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Egypt
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Courts & Law
2/7/2023 11:06:06 PM
A High Emergency State Security Court sentenced on Tuesday a man to death and 11 others to life in prison over various terror charges in the 2017 case dubbed by the media as the 'Daesh Al-Omraniya cell case'.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
2/6/2023 10:37:25 AM
An Iranian singer who faces possible prison time for his song that's become an anthem to the ongoing protests shaking the Islamic Republic wept early Monday after seeing he'd won a Grammy.
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World
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Region
2/5/2023 3:37:23 PM
Iran's supreme leader on Sunday reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for "tens of thousands'' of people detained amid nationwide anti-government protests shaking the country, acknowledging for the first time the scale of the crackdown.
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World
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War in Ukraine
2/4/2023 8:07:52 PM
Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday.
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World
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International
2/1/2023 6:16:31 PM
The United Nations announced Wednesday that one of its rights experts will visit the Guantanamo Bay detention facility later this month, in a first such visit after two decades of requests.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
1/25/2023 7:33:49 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has announced the release of 2,194 prisoners as per a presidential pardon on the occasion of the National Police Day.
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World
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Region
1/24/2023 10:52:13 AM
France repatriated Tuesday 15 women and 32 children held in jihadist prison camps in Syria, the foreign ministry said, in the third major return of French citizens from the Middle Eastern country.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
1/22/2023 9:56:07 PM
A court of appeals has ordered the release of six lawyers in Marsa Matrouh who were sentenced last week to two years in prison for assaulting three clerks during a court session earlier this month.
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World
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Region
1/19/2023 7:45:08 PM
A former Algerian energy minister was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 20 years in prison for corruption, the latest ruling against a top ally of late president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local media reported.
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World
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Region
1/19/2023 2:40:16 PM
Palestinian prisoner jailed for alleged killing an Israeli soldier was released on Thursday after serving 40 years, officials said, with Israel warning, it would not tolerate celebrations glorifying "terror".
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/12/2023 4:00:03 PM
Russia and Ukraine have not reached a new prisoner exchange agreement during talks in Turkey, Moscow's envoy told AFP on Thursday, saying her earlier remarks about a swap were misinterpreted.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/11/2023 8:04:00 PM
Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday agreed a new prisoner swap during rare talks in Turkiye during which they also discussed the creation of a "humanitarian corridor" in the war zone.
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World
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Region
1/10/2023 5:30:13 PM
Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage charges in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
1/5/2023 4:23:26 PM
A Cairo criminal court issued on Thursday a one-year suspended prison sentence against well-known actress Menna Shalaby for possessing narcotics -- hashish -- with the intent of using them.
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World
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International
1/4/2023 9:22:07 AM
Myanmar's junta announced an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday following a show of force in the capital, days after increasing democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's jail term to 33 years.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/3/2023 9:44:07 PM
The sentencing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to over two years in prison is being seen by observers as a politically motivated move, writes Karam Said
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
1/2/2023 2:42:30 PM
A Luxor misdemeanor court sentenced on Monday a cart driver in the Upper Egyptian city to one year in prison for brutally beating his horse after a video of the incident caused a public outrage.
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World
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Region
12/29/2022 1:23:18 PM
Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Thursday they had launched an offensive against Islamic State group fighters, days after jihadist gunmen launched a deadly prison attack.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
12/26/2022 10:56:55 PM
Egypt’s Court of Cassation sentenced on Monday Haitham Kamel Abou Ali to three years in prison for manslaughter over the death of a woman in Hurghada while driving his vehicle under the influence of drugs in January 2021.
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World
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Region
12/26/2022 7:55:46 PM
Libya's unity government has carried out a prisoner exchange with Libyan National Army, releasing a pilot captured during LNA’s 2019 attack on Tripoli, local media reported Monday.
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