Fathya el-Dakhakhni
Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video
Amnesty International described a video of police and army officers torturing detainees that was recently released online as “deeply unsettling”…
Egypt down 25 positions on Global Peace Index
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Egypt down 25 positions on Global Peace Index
Egypt ranks 73 on the Global Peace Index 2011, published on Wednesday by the Vision of Humanity Foundation, a non-profit…
Spanish court refuses to reduce Salem’s bail
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Spanish court refuses to reduce Salem’s bail
A Spanish court has rejected a request by fugitive Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem to reduce his bail of five…
Spanish government gives green light for Salem’s extradition
Egypt
July 9, 2011
Spanish government gives green light for Salem’s extradition
BARCELONA - At its weekly meeting on Friday, the Spanish government gave the green light to approve Egypt's request to extradite businessman…
Egyptian diplomat in Spain to follow up on business tycoon’s case
Egypt
July 6, 2011
Egyptian diplomat in Spain to follow up on business tycoon’s case
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ahmed Fathallah on Tuesday flew to Spain to attend the inauguration of the new secretary general at…
Hussein Salem should be kept under house arrest, says Spain’s attorney general
Egypt
June 23, 2011
Hussein Salem should be kept under house arrest, says Spain’s attorney general
Spain's attorney general has asked that Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem be kept under house arrest, event after he pays…
Close Mubarak confidant can’t pay bail, say judicial sources
Egypt
June 22, 2011
Close Mubarak confidant can’t pay bail, say judicial sources
Hussein Salem has not yet paid bail because he has yet to find “clean” sources of money, said senior Spanish…
Spain investigates how Hussein Salem obtained citizenship
Egypt
June 21, 2011
Spain investigates how Hussein Salem obtained citizenship
An Egyptian source following the Spanish government's investigations into Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem said it is investigating whether Hussein…
Human Rights Watch: The Egyptian revolution is not over
Egypt
June 10, 2011
Human Rights Watch: The Egyptian revolution is not over
In his first visit to Egypt since unrest broke out in January, the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth…
Egypt to officially request Germany to return Nefertiti bust
Egypt
May 3, 2011
Egypt to officially request Germany to return Nefertiti bust
Minister of Antiquites Zahi Hawass said he would send the German government an official request next week to return the…