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Al-Araby
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An Egyptian journalist was detained on Thursday after reportedly criticising authorities for giving the green light for Israelis to party in the Sinai amid a massive crackdown on Palestinian worshippers in occupied East Jerusalem. Safa al-Korbiji was jailed after allegedly publishing a series of videos slamming President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s government for allowing an Israeli music festival to go ahead as planned despite international outrage over Israel’s actions at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Israeli music promoters had organised two music festivals in the South Sinai coinciding with Sina…