Egypt
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Politics
2/24/2021 1:58:06 PM
The perpetrators were sent to two years in prison and fined EGP 200,000
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/23/2021 9:46:07 PM
The upcoming presidential elections in Palestine might open the door to Marwan Al-Barghouti, a political leader jailed for life by Israel, to become an icon of his people
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World
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International
2/20/2021 7:08:48 PM
A Moscow court convicted top Kremlin critic Navalny of defamation, just hours after another court upheld an order for him to serve more than two years in prison in another case
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World
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International
2/20/2021 12:50:09 PM
Judge Dmitry Balashov rejected Navalny's appeal of the February 2 ruling, which turned a 2014 suspended sentence on embezzlement charges into real jail time
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World
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Region
2/18/2021 9:53:43 PM
SANA said the pair were released following a deal conducted through "Russian mediation", that also allowed the release of Syrian woman activist Nihal al-Mokt, in exchange for a young Israeli woman who had strayed into Syria.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/18/2021 8:46:00 PM
Loujain Al-Hathloul and others released from Saudi prisons reflect Riyadh’s eagerness to court Washington. Neither does the latter want to be on the wrong side of the kingdom
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World
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Region
2/17/2021 5:19:39 PM
Russia has helped secure the release of four Syrians held by Israel in exchange for the return of the body an Israeli soldier declared missing after a 1982 tank battle with Syrian forces in Lebanon
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World
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International
2/12/2021 5:20:46 PM
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World
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Region
2/11/2021 12:00:00 PM
'Loujain is at home!!!!!!' her sister Lina al-Hathloul declared on Twitter alongside a screenshot showing a flushed Loujain beaming on a family video call
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World
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International
2/10/2021 5:08:15 PM
Hundreds of Thai protesters gathered in Bangkok on Wednesday to demand the release of four activists remanded in custody pending trial on charges of insulting Thailand's king, a crime punishable by 15 years in prison
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World
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International
2/9/2021 6:04:21 PM
Airlines and travel companies called for more government aid, saying the new rules would deepen a crisis that has seen them lose nearly all their revenue
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Egypt
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Politics
2/6/2021 6:11:50 PM
The security source blamed a TV channel for using information from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
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World
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Region
2/4/2021 2:04:32 PM
Reporters and members of the public were not allowed into the courtroom, which was heavily guarded by police and armoured vehicles, with police helicopters overhead
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World
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International
2/3/2021 6:17:27 PM
Russian authorities on Wednesday shrugged off the massive rallies against the jailing of top Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny and rejected Western criticism as “hysterics” as activists reported more than 1,400 new arrests
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World
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International
2/2/2021 2:26:16 PM
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faced a court hearing Tuesday that could end with him being sent to prison for years and fuel more protests against the Kremlin
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Egypt
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Politics
1/26/2021 6:24:02 PM
2,904 prisoners qualified for release, whereas only 118 inmates, handpicked by the upper council for committees, met the requirements for conditional release
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World
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Region
1/24/2021 1:37:44 PM
The meeting in Jordan comes days after the United States designated the Iran-aligned Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation
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World
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International
1/23/2021 7:39:42 PM
Hundreds of demonstrators outside the Tishina prison chanted "Freedom" and called on authorities to release Putin's most vocal critic, after 20,000 people gathered in Moscow for anti-government demonstrations
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Egypt
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Politics
1/20/2021 7:38:24 PM
This is the second time authorities have toughened penalties for FGM in six years, and the decision comes one year after a teenager died in Upper Egypt while being subjected to the procedure
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Egypt
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Politics
1/19/2021 6:47:54 PM
Egypt’s Prisons Authority has been keen to organise similar visits to major prisons in a bid to drive people, especially foreigners, away from believing the negative rumours concerning prisons in the country
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