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Man accused of sexually harassing his daughter commits suicide in court
Egypt
February 19, 2021
Man accused of sexually harassing his daughter commits suicide in court
A man accused of sexually harassing his daughter has committed suicide in a court building in al-Khanka, according to the…
Missing Dubai princess re-emerges in videos at ‘jail villa’
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Missing Dubai princess re-emerges in videos at ‘jail villa’
LONDON (AP) — A daughter of Dubai’s powerful ruler who tried to flee the country in 2018 only to be…
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…
Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death
Middle East
February 8, 2021
Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three young Saudi men who faced death sentences for acts they were accused of…
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
Middle East
February 4, 2021
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018…
Cairo Court sentences Sama al-Masry to one year in prison over violating morals
Egypt
February 3, 2021
Cairo Court sentences Sama al-Masry to one year in prison over violating morals
On Wednesday, Cairo’s Economic Court turned down an appeal filed by actress Samia Ahmed Attia Abdel Rahman, known better as…
Owner of Ring Road burning building remanded
Egypt
February 3, 2021
Owner of Ring Road burning building remanded
Egypt’s Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of the owner of the burnt building located next to the Ring Road…
Jordan sentences man to death for stabbings at tourist site
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Jordan sentences man to death for stabbings at tourist site
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan on Tuesday sentenced a man to death by hanging for a 2019 stabbing attack at…
Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal probe over 737 MAX crashes
World
January 8, 2021
Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal probe over 737 MAX crashes
Boeing has been ordered to pay $2.5 billion (€2.04 billion) in fines to settle charges that the company defrauded regulators…
Public Prosecution orders the release of 2 in Nile Fairmont rape case
Egypt
January 7, 2021
Public Prosecution orders the release of 2 in Nile Fairmont rape case
After four months of detention, Egypt’s Public Prosecution on Wednesday moved to release two accused persons in the Fairmont Nile…