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Saudi rights activist al-Hathloul hopes for sentence change ahead of appeals hearing
Middle East
March 10, 2021
Saudi rights activist al-Hathloul hopes for sentence change ahead of appeals hearing
RIYADH (Reuters) – Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released last month after three years in prison, said on…
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would strengthen the right to a fair trial as…
Egypt plans establishing city for justice in New Administrative Capital
Egypt
March 2, 2021
Egypt plans establishing city for justice in New Administrative Capital
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered concerned authorities begin studying the establishment of a city for justice in the new…
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
PARIS (Reuters) – Lawyers representing survivors of a chemical weapons attack in 2013 in Syria have filed a criminal complaint…
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country’s powerful Orthodox establishment,…
Court upholds Olympic Committee’s decision suspending Mortada Mansour
Egypt
March 1, 2021
Court upholds Olympic Committee’s decision suspending Mortada Mansour
On Sunday, the Administrative Court of the Egyptian State Council declined an appeal filed by Mortada Mansour against an Egyptian Olympic…
German court sentences Islamic State recruiter
Middle East
February 24, 2021
German court sentences Islamic State recruiter
CELLE, Germany (Reuters) – A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison…
Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
BERLIN (AP) — A former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police was convicted Wednesday by a German court…
Haifa Wehbe thanks Egyptian judiciary for sentencing ex-business manager to 5 years in prison
Egypt
February 23, 2021
Haifa Wehbe thanks Egyptian judiciary for sentencing ex-business manager to 5 years in prison
Lebanese singer and actress Haifa Wehbe thanked the “fair Egyptian judiciary” after it sentenced her former business manager to three years…
UK top court gives Uber drivers benefits in landmark ruling
World
February 19, 2021
UK top court gives Uber drivers benefits in landmark ruling
LONDON (AP) — The UK Supreme Court ruled Friday that Uber drivers should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed,…