Gaza court sentences Fatah field commander to 15 years in jail![]() January 9, 2013 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A field commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, - the military wing of the Fatah Palestinian movement, Zaki as-Saqani, has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars on terrorism charges by a court martial in Gaza, The Voice of Russia reported. As-Saqani was arrested in August 2008 on suspicion of involvement in the terrorist attack that killed five members of the Hamas movement, which is in control of the Gaza Strip. Fatah said the verdict was unfair and politically motivated. The Head of the Palestinian National Administration Mahmoud Abbas, who is also the leader of Fatah and the Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal are due to hold consultations on reconciliation in Cairo January 9. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |