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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".
The United States says it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, several years after they were suspended over human rights concerns in Yemen. Since the freeze, and with a truce holding in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has "met their end of the deal, and we are prepared to meet ours," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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