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Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown
World

Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai,…
12 militants killed in Western Desert police crackdown
Egypt

12 militants killed in Western Desert police crackdown

  Twelve militants were killed, two police-guiding Bedouins shot dead, and four others injured in clashes between Sinai extremists and…
Egypt’s Sisi issues decree widening scope of security crackdown
Egypt

Egypt’s Sisi issues decree widening scope of security crackdown

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed off on an anti-terrorism law that gives authorities more sweeping powers to ban…
Security source: 10 extremists arrested, bomb defused in North Sinai
Egypt

Security source: 10 extremists arrested, bomb defused in North Sinai

A security source in North Sinai said 10 extremists were arrested Friday and a bomb was defused in Sheikh Zuwaied.One…
Three pro-Morsy alliance leaders arrested in Assuit
Egypt

Three pro-Morsy alliance leaders arrested in Assuit

The security forces arrested Saturday three leaders of the National Alliance to Support Legitimacey and Reject the Coup in Assuit.
March in Fayoum to denounce security crackdowns
Egypt

March in Fayoum to denounce security crackdowns

Supporters of toppled President Mohamed Morsy in Fayoum staged a march Wednesday in Abshoway to protest security crackdowns on the…
Egypt’s ‘most dangerous outlaw’ surrounded, say police
Egypt

Egypt’s ‘most dangerous outlaw’ surrounded, say police

Yasser al-Hambouly, who police describe as being one of the most dangerous outlaws in Egypt, was shot and wounded in…
Tunisian police use tear gas in fourth day of protests
World

Tunisian police use tear gas in fourth day of protests

Tunis -- Tunisian police used tear gas on Sunday to break up a fourth day of anti-government protests by scores…
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