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A Hungarian court has sentenced a migrant to ten years in jail for participating in rioting at the country's southern border with Serbia last year.

According to media reports, the court declared 40-year-old Ahmed Hamad, of Syrian origin, guilty for throwing rocks at the police in an attempt to force them to open the border.

Pimana SA, a company belonging to Qatari Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is accusing the Greek justice system of denial of justice for refusing to conduct a hearing on the transfer of properties on Zakynthos following repeated postponements of the case.

This concerns a 15-square kilometer area near the famed Shipwreck beach that Pimana bought in 2014 for 10 million euros.

An Egyptian fisherman who was assaulted by suspected members of Golden Dawn in Piraeus in June 2012 identified two defendants in the trial of members and supporters of the far-right party as participants in the attack Tuesday. In his testimony, Ahmed Abu Hamad, pointed out Anastasios Pantazis and Dimitris Agriogiannis, claiming that they were involved in the assault on him and compatriots.

An Egyptian national, who was among the victims of an attack in June, 2012, in Perama, near Piraeus, by Golden Dawn members said on Friday, at the ongoing trial of the extreme right group, that they were singled out because they were Muslims and dark-skinned.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Qatar on Saturday for a two-day visit mainly to boost bilateral economic ties.

Qatar has launched an investigation after heavy rains exposed poor construction in a country set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a deluge that saw water cascade through the roof of its $15 billion main airport.

The country has also banned contractors from leaving the small, oil-rich country as it carries out a probe into how heavy rains damaged buildings and roadways.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are in high-level talks with the goal of forming a military alliance to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to sources speaking to the Huffington Post.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has met with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj during the latter's official visit to Ankara.

The two ministers held a closed door meeting on the afternoon of Jan. 16 at the Foreign Ministry building in the capital after briefly posing for photographers.