Arrest
Egyptian parents arrested after offering daughter for sale on Facebook
Egypt
January 21, 2021
Egyptian parents arrested after offering daughter for sale on Facebook
Egyptian security services have arrested two people in Cairo for offering their infant daughter for sale on Facebook. The Department…
Tunisian officials confiscate two Egyptian boats, fishermen arrested
Egypt
January 1, 2021
Tunisian officials confiscate two Egyptian boats, fishermen arrested
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced in a Thursday statement that two Egyptian fishing boats have been confiscated in Tunisia, with…
Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years
Middle East
December 28, 2020
Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly…
Egypt arrests Juhayna company chairman for ‘funding terrorist group’
Egypt
December 6, 2020
Egypt arrests Juhayna company chairman for ‘funding terrorist group’
Egypt’s public prosecution on Saturday ordered to imprison Juhayna Food Industries company chairman Safwan Thabet for 15 days on charges…
Juhayna shares decline 6.1% after chairman’s arrest
Business
December 3, 2020
Juhayna shares decline 6.1% after chairman’s arrest
Egypt’s Juhayna Food Industries company’s shares declined by 6.1 percent on Wednesday, following the arrest of its founder and chairman Safwan…
Egypt rebuffs France’s concerns over arrest of Egyptian activist Mohamed Bashir
Egypt
November 19, 2020
Egypt rebuffs France’s concerns over arrest of Egyptian activist Mohamed Bashir
On Wednesday, the French Foreign Ministry voiced its worry over Egyptian authorities’ arrest of Mohamed Bashir, executive director of the…
Coptic Orthodox Church rejects all insults towards religion: Spokesperson
Egypt
November 16, 2020
Coptic Orthodox Church rejects all insults towards religion: Spokesperson
The Coptic Orthodox Church totally rejects insults directed towards any religions, said Church Spokesperson Boulos Halim in response to a…
Sources: arrest ordered for 4 children involved in “Tefl al-marour” incident after they test positive for drugs
Egypt
November 5, 2020
Sources: arrest ordered for 4 children involved in “Tefl al-marour” incident after they test positive for drugs
According to security and medical sources, four of the five children involved in the “Tefl al-marour” frenzy, including the driver,…
Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed
World
November 5, 2020
Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned with immediate effect on Thursday after learning that a war crimes tribunal…
New video of Egyptian judge’s son stirs additional resentment, father apologizes
Egypt
November 4, 2020
New video of Egyptian judge’s son stirs additional resentment, father apologizes
The son of an Egyptian judge, who sparked public outrage earlier this week for driving and assaulting a policeman in…