in connection with the investigation into a bomb blast in central Bangkok last month that killed 20 people, police officials said. Two Malaysians and a Pakistani national were arrested and were assisting with the investigation, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters on Monday. “We[…]

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Patel arrested for second murder

The Polokwane businessman on trial for killing his wife was arrested on Friday in connection with another murder committed two years ago, Limpopo police said. Rameez Patel, who was out on bail of R250 000, was arrested at his workplace in connection with the death of Tony Adams in Westenburg,[…]

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Court invites probe into Al-Bashir saga

The High Court in Pretoria has suggested that the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) investigate how South Africa violated a court order to prevent Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country, allowing him to evade arrest for alleged crimes against humanity. Judge President Dunstan Mlambo said ignoring the[…]

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86 arrested in CT during Operation Fiela

Police have arrested 86 people and seized counterfeit goods with an estimated street value of R150 000 at the Cape Town Station Deck this weekend, they said on Sunday. This was part of Operation Fiela in the province, Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said in a statement. Among those arrested, 81 were[…]

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Al Jazeera journo held in Germany

Al Jazeera has urged Germany to immediately release its journalist Ahmed Mansour, who was detained at a Berlin airport at the request of the Egyptian authorities. “The crackdown on journalists by Egyptian authorities is well known. Our network, as the Arab world’s most-watched, has taken the brunt of this. Other[…]

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SA troops in Sudan feared the worst

More than 800 terrified South African soldiers in Sudan feared the worst when their camp was surrounded by Sudanese troops. “In order to save lives, we would have to have surrendered if they stormed us. One battalion of soldiers without proper weapons could not fight against an entire country’s army,”[…]

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AU assured al-Bashir would not be arrested: Mugabe

President Jacob Zuma gave the African Union summit assurances that Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir would not be arrested, Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe has said. Responding to questions by journalists following the close of the AU summit in Sandton just before midnight on Monday, Mugabe said because Bashir was a wanted[…]

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Calls for Bashir to be arrested in SA

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir must be arrested if he arrives in South Africa for the African Union summit in Johannesburg, two organisations said on Friday. The Democratic Alliance and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) want to secure a warrant of arrest for Bashir. He was reportedly expected to arrive[…]

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3rd suspect held for PE teacher’s murder

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of teacher Jayde Panayiotou, Eastern Cape police confirmed on Monday. Brigadier Marinda Mills confirmed the man was arrested in New Brighton on Sunday and would appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The news followed the appearance[…]

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