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…