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Iran football legend Daei targeted by 'threats' after backing protests
Iran football legend Daei targeted by 'threats' after backing protests
by  AFP

Iranian football legend Ali Daei on Monday said he had been targeted by threats after backing ongoing protests in Iran triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini. Prominent Iranian footballer of Kurdish origin Voria Ghafouri, who has been outspoken in his support of the protests, was arrested last week.

Comoros ex-president Sambi jailed for life for 'high treason'
Comoros ex-president Sambi jailed for life for 'high treason'
by  AFP

A court in the Comoros on Monday handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in the Gulf. Sambi, 64, an arch rival of President Azali Assoumani, was sentenced by the State Security Court, a special judicial body whose rulings cannot be appealed.

Cocaine 'super-cartel' busted in Dubai, Europe: police
Cocaine 'super-cartel' busted in Dubai, Europe: police
by  AFP

Police have dismantled a huge drugs "super-cartel" that controlled a third of Europe's cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries, including six chief suspects in Dubai, Europol said on Monday.

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