News in Brief - Tue, April, 21, 2015 - 12:30 GMT

1. The Ansarullah movement condemns Saudi Arabia’s recent airstrikes on the Yemeni capital.

2. Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi has been sentenced to twenty years in prison over charges of inciting violence back in 20-12.

3. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has condemned what it calls the continuous targeting of Islam's principles by the government.

4. Bahraini regime forces attack crowds protesting the annual Formula One Grand Prix in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.

5. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called for talks among different Yemeni groups to resolve the country’s current crisis.

6. The Syrian army has launched a huge military operation in Daraa countryside securing five new towns and tightening its siege on terrorists in the region.

7. The Palestinian Health Ministry is warning of a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli siege.

8. Italian authorities have arrested the captain and a crew member of the migrant boat that capsized in the Mediterranean on suspicion of human trafficking.

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