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Sudanese protesters rally, demand detention centers closed
Middle East

Sudanese protesters rally, demand detention centers closed

CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Sudanese rallied in the capital, Khartoum, on Thursday to demand the closure of illegal detention…
Facebook and Google Earth help probe eco-crimes in the Middle East
Middle East

Facebook and Google Earth help probe eco-crimes in the Middle East

The impact of conflict and corruption on the environment in the Middle East is often easy to see but difficult to…
Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges
World

Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges

CHICAGO (AP) — The number of homicides and shootings in Chicago spiked dramatically in 2020, ending with more bloodshed than…
Photos| Egyptian authorities bust fraudulent antiquities trafficking ring
Egypt

Photos| Egyptian authorities bust fraudulent antiquities trafficking ring

Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that it has successfully arrested a gang specialized in swindling and defrauding the public…
Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door
World

Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door

WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks…
Two suspects tried for murder of woman in Maadi receive death sentence
Egypt

Two suspects tried for murder of woman in Maadi receive death sentence

The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday, headed by Judge Wageeh Hamza Shaqwer, sentenced two suspects to death after confessing to…
A student stabs his mother and brother to death in brutal Giza murder
Egypt

A student stabs his mother and brother to death in brutal Giza murder

Giza’s “Pyramids Gardens” neighborhood witnessed a violent murder on Tuesday evening, when a student reportedly stabbed his mother and brother…
UAE cancels lenient penalties for ‘honor killings’
Middle East

UAE cancels lenient penalties for ‘honor killings’

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it was cancelling lenient penalties for so-called “honor killings” and…
Egypt executes 4 defendants over torching nightclub in Agouza, killing 17
Egypt

Egypt executes 4 defendants over torching nightclub in Agouza, killing 17

Egyptian Prisons Authority on Monday executed by hanging four defendants convicted for torching the “Bar al-Sayad” nightclub in Agouza back…
Egyptian police arrest parents for leaving baby to starve to death
Egypt

Egyptian police arrest parents for leaving baby to starve to death

Prosecutors in the city of Toukh in Qalyubiya have arrested a 28-year-old worker and his 24-year-old housewife for neglecting their…
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