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Egypt frees Rania Youssef after provocative dress case
Culture
December 7, 2018
Egypt frees Rania Youssef after provocative dress case
Cairo appeals prosecutors on Thursday ordered the release of actress Rania Youssef on bail, after a four-hour interrogation session…
UAE court sentences British student to life for spying
Middle East
November 21, 2018
UAE court sentences British student to life for spying
A United Arab Emirates court sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail on Wednesday after convicting him…
Lamjarred acquitted of raping girlfriend, faces 2nd trial: French court
Music
November 19, 2018
Lamjarred acquitted of raping girlfriend, faces 2nd trial: French court
A French court has acquitted Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred on Monday over charges of raping his girlfriend, 20-year-old actress…
Last Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of genocide, get life terms
World
November 16, 2018
Last Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of genocide, get life terms
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The last surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled Cambodia in the…
Former Egypt forward Aboutrika handed jail sentence for tax evasion – report
Egypt
November 14, 2018
Former Egypt forward Aboutrika handed jail sentence for tax evasion – report
CAIRO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Former Egypt forward Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country’s most famous sportsmen, has been…
Australia charges woman in strawberry needle case
World
November 12, 2018
Australia charges woman in strawberry needle case
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian court on Monday ordered a 50-year-old farm supervisor charged in a strawberry needle contamination case…
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal…
Pakistani Christian woman in limbo despite acquittal by top court
World
November 3, 2018
Pakistani Christian woman in limbo despite acquittal by top court
The fate of a Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy was in limbo Saturday after the government allowed Islamist…
Wife of Dakahlia man denies he killed their two sons
Egypt
October 22, 2018
Wife of Dakahlia man denies he killed their two sons
The wife of Mahmoud Nazmy, who was arrested and verbally confessed to killing his two children in August, has…
Cairo court sentences three to death for extremism
Egypt
October 14, 2018
Cairo court sentences three to death for extremism
The Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced three people to death and another four to life imprisonment over joining the…