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Lebanon’s PM refuses further questioning over port blast
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Lebanon’s PM refuses further questioning over port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister will not meet with the prosecutor investigating the Beirut port explosion as requested,…
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Iran has handed a nine-year jail sentence to British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, after convicting…
Egyptian media council recommends apology from Reham Saeed over televised animal abuse
Egypt
December 8, 2020
Egyptian media council recommends apology from Reham Saeed over televised animal abuse
Egypt’s Complaints Committee of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) recommended on Monday that Egyptian TV presenter Reham Saeed…
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence
Middle East
December 8, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic…
Biden rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in race for the White House
World
November 5, 2020
Biden rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in race for the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White…
Israel court says woman can be extradited in child sex case
Middle East
September 21, 2020
Israel court says woman can be extradited in child sex case
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday approved the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges…
Israeli soldier’s plea deal in fatal shooting faces scrutiny
Middle East
September 9, 2020
Israeli soldier’s plea deal in fatal shooting faces scrutiny
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ahmad Manasra was traveling home from a wedding when he spotted a family in distress on the…
Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council to resume judiciary work starting May 16
Egypt
May 12, 2020
Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council to resume judiciary work starting May 16
Egyptian Supreme Judicial Council on Tuesday has chosen to resume judiciary work for the Court of Cassation, appeal courts and…
Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect
World
April 5, 2019
Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect
The man accused of shooting dead 50 Muslim worshippers in a Christchurch mosque sat impassively Friday as a New Zealand…
Egypt launches first online judicial platform in Africa
Egypt
February 17, 2019
Egypt launches first online judicial platform in Africa
Minister of Communications Amr Talaat and top judge of the Supreme Constitutional Court Hanafi Ali al-Gebali on Sunday launched the…