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Custody extended for pro-Brotherhood politicians over incitement
Egypt
January 5, 2016
Custody extended for pro-Brotherhood politicians over incitement
Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday extended by 45 days the custody detention of 16 Islamist politicians allied with the outlawed…
Twitter acts to curb ‘abusive’, ‘hateful’ content
Science
December 30, 2015
Twitter acts to curb ‘abusive’, ‘hateful’ content
Twitter said Tuesday it will take new steps to stem "abusive behavior and hateful conduct" on the global messaging platform. The…
18 Morsi loyalists sentenced to 3 years for 2013 Port Said violence
Egypt
December 20, 2015
18 Morsi loyalists sentenced to 3 years for 2013 Port Said violence
The Port Said Criminal Court sentenced 18 supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi to 3 years in prison on Sunday…
13 prison deaths in November: NGO
Egypt
December 2, 2015
13 prison deaths in November: NGO
Deaths inside Egyptian prisons, due to torture and medical negligence, stood at 13 in November alone, a NGO said Wednesday,…
30% of married women exposed to spousal abuse in Egypt: CAPMAS
Egypt
November 25, 2015
30% of married women exposed to spousal abuse in Egypt: CAPMAS
At least 30 percent of married women in Egypt were subjected to spousal abuse in 2014, according to a report…
Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months: Ukraine military
World
November 14, 2015
Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months: Ukraine military
Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours during fighting in the east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian…
Brotherhood supreme guide Badie granted retrial after appealing life in prison
Egypt
November 8, 2015
Brotherhood supreme guide Badie granted retrial after appealing life in prison
Egypt's Court of Cassation overturned Sunday the life sentences of the Muslim Brotherhood's Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and eight others,…
Conference on violence against women to be held in Cairo
Egypt
October 29, 2015
Conference on violence against women to be held in Cairo
Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine will hold its sixth annual conference under the title "Violence against women" on November 1…
Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West
Books
October 19, 2015
Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West
Violence against writers and a misplaced sense of political correctness pose new dangers to freedom of speech in the West,…
More than 500 children killed since start of Yemen conflict: UN
Life & Style
October 2, 2015
More than 500 children killed since start of Yemen conflict: UN
More than 500 children have been killed since the upsurge in violence in Yemen in March, while some 1.7 million…