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The US has expanded sanctions on Belarus along with Canada and European allies, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at her briefing, "to hold the Lukashenko regime accountable for its ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms." SOUNDBITE
A UN probe says there is evidence that Israel committed crimes against humanity in responding to 2018 protests in Gaza, as snipers targeted people clearly identifiable as children, health workers and journalists. SOUNDBITE from Santiago Canton, chair of the UN Commission of investigation
The first cinema in Saudi Arabia opens in Riyadh with the screening of the film 'Black Panther' following the lifting of a three-decades-long cinema ban. IMAGES
Two years after Libya's revolution, the authorities are still trying to integrate armed factions into the police forces. Next, in Morocco, Berber parents are struggling to name their children, amid a strong state preference for Arabic names. Finally, Algerian filmmaker Nadir Moknèche is back with his latest controversial offering, "Goodbye Morocco".
Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is welcomed by Saudia Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region, in Riyadh for a diplomatic visit in the country. IMAGES
Saudi non-resident ambassador to the Palestinian territories, Nayef al-Sudairi arrives for a meeting in Ramallah after Saudi Arabia, which has engaged in US-brokered talks with Israel to potentially normalise relations, sent a delegation to the occupied West Bank for the first time in three decades. IMAGES
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