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Mother, four children found dead in Fayoum apartment
Egypt

Mother, four children found dead in Fayoum apartment

A horrendous crime shook the city of Fayoum this morning as the police found a mother and her four children…
Tourist arrested for taking pornographic photos at pyramids released on bail
Egypt

Tourist arrested for taking pornographic photos at pyramids released on bail

The Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the release of an American tourist on LE5,000 bail. The individual was arrested on Saturday, accused…
Two shops near Champs-Elysees looted after Algeria football win
Middle East

Two shops near Champs-Elysees looted after Algeria football win

Two stores near the Champs-Elysees in Paris were looted on Thursday night, on the sidelines of celebrations marking Algeria’s latest…
Court sentences ex-governor of Monufiya to 10 years due to illicit gains
Egypt

Court sentences ex-governor of Monufiya to 10 years due to illicit gains

Cairo Criminal Court sentenced the ex-Governor of Monufiya Hesham Abdel Basset to 10 years with a fine of LE58 million…
South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.
Middle East

South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Two South African sisters who were imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, initially without charge, described their ordeal on…
Countries should invoke universal jurisdiction in Khashoggi case: U.N
Middle East

Countries should invoke universal jurisdiction in Khashoggi case: U.N

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. investigator into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday called on countries to…
Saudi de-fangs religious police but plans to enforce ‘decency
Middle East

Saudi de-fangs religious police but plans to enforce ‘decency

Saudi Arabia has rendered toothless the once-feared religious police amid a liberalisation drive, but a planned “public decency” law is…
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest
Middle East

Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest

Zafer Guzey is employed three days a week at a studio for string instruments. Sitting hunched over on a wooden…
Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears
World

Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears

Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches suspended all public services over security fears on Thursday, as thousands of troops joined the hunt…
Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers
World

Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers

A Sri Lankan security dragnet hunting those responsible for horrifying bombings that claimed more than 350 lives has scooped up…
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