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Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
Middle East
April 13, 2021
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
April 5, 2021
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
March 23, 2021
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…
Sexual harassment not linked to victim’s clothing: Dar al-Iftaa
Egypt
March 16, 2021
Sexual harassment not linked to victim’s clothing: Dar al-Iftaa
Attributing sexual harassment to the clothes a victim is wearing is a delusional justification, according to Dar al-Iftaa, which attributed…
Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief
Middle East
March 16, 2021
Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief
JERUSALEM (AP) — For decades, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was one of Israel’s most recognizable faces, widely respected for founding an ultra-Orthodox…
Cairo Prosecution imprisons three suspects in al-Salam city woman’s death
Egypt
March 14, 2021
Cairo Prosecution imprisons three suspects in al-Salam city woman’s death
The Cairo Prosecution on Sunday has imprisoned three suspects for four days pending investigations for murdering a woman in an…
UK police confirm body found in woodland is of missing woman
World
March 12, 2021
UK police confirm body found in woodland is of missing woman
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday that human remains found in a wood outside London was the body…
Mexico: Congress passes marijuana legalization bill
World
March 11, 2021
Mexico: Congress passes marijuana legalization bill
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday passed legislation that would legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and scientific uses. The bill…
Saudi man shoots Egyptian worker to death in Riyadh
Egypt
March 6, 2021
Saudi man shoots Egyptian worker to death in Riyadh
An Egyptian worker in Saudi Arabia was shot dead on Friday by a Saudi national who also shot the man’s…
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
Middle East
March 4, 2021
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
The gruesome murder of women is all too common in Turkey and news of such crimes repeatedly shocks large parts of the…