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Cardinal Pell appeals ‘impossible’ child sex conviction
World
June 5, 2019
Cardinal Pell appeals ‘impossible’ child sex conviction
Jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell asked appeals court judges Wednesday to quash his landmark conviction for child sex abuse, branding…
Ghosn family seeks UN help against ‘judicial persecution’ in Japan
World
May 27, 2019
Ghosn family seeks UN help against ‘judicial persecution’ in Japan
The family of former Renault and Nissan head Carlos Ghosn has submitted another request for UN intervention against what it…
US judge blocks Mississippi ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
World
May 25, 2019
US judge blocks Mississippi ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
A US federal judge Friday blocked Mississippi’s strict abortion law which would have banned the procedure after six weeks of…
Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer
World
May 21, 2019
Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer
Bayer’s public relations headaches over its mammoth takeover of Monsanto intensified Tuesday, as a scandal about “watch lists” of pro-…
Egyptian court renews Fotouh’s detention for 45 more days
Egypt
May 19, 2019
Egyptian court renews Fotouh’s detention for 45 more days
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday ordered former-presidential candidate and head of the “Strong Egypt Party” Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh…
Egypt court starts hearings in June for security official assassination attempt
Egypt
May 18, 2019
Egypt court starts hearings in June for security official assassination attempt
Cairo Court of Appeals on Saturday set June 11 to start the trial of 11 defendants charged with attempting to…
Will the US Supreme Court reconsider abortion rights?
Society
May 18, 2019
Will the US Supreme Court reconsider abortion rights?
American evangelicals have high hopes that the US Supreme Court, with its newfound conservative majority, will be tempted to chip…
Giza court sentences 52 to 15 years in prison over Nahda sit-in dispersal
Egypt
May 5, 2019
Giza court sentences 52 to 15 years in prison over Nahda sit-in dispersal
The Giza Criminal Court has sentenced a defendant to life imprisonment, 52 others to 15 years in prison and two…
Egypt’s top court upholds imprison sentence against Salafi leader
Egypt
May 4, 2019
Egypt’s top court upholds imprison sentence against Salafi leader
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Saturday turned down an appeal for Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, founder of Salafi Raya Party,…
MB leader sentenced to life in prison for ‘harming economy’
Egypt
April 30, 2019
MB leader sentenced to life in prison for ‘harming economy’
On Tuesday, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan Malik, and six others to life…