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Family say citizen tortured to death at Old Cairo police station
Egypt

Family say citizen tortured to death at Old Cairo police station

Ahmed Abdel Naby, a prisoner who died at the Old Cairo police station on Tuesday, was tortured to death, a report…
Lawyers vs policemen: A tit for tat
Egypt

Lawyers vs policemen: A tit for tat

The Nasr City police station crisis, in which lawyers said they were assaulted by policemen, has highlighted the problem of…
Morsy says he loves, appreciates police
Egypt

Morsy says he loves, appreciates police

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsy said Saturday that he “loves and appreciates” the police during the graduation ceremony for a new…
Spain police, miners clash in Madrid protest
World

Spain police, miners clash in Madrid protest

  MADRID — Spanish miners and sympathizers incensed with the nation's seemingly endless austerity cutbacks clashed with riot police on…
Activists protest ongoing detention of journalist Shaimaa Adel in Sudan
Egypt

Activists protest ongoing detention of journalist Shaimaa Adel in Sudan

Journalists and activists have called for a protest at noon on Saturday in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo's…
Former Egypt security chief to face new trial
Egypt

Former Egypt security chief to face new trial

The former head of Egypt's feared State Security Investigations will stand trial for destroying records, state media reported Tuesday, after…
Low-ranking officer acquitted of accusations he killed demonstrators
Egypt

Low-ranking officer acquitted of accusations he killed demonstrators

Cairo criminal court on Tuesday acquitted low-ranking police officer Mohamed al-Sunni of charges of attempted murder outside Zawya al-Hamra Police…
Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt
Egypt

Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt

Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members and residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Dayrout in Assiut Governorate gathered…
Tunis in shock after ‘Black Monday’ crackdown on protests
World

Tunis in shock after ‘Black Monday’ crackdown on protests

Tunisia was in shock Tuesday after riot police brutally clamped down on protesters defying a demonstration ban in the capital,…
Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution
Opinion

Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution

The contemporary Saudi-led counterrevolution, fierce as it has been throughout the Arab world, is perhaps most relentless inside the Kingdom’s…
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