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Egyptian imam pleads guilty to molestation at US mosque
Egypt
June 18, 2010
Egyptian imam pleads guilty to molestation at US mosque
Tampa, Florida— An Egyptian imam accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy at a Tampa mosque in Florida pleaded guilty to…
Iran hangs five members of Kurdish ‘terrorist’ group
World
May 9, 2010
Iran hangs five members of Kurdish ‘terrorist’ group
Tehran--Iran hanged five members of a Kurdish "anti-revolutionary" group for various charges, including "moharebe" or waging war against God, the…
Ex-housing minister defends himself with new evidence
Egypt
March 28, 2010
Ex-housing minister defends himself with new evidence
Former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman has presented new documents to the Public Funds Prosecution which he claims prove that…
Egypt court okays gas exports to Israel
Egypt
February 27, 2010
Egypt court okays gas exports to Israel
A Cairo court on Saturday gave the Egyptian government legal clearance to allow natural gas exports to Israel, cancelling a…
A step closer to freedom of religion?
Egypt
February 21, 2010
A step closer to freedom of religion?
Mohamed Hegazy, a Christian convert demanding that his religious affiliation be changed on his national identity card, succeeded last week…
Appeals Court upholds libel sentence for Al-Balagh journalists
Egypt
February 9, 2010
Appeals Court upholds libel sentence for Al-Balagh journalists
The Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Sayeda Zeinab upheld on Monday a libel verdict against two editors at Al-Balagh newspaper who…
Murder suspects to be retried
Egypt
February 8, 2010
Murder suspects to be retried
The Court of Cassation reversed death sentences of seven suspects in the Ezbet el-Kallafeen killings in Benha. The suspects were…
Off the hook: Abusive police return to work
Egypt
February 4, 2010
Off the hook: Abusive police return to work
A policeman who was convicted of raping and torturing a microbus driver while a fellow officer took video with his…