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Toddler rapist sentenced to death
Egypt
June 2, 2017
Toddler rapist sentenced to death
Mansoura Criminal Court unanimously sentenced the defendant accused of abducting and raping an infant to death. The Grand Mufti, whose…
Egyptian judge jailed for life over drug trafficking
Egypt
April 1, 2017
Egyptian judge jailed for life over drug trafficking
Suez Criminal Court on Saturday handed down a lifetime jail sentence against a judge arrested in possession of dozens of…
Egyptian court jails 56 over migrant boat shipwreck
Egypt
March 26, 2017
Egyptian court jails 56 over migrant boat shipwreck
An Egyptian court sentenced 56 people to prison on Sunday over the capsizing of a migrant boat that left over…
Court sentences two policemen to prison for sexually assaulting a woman
Egypt
January 3, 2017
Court sentences two policemen to prison for sexually assaulting a woman
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Monday two policemen to prison on charges of sexually assaulting a woman in a patrol…
Egypt military court hands down 148 life sentences in Minya violence case
Egypt
January 2, 2017
Egypt military court hands down 148 life sentences in Minya violence case
A military criminal court sentenced 148 suspected Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison in absentia and acquitted ten others…
Court starts hearings in judge’s case, accused of possessing 68 kg cannabis
Egypt
December 4, 2016
Court starts hearings in judge’s case, accused of possessing 68 kg cannabis
Suez Criminal Court on Sunday started hearings into the case of a judge who was arrested in possession of 68…
Court sentences 7 to death for murder of General Nabil Farrag
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Court sentences 7 to death for murder of General Nabil Farrag
North Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced seven defendants to death and five others to 10 years in prison each for…
Rejecting prosecution appeal, court releases Malek Adly
Egypt
August 27, 2016
Rejecting prosecution appeal, court releases Malek Adly
On Saturday, the South Banha Criminal Court upheld its decision to release human rights lawyer, Malek Adly, after refusing an appeal…
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
Middle East
January 22, 2016
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
A cousin of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a…
Lawsuit demands withdrawal of Mubarak medals, decorations
Egypt
January 11, 2016
Lawsuit demands withdrawal of Mubarak medals, decorations
A lawyer filed a lawsuit before the administrative court of the State Council demanding the withdrawal of medals and decorations…