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Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam al-Erian dies in prison
Egypt

Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam al-Erian dies in prison

Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud, a lawyer for the Muslim Brotherhood, said that on Thursday he received a call from the…
Cairo court renews Fotouh’s detention for 45 more days once again
Egypt

Cairo court renews Fotouh’s detention for 45 more days once again

The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered former-presidential candidate, and head of the “Strong Egypt Party”, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh…
More than 100,000 children in migration-related US detention: UN
World

More than 100,000 children in migration-related US detention: UN

More than 100,000 children are currently being held in migration-related detention in the United States, often in violation of international…
Brazilian judge orders release of ex-billionaire Batista
World

Brazilian judge orders release of ex-billionaire Batista

A Brazilian judge ordered the release of ex-billionaire Eike Batista late Saturday after he was detained for violating the terms…
UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria
Middle East

UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Reports suggest more than 100,000 people in Syria have been detained, abducted or gone missing during…
South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.
Middle East

South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Two South African sisters who were imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, initially without charge, described their ordeal on…
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
Middle East

Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees

 LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stuck in a former Dutch prison housing asylum seekers, Syrian software trainer Tey el-Rjula conjured…
Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-president following suicide
World

Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-president following suicide

LIMA (Reuters) – Thousand of Peruvians said goodbye on Thursday in Lima to ex-president Alan Garcia — who killed himself…
Mother in Gharbia traps son in abandoned house for 10 years
Egypt

Mother in Gharbia traps son in abandoned house for 10 years

Gharbia prosecutors are in the process of interrogating a woman who imprisoned her son in an abandoned house for 10…
China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security
World

China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security

BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese authorities are holding an Australian writer, who used to be a Chinese citizen, on suspicion of…
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