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January 10, 2022

Ex-Egypt lawmaker calls for releasing pretrial detainees

The head of the International Dialogue Group, Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat, yesterday announced that he was reviewing cases of Egyptian prisoners held in pretrial detention, in preparation for their release...

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January 10, 2022

Egypt sentenced man to death for murdering minor

An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced a man to death for murdering a minor in the northeastern province of Dakahlia. A Mansoura criminal court convicted 24-year-old Abdel-Rahman Nazmy of the premeditated...

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January 9, 2022

Iraq’s new parliament meets for first time since elections

Iraq’s newly-elected Parliament held its first session in the capital Baghdad on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Parliament is due to elect a speaker and two deputies during Sunday’s meeting. Lawmakers...

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January 9, 2022

Egypt’s first woman judge dies of coronavirus

Egypt’s first woman judge, Tahany El-Gebaly, died on Sunday due to coronavirus complications, according to local media, Anadolu reports. El-Gebaly, the former vice-president of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, the...

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January 9, 2022

Hamas arrests suspect in academic’s killing in Malaysia

A suspect was arrested in connection with the 2018 killing of a Palestinian academic in Malaysia, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. In April 2018, Fadi...

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January 9, 2022

Tunisia prosecutor rejects request to arrest Ennahda deputy chief: Adviser

Tunisia’s public prosecutor has rejected a request by President Kais Saied to arrest Ennahda deputy leader Noureddine Bhiri, a Tunisian adviser said Sunday, Anadolu reports. Bhiri has been placed under...

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January 9, 2022

Saudi princess and daughter released after three years in jail

Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter who had been detained without charge for nearly three years, her legal advisor said on Saturday, Reuters reports. Princess Basmah...

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January 9, 2022

Jerusalem church leader says Israeli extremists threaten Christian presence city

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has accused radical Israeli groups of threatening the presence of Christians in the holy city, in remarks that Israeli officials rejected as baseless,...

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January 9, 2022

Egypt frees activist Ramy Shaath after he renounces nationality, family says

Egyptian authorities have freed Egyptian-Palestinian rights activist Ramy Shaath from more than 900 days of detention after forcing him to renounce his Egyptian nationality, his family said in a...

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January 9, 2022

Oman: Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old stone board game

Archaeologists have discovered a stone game board in Oman believed to be over 4,000 years old. The joint Polish-Omani team found the rare item at the site of an...

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