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A Moroccan court rejected Thursday an appeal to release a journalist awaiting trial who has been on hunger strike for 57 days against his detention, his lawyer said. Soulaimane Raissouni, 48, chief editor of Moroccan independent daily Akhbar al-Youm, is accused of “indecent assault”, charges he denies. He began a hunger strike in April demanding to be provisionally released, having been held in detention for months. “He is in a serious health condition, and cannot stand up straight for five minutes,” his lawyer Mohamed Messaoudi said in court. “He is incapable of concentrating or answering any question.” Messaoudi said his client, who appeared Thursday for a hearing before the Casablanca appeals court, had lost around 30 kilos (66 pounds) since his arrest in May 2020. But a judge dismissed concern over Raissouni’s health, saying that a doctor had declared the journalist to be in a “general good state”, and postponed the start of his trial to June 10. ....
Cairo: Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has arrived in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials amid growing signs of improving ties between the two countries after strains of more than three years. The Qatari official, who is leading a high-level delegation, will meet his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukry for talks on cooperation links between Egypt and Qatar, the Egyptian semi-official newspaper Akhbar Al Youm reported. They will also discuss the latest developments in the region including the Palestinian problem amid efforts to shore up a ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers. The two-day visit is part of an Arab region that already took the Qatari minister to Egypt’s neighbours Libya and Sudan to discuss the regional scene. ....