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British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
Middle East

British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial

DUBAI (Reuters) – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was tried on a new charge of making “propaganda against the system”…
Haifa Wehbe thanks Egyptian judiciary for sentencing ex-business manager to 5 years in prison
Egypt

Haifa Wehbe thanks Egyptian judiciary for sentencing ex-business manager to 5 years in prison

Lebanese singer and actress Haifa Wehbe thanked the “fair Egyptian judiciary” after it sentenced her former business manager to three years…
Cairo court sentences serial rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki sentenced to three years in prison
Egypt

Cairo court sentences serial rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki sentenced to three years in prison

The Misdemeanor Economic Court sentenced Ahmed Bassam Zaki to three years in prison on Tuesday, referring the civil case to…
Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
Middle East

Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who was freed from Iranian jail on Thursday was detained in 2018 on espionage…
Jailed Iranian rights lawyer released, amid health problems
Middle East

Jailed Iranian rights lawyer released, amid health problems

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A leading Iranian human rights lawyer has been released from prison, Iran’s state-run news agency reported…
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…
Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed
Middle East

Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan forces said they retook a prison in the country’s east on Monday afternoon, following an…
Coronavirus sweeping through massive US prison population
World

Coronavirus sweeping through massive US prison population

A massive wave of coronavirus infections is blasting through the world’s largest prison population in the United States even as…
Media reports 9 female prisoners go on hunger strike against ill-treatment
Egypt

Media reports 9 female prisoners go on hunger strike against ill-treatment

Media outlets quoted former presidential hopeful and rights lawyer Khaled Ali reporting that nine female prisoners in al-Qanater prison were…
Criminal dies during shootout with police in Ismailia
Egypt

Criminal dies during shootout with police in Ismailia

A criminal was shot dead during a shootout with police forces in Ismailia, as part of a crackdown on criminal…
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