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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…
Irish director Terry George teams up with Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum to produce ‘The Alexandria Killings’ series
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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

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…
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
Middle East

Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his…
Egypt’s senate approves strict punishment against bullying disabled persons
Egypt

Egypt’s senate approves strict punishment against bullying disabled persons

The Egyptian Senate approved on Sunday a bill to amend the Disabled Persons Act to counter the crime of bullying…
Cleaver lodged in woman’s forehead by husband’s second wife in Sohag
Egypt

Cleaver lodged in woman’s forehead by husband’s second wife in Sohag

On Monday, a medical team in the Department of Neurosurgery at Sohag University Hospital successfully extracted a cleaver from the…
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