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Legal
France: Appeal court upholds 18-year prison sentence for former jihadist convert
(Brussels Times) Former French jihadist Jonathan Geffroy (41) was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison by the Paris Special Assise Court for his involvement with the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group from 2015 to 2017. Geffroy, who claims to be […]
Arts & Entertainment
UK imposes travel ban on art dealer accused of financing Hezbollah Nazem Ahmad abused the art market to fund the Lebanese militant group, the British government alleges
(National-UAE) An art dealer and diamond smuggler accused of being a Hezbollah financier has been banned from travelling to the UK. Nazem Ahmad, 60, is sanctioned by Britain and the US, and he has been banned along with Mustafa Ayash. Mr Ayash […]
Immigration
Over 500 migrants reach Italy’s Lampedusa in two days
(AFP) More than 500 migrants have arrived on Lampedusa over the past two days, the UN’s migration agency said Friday, as people take advantage of calm seas to attempt the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe. Since the start of summer, the island […]