4 Ultras Ahlawy members detained pending investigation into clashes at Cairo Stadium
Egypt's High State Security Prosecution ordered on Sunday the detention of four members of the hardcore Ahly fan…
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Release of Prince Alwaleed, others may boost Saudi market
The release of Kingdom Holding head Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and other senior businessmen from detention in Saudi…
Palestinian teen ordered held until end of Israeli military trial
A 16-year-old Palestinian girl, hailed as a hero by Palestinians for hitting and kicking Israeli soldiers outside…
Rights groups call on Egypt to free Al-Jazeera Journalist
Rights groups and a press freedom organisation renewed calls on Egyptian authorities Friday to release an…
Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
More than 1,000 people protested in Australia on Saturday against the treatment of hundreds of asylum seekers in…
Turkey orders 79 school employees detained in post-coup probe: NTV
Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 79 former school employees on Wednesday over alleged links to…
Germany’s Merkel blasts Turkey’s arrest of rights activists
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday blasted Turkey's detention of six human rights activists including a…
Cairo court renews detention of journalist Ismail Alexandrani
A Cairo criminal court renewed on Saturday the detention of Egyptian journalist and researcher Ismail Alexandrani…
Detention renewed for Egyptian policeman who killed tuk-tuk driver
The prosecution in Egypt's Menoufiya governorate ordered on Saturday the 15 day-detention pending investigation of…
Sisi forms committee to revise cases of young activists in detention
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced on Tuesday the formation of a committee to revise the cases of…
Egypt detains 17 alleged Brotherhood members for calling for protests Nov. 11
Egypt's prosecution ordered on Wednesday the detention of 17 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members pending…
Six detained in Egypt for allegedly inciting protests on 11 November
A Cairo prosecutor ordered on Monday the detention of six people for 15 days pending investigations into charges of…
Egyptian activist Haitham Mohamedain released
After nearly six months in pre-trial detention, activist Haitham Mohamedain was released from Al-Saf police station…
Syrian bomb plotter kills himself in German police custody
A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has committed suicide in a detention…
General prosecutor orders detention of officials in Fayoum wheat supplies case
General prosecutor Nabil Sadek ordered on Monday evening the detention of some members of the committees…
Egypt’s Press Syndicate objects further amendment to unified press, media law
The Press Syndicate’s council sent a memo to the State Council on Saturday on the unified media and press law,…
Egyptian court rejects second appeal against imprisonment of Street Children band
The Giza Criminal Court rejected on Monday appeal of members of the band Street Children against their…
Turkey detains 42 journalists after failed coup; Europe alarmed
Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday under a crackdown following a failed coup that has…
25 ‘Red Sea islands’ protesters detained for additional 15 days: lawyers
An Egyptian judge renewed on Monday the detention for 15 days of 25 people arrested while demonstrating against…
Turkish police detain four linked to car bomb in Ankara
Turkish police on Monday detained four suspects near the Syria border they believe are linked to the deadly car…
Three Egyptian policemen detained on bribery charges
Giza prosecutors ordered the detention of three low-ranking policemen on Monday on charges of receiving bribes…
Young photojournalist Esraa El Taweel released due to her medical condition
Cairo Criminal Court has ordered Saturday the release of Egyptian photographer Israa El-Taweel after nearly seven…
Egypt keeps in custody journalist and activist Ismail Alexandrani for 15 days
Egyptian State Security prosecution ordered on Tuesday the detention of Egyptian journalist and Sinai expert…
Egypt’s interior ministry will not be lenient with policemen amid torture reports
Egypt’s interior ministry said Sunday it will not have any leniency with “isolated incidents” from members of the…
Detention of Hossam Bahgat sparks anger
Following orders by the military prosecution to detain journalist Hossam Bahgat for four days on charges of…
Bribes of more than EGP 8m in Agriculture Ministry case
Acting assistant to the Prosecutor-General ordered the detention of former agriculture minister Salah Helal, his…
Egypt’s NCHR says 2600 killed since Morsi’s ouster
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said on Sunday that 2600 civilians, security forces and members…
Brotherhood leader dies in detention in Egypt
An imprisoned leader of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood died on Wednesday, security sources said, with supporters…
BREAKING: Egypt vindicates journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziyada
A Cairo criminal court has acquitted journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziyada, after he spent more than 486 days in pre-trial…
Egyptian Islamist Leader Sultan Claims Torture In Detention
The leader of an Islamist party allied with the Muslim Brotherhood has claimed he was subjected to torture while…
Morsi Supporters Denounce The Detention Of Female Protesters
Dozens of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi protested on Wednesday at Alexandria University, demanding…
Detention Of Deposed President Morsi Extended Over Jailbreak
A Cairo appeal court on Monday extended the detention of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi for a further 30…
Egypt Extends Detention of Two Canadians by 45 Days
Two Canadians arrested and held without charge in Egypt for more than seven weeks have been ordered detained for…
Revolutionary Socialist Activist Given Extra Four Days’ Detention
Labour lawyer Haytham Mohamadein, a leading member of the Revolutionary Socialists, was ordered on Friday to remain…
Egypt’s EX-Ruler Mubarak ‘to Be Freed in Next Two Days’, Lawyer Says
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be released from jail in the next 48 hours after a prosecutor cleared…
UNHCR Concerned over Detention of Syrian refugees in Egypt
The United Nations on Friday voiced concern over the detention of an increasing number of Syrian refugees in Egypt,…
U.S. State Department Calls for Morsi Release
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki called Friday for the release of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed…
UN Chief Concerned by Egypt Detentions, Arrest Warrants
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern on Thursday about continued detentions in Egypt and arrest…
Released 6 April Members Claim Abuse While In Detention
Members of Egypt's 6 April Youth Movement who were detained during a March protest against the interior minister –…
Breaking – Egypt Court Rules Mubarak’s Release On Protestor Killings
The ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was cleared of charges against him on Monday after a court ruled that…