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Hundreds caught thanks to spy phones ‘in gangsters’ back pockets’
World

Hundreds caught thanks to spy phones ‘in gangsters’ back pockets’

A global sting in which organised crime gangs were sold encrypted phones that law enforcement officials could monitor has led…
Mother in Sharqiya murders own baby for crying too much
Egypt

Mother in Sharqiya murders own baby for crying too much

A woman in Sharqiya murdered her three-month-old baby on Saturday, after striking him in the head with the TV remote.…
Man arrested for offering his child for sale on Facebook
Egypt

Man arrested for offering his child for sale on Facebook

Egypt’s Interior Ministry has arrested a man with a previous criminal record after he offered his son for sale on…
Qatar finance minister arrested over alleged embezzlement -statement
Middle East

Qatar finance minister arrested over alleged embezzlement -statement

Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi was arrested for questioning over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of power and crimes related…
Far-right crime hits record high in Germany
World

Far-right crime hits record high in Germany

Germany saw a big jump last year in politically motivated crimes, and offences committed by far-right supporters hit a record…
Balcony death spotlights social pressure for single Egyptian women
Egypt

Balcony death spotlights social pressure for single Egyptian women

Nesma Nasr once stayed a week without water in her Cairo apartment, afraid to call a plumber because of the…
Maadi man who sexually assaulted child sentenced to 10 years in prison
Egypt

Maadi man who sexually assaulted child sentenced to 10 years in prison

On Tuesday, Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Mohamed Gawdat to ten years in prison for sexually harassing a homeless child inside…
Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt

Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation

Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved, by a two-thirds majority, a bill to tighten the penalty for female genital mutilation…
Egypt arrests three men accused of raping disabled girl
Egypt

Egypt arrests three men accused of raping disabled girl

Prosecutors from Cairo’s Al-Matareya district ordered the arrest of three men accused of kidnapping and raping a girl with a…
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