September 6, 2023

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Wednesday, September 6th. *) Top court to deliver verdict on abaya ban in French schools The highest French court will deliver its verdict in the next hours on an appeal against the government’s abaya dress ban in schools. A lawyer for the Muslim Rights Action filed an appeal with the Council of State to seek the suspension of the ban on the abaya — a loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim students at school. The lawyer said barring students from entering schools because of the abaya is a violation of privacy and personal freedom. *) Ex-Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years in jail for Capitol riots Former Proud Boys leader, Enrique Tarrio, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, the longest sentence yet in the Capitol rampage, on January 6, 2021. Tarrio’s sentence is one among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases. It comes as the Justice Department prepares to put former president Donald Trump on trial at the same courthouse in Washington, on charges that the then-president illegally schemed to cling on to power. *) Saudi, Iran exchange envoys as part of China-brokered deal Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iran has arrived in Iran, and his counterpart landed in Riyadh, cementing a restoration of ties between the Gulf rivals after a seven-year rupture mended by China. Saudi Arabia’s leadership recognises the “importance of strengthening ties, increasing engagement ... and taking the [relationship] to broader horizons,” The Saudi ambassador said upon his arrival in Tehran. Also, Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia arrived in the capital Riyadh, where he was received by Foreign Ministry officials and embassy staff. *) DPRK to ‘pay a price’ if it supplies Russia weaponry: US The White House has warned that North Korea would “pay a price” if it supplies Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine, with Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin expected to hold talks on the issue. US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor said Pyongyang and Moscow wer