Three Sentenced to Death for Killing Nine in Attack on Jordan Church
Three men have been sentenced to death for shooting dead nine people in a church in Jordan.
WorldThree men have been sentenced to death for shooting dead nine people in a church in Jordan.
WorldA 43-year-old man was also convicted by the Court of Appeal for the high-profile stunts involving Hitler-faced apples and an IS doll, which targeted two ministers.
CrimeJordan has carried out strikes in neighboring Syria, claiming to have killed a group of jihadists. Syria is furious over the violation.
WorldJordan's military has carried out airstrikes on “terrorist organizations' hideouts” in Syria in response to an attack on a church in Jordan last week. Syria responded by closing its border with Jordan on Tuesday.
WorldJust over 200 people have so far been granted the new, substantially increased repatriation grant, according to the Swedish Migration Agency.
SwedenSyrian author Samar Yazbek portrays the war in Gaza through the wounds and pain of Palestinian civilians. “I saw them, I was there, and I lived with them. I want their voices to be heard.”
EntertainmentHe is accused of being the main perpetrator of a massacre in Syria in which nearly 250 civilians were killed. On Thursday, authorities in the country said a paramilitary leader who supported the now-toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad had been arrested.
WorldWhen Jan Håfström, 89, exhibits new works, they engage in a dialogue with his past and contemporary humanitarian disasters. “The Holocaust is still going on, and I think painters have to deal with these things. You can’t ignore it.”
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