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Sudanese protesters rally, demand detention centers closed
Middle East
January 15, 2021
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
January 11, 2021
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
January 2, 2021
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
December 24, 2020
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
December 3, 2020
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
November 25, 2020
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
November 18, 2020
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
November 7, 2020
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
October 28, 2020
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
October 27, 2020
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…