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El Shafee Elsheikh, from London to Syria to IS 'Beatle'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - El Shafee Elsheikh, convicted on all charges in the deaths of four American hostages, went to Syria a decade ago with two childhood friends from London to wage jihad against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Islamic State 'Beatle' guilty of all charges in US hostage deaths

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - El Shafee Elsheikh, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," was found guilty of all charges on Thursday for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria.

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EgyptAir Resumes Flights to Benghazi

EgyptAir announced that it would operate daily direct flights between Cairo and the Libyan city of Benghazi starting on 18 April this year, after an 11-year suspension due to the deteriorating security situation following the "revolution" that ousted the late President Muammar Gaddafi. The Libyan authorities allowed the resumption of…

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Islamic State 'Beatle' case goes to the jury in Virginia

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British national who went to Syria to join the Islamic State and allegedly became a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

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US Prosecutors Rest Case Against ISIS ‘Beatle’

Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against an alleged member of the notorious ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, declined the opportunity to testify in his own defense at his trial in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Asked by Judge T.S.

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US prosecutors rest case against Islamic State 'Beatle'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against an alleged member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

AFP

Man, woman or... X: US rolls out gender-neutral passports

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - It's just a small box to tick on an application form, but a huge breakthrough for D. Ojeda, a non-binary person who on Monday became one of the first Americans to apply for a gender-neutral passport.

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Yazidi woman testifies about IS leader's treatment of US hostage Kayla Mueller

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A young Yazidi woman testified on Monday that American aid worker Kayla Mueller told her she was raped by former Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and threatened with death if she tried to escape.

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Public consultation launched over Alexandria regeneration plans

Glenesk Homes and Lidl are asking for residents views on the proposals for 25 one and two-bedroom flats in a four-storey development, a new supermarket and car parking, replacing the existing Mitchell Way.

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Former hostages unmask Islamic State 'Beatle' at trial

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Former hostages taking the witness stand at the trial of their alleged Islamic State group captor have described their brutal treatment in chilling detail.

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Palm Sunday church attacks: Egypt’s ‘worst day of violence’

Egypt’s security situation five years after ISIL-claimed church blasts killed 48 people.

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Ex-MSF worker testifies at trial of IS 'Beatle'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A former Doctors Without Borders (MSF) worker held for three months in Syria in 2014 by the Islamic State group testified on Thursday to the particularly brutal treatment meted out to American and British hostages.

AFP

IS captives were forced to sing 'Hotel Osama': French hostage

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A French journalist held by the Islamic State in Syria testified Wednesday that he and other hostages were forced by their captors to sing a depraved parody of the Eagles song "Hotel California" called "Hotel Osama."

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Isis on trial: What we have learned so far at the trial of British jihadist El Shafee Elsheikh

The self-confessed Isis member is accused of taking part in hostage-taking operation that led to the killing of American and British journalists and aid workers. Richard Hall reports from Alexandria, Virginia

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James Foley's mother, brother testify at trial of IS 'Beatle'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - The mother of slain American journalist James Foley said Monday at the trial of one of his alleged Islamic State captors that she initially hoped reports her son had been executed were "some cruel joke."

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Italian aid worker recalls brutal treatment by IS 'Beatles'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - An Italian aid worker described being beaten with a rubber cable and waterboarded in harrowing testimony Thursday at the trial of a jihadist accused of being one of his Islamic State captors known as the "Beatles."

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El Shafee Elsheikh, accused of being one of the Islamic State 'Beatles'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - El Shafee Elsheikh studied mechanical engineering in London, but now faces accusations he was a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

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Trial of IS 'Beatle' begins as defense claims mistaken identity

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - The trial of an Islamic State fighter accused of belonging to a notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" began in earnest Wednesday near Washington, with his defense claiming he had been mistakenly identified.

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Isis on trial: Families of victims hope for justice as landmark case of Isis ‘Beatle’ begins in US court

El Shafee Elsheikh is accused of brutal treatment of hostages and of being involved in the deaths of journalists and aid workers, writes Richard Hall in Alexandria, Virginia

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El Shafee Elsheikh, 'most brutal' of the IS 'Beatles'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Dubbed "Jihadi George," El Shafee Elsheikh has been described by former hostages as the "most brutal" member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

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Ex-hostages, relatives seek accountability at IS 'Beatles' trial

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Former hostages and relatives of victims are seeking justice, accountability and perhaps even some solace as the trial of a member of the brutal Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" gets underway.

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US trial begins of Islamic State 'Beatle'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - The first trial on US soil of an alleged major figure in the Islamic State (IS) group -- an accused member of the kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" -- began in earnest Wednesday near Washington.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Trial Begins for ISIS Militant who Beheaded American Hostages in Iraq, Syria

An alleged member of a group of ISIS militants that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, faces a US criminal trial beginning on Tuesday. El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, will stand trial in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, on charges…

Daily Record

Scots mum’s fury over well-being of son who eats wall and floor coverings

Caitlyn, of Alexandria, said her son's room has only a bed in it as they await the work required to give him a safe space to call his own.

AFP

Trial set for member of IS 'Beatles' kidnap-and-murder cell

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Jury selection begins on Tuesday in the trial of an alleged member of the notorious Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

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