Fatma Abo Shanab
Cairo court imprisons Mubarak-era parliament speaker
Egypt
September 9, 2018
Cairo court imprisons Mubarak-era parliament speaker
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced Mubarak-era parliament speaker Safwat al-Sherif to three years in prison for illicit profiteering…
Court acquits police officer accused of killing protesters in Moqattam
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Court acquits police officer accused of killing protesters in Moqattam
A low-ranking police officer was acquitted Tuesday of the charge of attempting to kill seven protesters outside the police station…
Port Said Stadium violence trial adjourned to 9 June
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Port Said Stadium violence trial adjourned to 9 June
The Port Said Stadium violence trial has been adjourned to 9 June when the court will hear prosecution witnesses and…
Asmaa Mahfouz appeals against ‘vengeful’ complaint, court postpones trial to 17 April
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Asmaa Mahfouz appeals against ‘vengeful’ complaint, court postpones trial to 17 April
The Ain Shams Misdemeanor Court on Wednesday postponed the trial of Asmaa Mahfouz, an activist accused of assaulting a citizen,…
Verdict on policeman accused of killing demonstrators to be given on Wednesday
Egypt
March 4, 2012
Verdict on policeman accused of killing demonstrators to be given on Wednesday
The Cairo Criminal Court will issue its verdict on Mohamed Abdel Moneim Ibrahim, a policeman accused of killing demonstrators on…
My son told me he was tortured, says mother of deceased prisoner
Egypt
November 1, 2011
My son told me he was tortured, says mother of deceased prisoner
The mother of Essam Atta, an inmate of Tora Prison who recently died in a hospital, told prosecutors that her…
Mubarak trial postponed to 28 December
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Mubarak trial postponed to 28 December
Cairo Criminal Court postponed on Sunday the trial of Egypt's toppled President Hosni Mubarak to 28 December. Mubarak, his sons…
Suspected Jordanian spy claims prosecutors changed his statements
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Suspected Jordanian spy claims prosecutors changed his statements
Bashar Ibrahim Abu Zeid, a Jordanian man accused by Egyptian authorities of being a spy, said at his first court…
Police officer sentenced to 5 years in prison for killing female demonstrator
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Police officer sentenced to 5 years in prison for killing female demonstrator
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced police officer Tamer Sami Refaat to five years in prison for killing a…
Cabinet took the decision to export gas to Israel, says witness
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Cabinet took the decision to export gas to Israel, says witness
Former Prime Minister Atef Ebeid's cabinet assigned the East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG) to export gas to Israel by direct…
Judge in Suez trial says protest victims were ex-convicts
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Judge in Suez trial says protest victims were ex-convicts
The Suez Criminal Court judge presiding over the trial of 14 defendants accused of killing protesters during the revolution said…
Former radio and TV union chief acquitted of corruption charges
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Former radio and TV union chief acquitted of corruption charges
Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday exonerated Osama al-Sheikh, the former head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) of…
Court postpones trial of Mubarak-era steel magnate to October
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Court postpones trial of Mubarak-era steel magnate to October
An Egyptian court on Tuesday postponed the trial of Ahmed Ezz, a former regime figure and a steel mogul, to…
Mubarak and Adly to share a cage once more as trial recommences on Monday
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Mubarak and Adly to share a cage once more as trial recommences on Monday
The Cairo Criminal Court is to reconvene on Monday for the third session in the trial of deposed President Hosni…
Governor honors demonstrator who pulled down Israeli flag
Egypt
August 24, 2011
Governor honors demonstrator who pulled down Israeli flag
The governor of Sharqiya on Tuesday honored Ahmed al-Shahat, the young man who pulled down the Israeli flag from the…
Mubarak’s lawyer requests criminal records of revolution victims
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Mubarak’s lawyer requests criminal records of revolution victims
Ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s defense lawyer Yousry Abdel Razak has filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court in which he…
Authorities release 113 arrested in Tahrir Square
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Authorities release 113 arrested in Tahrir Square
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered Wednesday the release of 113 people detained since Monday when the army and police forces forcibly…
Relatives of revolutionary martyrs block Cairo-Suez highway
Egypt
July 4, 2011
Relatives of revolutionary martyrs block Cairo-Suez highway
Several familes of protesters killed during the 25 January revolution blocked the Cairo-Suez highway, north of the capital, on Monday.…
Suez court orders release on bail of suspects accused of killing protesters
Egypt
July 4, 2011
Suez court orders release on bail of suspects accused of killing protesters
A Suez criminal court on Monday released all defendants accused of involvement in killing protesters on a LE10,000 bail.
Israeli spy suspect interrogated for the 8th time
Egypt
June 21, 2011
Israeli spy suspect interrogated for the 8th time
Ilan Grapel, the Israeli officer suspected of espionage, underwent his eighth official session of interogation on Tuesday. A judicial source…