crime
Hundreds caught thanks to spy phones ‘in gangsters’ back pockets’
World
June 8, 2021
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
June 6, 2021
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
May 28, 2021
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
May 6, 2021
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
May 5, 2021
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
April 29, 2021
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
April 28, 2021
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…
Irish director Terry George teams up with Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum to produce ‘The Alexandria Killings’ series
Cinema/TV
April 27, 2021
Irish director Terry George teams up with Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum to produce ‘The Alexandria Killings’ series
Irish screenwriter and director Terry George, the 2012 Oscar prize winner behind “Hotel Rwanda”, is working alongside Egyptian writer Mariam…
Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt
April 26, 2021
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
April 23, 2021
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…