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For some countries, desalination plants offer a solution — removing salt from seawater to satisfy their freshwater needs. The Middle East has the highest concentration of these in the world.…
One of two lesbians sentenced to death in Iran had spoken to the BBC about her hopes for the future. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62821763?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
On Wednesday, the women were questioned by prosecutors in Cairo and then informed they were being charged with slander and defamation of Nation’s Future members, using social media to harass…
Albania and the US accuse Iran of hiring hackers to paralyse public services and steal state data. See this:NEENCA Professional Knee Brace, Compression Knee Sleeve with Patella Gel Pad &…
The offending content was not specified – but state TV highlighted two teenage girls kissing. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62811522?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
One of them, Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani, was described by Amnesty International earlier this year as a gender nonconforming person and LGBTI activist who was detained by authorities “due to her real…
The man offered to pass information on the defence minister to an Iran-linked group for money. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62805534?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
The ministry identified the dead man as 29-year-old Mohammad Sabaaneh. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were in Jenin “in order to demolish the residence of the terrorist who killed three…
In Herzliya in Israel, people have begun a petition to try to save a modern-day hermit from being thrown out of his unusual dwelling, built in a cave on the…