Murder
US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources
Middle East
February 25, 2021
US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi…
Prominent Lebanese activist, publisher found dead in his car
Middle East
February 4, 2021
Prominent Lebanese activist, publisher found dead in his car
BEIRUT (AP) — A prominent Lebanese publisher and strong critic of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group was found dead in…
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl’s death
World
January 28, 2021
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl’s death
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the…
Egyptian prosecution wants accusations against police excluded from Regeni case
Egypt
January 1, 2021
Egyptian prosecution wants accusations against police excluded from Regeni case
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecution told investigators on Wednesday to exclude Italian prosecutors’ accusations against four Egyptian policemen from…
Egypt announces murder of Egyptian teacher in Riyadh
Egypt
December 29, 2020
Egypt announces murder of Egyptian teacher in Riyadh
The Egyptian government confirmed the killing of Egyptian teacher Hany Abdel Tawab in Saudi Arabia last week. Egypt’s Minister of…
Italian prosecutors seek trial for four Egyptians over Regeni murder
Egypt
December 15, 2020
Italian prosecutors seek trial for four Egyptians over Regeni murder
ROME (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors said on Thursday they planned to charge four senior members of Egypt’s security services over…
Mentally disturbed man kills 2 injures 4 others in Egypt’s Qalyubia Governorate
Egypt
December 1, 2020
Mentally disturbed man kills 2 injures 4 others in Egypt’s Qalyubia Governorate
A mentally disturbed man stabbed two people to death and injured four others in al-Siyafa village in Toukh city, al-Qalyubia…
Egypt, Italy prosecutions issue conflicting statements over Giulio Regeni’s murder
Egypt
December 1, 2020
Egypt, Italy prosecutions issue conflicting statements over Giulio Regeni’s murder
The Egyptian Public Prosecution and the Italian General Prosecution of Rome issued a joint statement on Monday regarding the latest…
Two suspects tried for murder of woman in Maadi receive death sentence
Egypt
November 25, 2020
Two suspects tried for murder of woman in Maadi receive death sentence
The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday, headed by Judge Wageeh Hamza Shaqwer, sentenced two suspects to death after confessing to…
Nancy Ajram’s husband charged and referred to criminal trial over home invasion homicide
Cinema/TV
November 25, 2020
Nancy Ajram’s husband charged and referred to criminal trial over home invasion homicide
The Lebanese judiciary has charged Fady al-Hashem, husband of the Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram, with premeditated murder for self-defense, and…