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Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US
World
March 2, 2019
Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US
Canada on Friday launched the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States — the latest move in…
UAE pardons British academic sentenced to life for spying
Middle East
November 26, 2018
UAE pardons British academic sentenced to life for spying
ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned a British academic jailed for life on spying…
UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in ‘amicable solution’
Middle East
November 23, 2018
UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in ‘amicable solution’
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates signaled on Friday a British academic it jailed for life on spying…
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson denied prison release for 4th time
Egypt
November 9, 2018
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson denied prison release for 4th time
A French appeals court rejected an appeal by influential Islamic reformist Tariq Ramadan on Thursday, denying his fourth request…
Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
Middle East
August 15, 2018
Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prominent American author and former CNN program host Reza Aslan says he was detained by Israel at…
Lebanese film director briefly detained over Israel visit
Cinema/TV
September 11, 2017
Lebanese film director briefly detained over Israel visit
Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri, detained briefly for previous visits to Israel, blasted Monday people who accused him of normalization…
More Germans detained in Turkey: German foreign ministry
Middle East
September 11, 2017
More Germans detained in Turkey: German foreign ministry
Another German couple is believed to have been detained in Turkey this weekend and one of the individuals remains in…
Delayed trial of Egyptian-Irish man detained since 2013 captures Irish media attention
Egypt
August 17, 2017
Delayed trial of Egyptian-Irish man detained since 2013 captures Irish media attention
It is the fourth anniversary of the detention of Irish citizen, but with Egyptian heritage, Ibrahim Halawa, who was detained August…
Germany refuses to deliver Egypt Muslim Brotherhood fugitive
Egypt
August 16, 2017
Germany refuses to deliver Egypt Muslim Brotherhood fugitive
Egyptian fugitive and Muslim Brotherhood member, Abdel Rahman Ezz, was detained by German authorities while attempting to leave for Turkey,…
American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says
Middle East
July 18, 2017
American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says
A Chinese-American graduate student at Princeton sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for allegedly “infiltrating” the country and…