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Senior Muslim Brotherhood MP Hamdy Hassan died in his cell in the notorious maximum-security Al-Aqrab prison. Human rights groups accused authorities of neglecting his health.

The resignations have not yet been accepted by the Judicial Council because the judges are "exceptional members of the judiciary", a Council spokesperson said.

The meeting came amid Turkey's hosting of the 7th World Halal Summit and the 8th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Summit.

Bitcoin, the largest digital currency, fell as much as 7.8% to $54,377, its lowest since Oct 12.

Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has appointed an ambassador to Qatar for the first time in six years, following the end of the Gulf diplomatic crisis.

The Belarusian president told thousands of migrants he will "do everything" migrants wish, "even if it is bad for Poles", during a visit to a warehouse facility accommodating them as the West claim he orchestrated the crisis.

Around 600 people were in the centre and many joined the group, but the situation was quickly put under control by the police and border guards, according to Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Wasik.

The variant has been identified in a person who returned from Malawi, the Israeli health ministry said.

487 clandestine migrants of various Arab, Asian and African nationalities, including 93 children and 13 women, were rescued, according to the defence ministry.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya strongly condemned any form of electoral-related violence, and reiterated that the electoral process must be protected.