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EU charges Apple with breach of competition law
World
April 30, 2021
EU charges Apple with breach of competition law
EU antitrust regulators on Friday charged Apple with illegally distorting competition in the music-streaming market through restrictive App Store rules. It is…
Maadi man who sexually assaulted child sentenced to 10 years in prison
Egypt
April 28, 2021
Maadi man who sexually assaulted child sentenced to 10 years in prison
On Tuesday, Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Mohamed Gawdat to ten years in prison for sexually harassing a homeless child inside…
Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran has been sentenced to another year in…
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Said Djabelkhir, an academic who analyses Sufi Islam and is widely followed for his social media posts, left an Algiers…
Jordan releases alleged plotters following king’s appeal
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Jordan releases alleged plotters following king’s appeal
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan released 16 people detained earlier this month over an alleged foreign-backed conspiracy linked to a…
The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster
Middle East
April 22, 2021
The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster
The family of a former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile and locked in an international feud…
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
Middle East
April 21, 2021
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons…
Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown
World
April 16, 2021
Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai,…
Suez Canal Authority detains Ever Given ship amid compensation negotiations
Egypt
April 14, 2021
Suez Canal Authority detains Ever Given ship amid compensation negotiations
An anonymous source in the Suez Canal Authority told Reuters that an Egyptian court has issued an order to detain…
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs
World
April 9, 2021
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his…