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‘Saudi game of thrones’: pressure grows to release jailed prince
Middle East

‘Saudi game of thrones’: pressure grows to release jailed prince

A two million dollar US lobbying effort and petitions from European lawmakers are piling pressure on Saudi Arabia to release…
Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Middle East

Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested a dual national last week in Tehran linked to Britain's intelligence service, the…
Arrest of several dual-national Iranians could be politically motivated
Middle East

Arrest of several dual-national Iranians could be politically motivated

Montreal academic Homa Hoodfar was preparing to return to Canada from Iran in March when agents from Iran's powerful paramilitary…
UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’
World

UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’

Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a “widespread campaign of terror against the…
Update: Protesters in Alex demand activists’ release
Egypt

Update: Protesters in Alex demand activists’ release

  Hundreds of protesters demonstrated before the Public Prosecution's headquarters in Alexandria on Saturday to demand the release of 13…
Liberal party says military police kidnapped 3 members
Egypt

Liberal party says military police kidnapped 3 members

The Egyptian Social Democratic Party said Friday that the armed forces detained Thursday three of its members who took part…
AUC grad student arrested in The Gambia
Egypt

AUC grad student arrested in The Gambia

A Guinean graduate student at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was arrested 30 April in the Gambian capital of…
Tora prison: A notorious history of expansion and torture
Egypt

Tora prison: A notorious history of expansion and torture

Coincidentally, as Tora prison marks its 83rd anniversary in May, toppled President Hosni Mubarak will celebrate his 83rd birthday. Not…
Q&A with Mohamed Radwan: Egyptian-American detained in Syria
Egypt

Q&A with Mohamed Radwan: Egyptian-American detained in Syria

On Friday, 25 March, Egyptian-American engineer Mohamed Radwan, 32, was arrested and detained in Damascus by Syrian authorities while photographing…
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