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Egyptian court imprisons grandmother for abuse of granddaughter
Egypt
October 12, 2019
Egyptian court imprisons grandmother for abuse of granddaughter
The Shirbin Misdemeanors Court in Daqahlia on Saturday sentenced Safaa, 41, to three years in prison for physically abusing her…
Cairo Criminal Court refers terrorist case to Egypt’s Grand Mufti
Egypt
September 29, 2019
Cairo Criminal Court refers terrorist case to Egypt’s Grand Mufti
The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday referred the papers for seven members of the “Helwan microbus cell” to Egypt’s Grand…
Prosecutor refers Al-Azhar professor to trial over indecent act
Egypt
September 28, 2019
Prosecutor refers Al-Azhar professor to trial over indecent act
Egpyt’s Public Prosecutor Hamada al-Sawy on Saturday referred a professor in al-Azhar University to criminal court for indecently exposing and…
Google wins EU fight against worldwide ‘right to be forgotten’
Technology
September 24, 2019
Google wins EU fight against worldwide ‘right to be forgotten’
Google is not required to apply an EU “right to be forgotten” to its search engine domains outside Europe, the…
Teen Egyptian girl’s case puts legal system under spotlight
Society
September 14, 2019
Teen Egyptian girl’s case puts legal system under spotlight
CAIRO (AP) — The prosecution of a 15-year-old girl who killed a bus driver after he allegedly tried to rape…
Eleven MB leaders receive life prison sentences
Egypt
September 11, 2019
Eleven MB leaders receive life prison sentences
On Wednesday, the Cairo Criminal Court headed by Judge Mohamed Shereen Fahmy sentenced 11 Muslim Brotherhood leaders to life in…
Egypt court jails Muslim Brotherhood figures for life over prison break
Egypt
September 7, 2019
Egypt court jails Muslim Brotherhood figures for life over prison break
The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced former Supreme Guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group Mohamed Badie, along with…
Ghosn’s lawyer says Tokyo prosecutor lacks impartiality
World
September 1, 2019
Ghosn’s lawyer says Tokyo prosecutor lacks impartiality
The French lawyer of former auto titan Carlos Ghosn, currently under house arrest in Tokyo, has attacked Japanese prosecutors for…
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
Middle East
August 31, 2019
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese judge formally indicted former president Omar al-Bashir on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and…
Weinstein to hear new accusations against him
World
August 26, 2019
Weinstein to hear new accusations against him
Fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, indicted over two sexual assault allegations, is to be informed of new allegations against him…