law
Court lowers Sama al-Masry’s sentence to 2 years imprisonment
Culture
September 7, 2020
Court lowers Sama al-Masry’s sentence to 2 years imprisonment
Egyptian bellydancer Sama al-Masry’s three-year prison sentence has been cut down to two years by a Cairo Economic Misdemeanor Appeal…
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
Society
August 19, 2020
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to a law protecting the identity of…
Police in misconduct cases stay on force through arbitration
World
June 24, 2020
Police in misconduct cases stay on force through arbitration
SEATTLE (AP) — An Oregon police officer lost his job and then returned to work after fatally shooting an unarmed…
US Supreme Court to take on Trump taxes and presidential immunity
World
May 10, 2020
US Supreme Court to take on Trump taxes and presidential immunity
Can Donald Trump refuse to turn over his tax returns and financial records to Congress and New York prosecutors? The…
Killing stray dogs could result in up to six-month jail sentence under law: Lawyer
Egypt
January 28, 2020
Killing stray dogs could result in up to six-month jail sentence under law: Lawyer
Article 357 of Egypt’s Penal Code imposes jail time of six months or less or a fine of under LE200 for anyone…
Egypt’s parliament introduces new amendments to terrorism law
Egypt
January 28, 2020
Egypt’s parliament introduces new amendments to terrorism law
The Egyptian House of Representatives’ Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday approved an amendment to Law 8/2015 regulating designated…
India protests rage on as death toll rises to 24
World
December 22, 2019
India protests rage on as death toll rises to 24
Thousands of people joined fresh rallies against a contentious citizenship law in India on Saturday, with 24 killed so far…
India protests rage over ‘anti-Muslim’ law
World
December 16, 2019
India protests rage over ‘anti-Muslim’ law
Fresh protests rocked India on Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim, after six people died…
Egypt’s parliament speaker criticizes failure to record 95 percent of real estates
Egypt
December 9, 2019
Egypt’s parliament speaker criticizes failure to record 95 percent of real estates
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal on Sunday criticized the Real Estate Registration and Documentation Office’s…
China slaps sanctions on US over Hong Kong unrest
World
December 2, 2019
China slaps sanctions on US over Hong Kong unrest
China suspended US warship visits and sanctioned American NGOs on Monday in retaliation for the passage of a bill backing…