sexual harassment
Egyptian taxi driver jailed for harassing actress Hala al-Saeed
Egypt
October 10, 2024
Egyptian taxi driver jailed for harassing actress Hala al-Saeed
An Egyptian court upheld a one-year prison sentence on Wednesday for a taxi driver accused of sexually harassing Egyptian actress…
Sufi Sheikh accused of sexual harassment released on bail
Egypt
September 22, 2024
Sufi Sheikh accused of sexual harassment released on bail
Authorities on Sunday ordered the release of Sufi Sheikh Salah Eddin al-Tijani on bail of LE 50,000, pending investigations into…
Egyptian authorities investigate Sheikh over sexual harassment claims
Egypt
September 21, 2024
Egyptian authorities investigate Sheikh over sexual harassment claims
The Egyptian Public Prosecution Office in Giza Governorate has conducted extensive investigations with Sheikh Salah Eddin al-Tijani and his alleged…
Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim Kishto cleared of sexual harassment charges
Egypt
August 10, 2024
Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim Kishto cleared of sexual harassment charges
The French prosecutor’s office announced on Saturday that Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim Kishto, who was arrested in Paris on…
Egyptian Olympic bronze medalist accused of sexual harassment, faces investigation
Egypt
August 9, 2024
Egyptian Olympic bronze medalist accused of sexual harassment, faces investigation
Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim Kishto who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, is accused of sexual harassment. The allegations surfaced following reports…
Police arrest Uber driver for assaulting woman in Cairo
Egypt
May 14, 2024
Police arrest Uber driver for assaulting woman in Cairo
Security services in Cairo on Monday arrested an Uber driver for harassing and injuring a woman in the Fifth Settlement…
Egypt’s hotels fight back against sexual harassment with new regulations
Egypt
September 23, 2023
Egypt’s hotels fight back against sexual harassment with new regulations
The Egyptian Hotel Association has issued recommendations to all hotels to confront sexual harassment after receiving complaints from hotel workers.…
Two flight attendants file lawsuit, claim they were assaulted by former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri
Middle East
April 2, 2023
Two flight attendants file lawsuit, claim they were assaulted by former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri
CNN — Two flight attendants claim they were sexually assaulted by then Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri aboard his…
Indian sports ministry, Olympic Association to investigate sexual harassment allegations against top wrestling official
World
January 22, 2023
Indian sports ministry, Olympic Association to investigate sexual harassment allegations against top wrestling official
New Delhi CNN — India’s sports ministry said Friday it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment against the president of…
Egypt imposes harsh new penalties on verbal sexual harassment
Egypt
September 23, 2022
Egypt imposes harsh new penalties on verbal sexual harassment
The amendment of the Penal Code, which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a few months ago, came to increase…