trials
Jordan: Two officials face trial over plot against king
Middle East
June 17, 2021
Jordan: Two officials face trial over plot against king
Sharif Hassan Zaid and Bassem Awadallah were arrested in early April over an alleged plot against King Abdullah. The pair…
Saudi court reduces Egyptian Ali Abu al-Qasim’s death sentence to 25 years in prison
Egypt
February 11, 2021
Saudi court reduces Egyptian Ali Abu al-Qasim’s death sentence to 25 years in prison
Egyptian engineer Ali Abu al-Qasim’s wife, Ibtisam Salameh, confirmed on Thursday that her husband’s death sentence was reduced to 25…
Chilling video footage becomes key exhibit in Trump trial
World
February 11, 2021
Chilling video footage becomes key exhibit in Trump trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chilling security video of last month’s deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, including of rioters searching menacingly…
Democrats consider second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege
World
January 8, 2021
Democrats consider second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats accused US President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection and weighed up impeaching him for a…
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
Middle East
December 1, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey ordered the detention of 82 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of the Muslim preacher…
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced hundreds of military and civilian personnel at an air base to life…
Filmmaker’s trial raises concerns over freedom in new Sudan
Middle East
October 13, 2020
Filmmaker’s trial raises concerns over freedom in new Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — More than a year after the overthrow of Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir, amid the promise of new…
MP to draft bill to speed up terrorism-related trials within 15 days
Egypt
January 6, 2018
MP to draft bill to speed up terrorism-related trials within 15 days
Egyptian member of Parliament Ghada Ajami, undersecretary of the Foreign Relations Committee, said that she is currently preparing a new…
Delayed trial of Egyptian-Irish man detained since 2013 captures Irish media attention
Egypt
August 17, 2017
Delayed trial of Egyptian-Irish man detained since 2013 captures Irish media attention
It is the fourth anniversary of the detention of Irish citizen, but with Egyptian heritage, Ibrahim Halawa, who was detained August…
Bahrain to try scores of people on charges of setting up militant group
Middle East
July 27, 2016
Bahrain to try scores of people on charges of setting up militant group
Bahrain prosecutors said on Tuesday scores of people will stand trial next month on charges of setting up a "terrorist…