Greater Middle East
Egypt: court strikes down Morsi’s life term
Egypt's Court of Cassation overturned the life sentences of former president Mohamed Morsi and 16 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Tag: Egypt
Iraq
Syria and Iraq in the Trump world order
Trump intends to divide Syria with Putin the way Hitler divided Poland with Stalin—but will the US will be able to control its sphere amid social collapse and sectarian maelstrom?
Greater Middle East
Egypt: hundreds disappeared and tortured
Egypt's National Security Agency is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and crush peaceful dissent, Amnesty International charges.
Watching the Shadows
Ex-CIA agent faces extradition to Italy
Former CIA operative Sabrina de Sousa will be extradited to Italy to serve a four-year prison sentence for a "rendition" following a ruling by Portugal's high court
Greater Middle East
Egypt: journalists’ union head on trial
An Egyptian court began the trial of journalists' union leader Yahya Qalash and two board members who were charged with spreading "false news" and harboring wanted reporters.
North Africa
What ‘government’ is West really backing in Libya?
At a Vienna summit, world powers agreed to supply arms to Libya to fight ISIS—but the country has three rival governments, and the "recognized" one is by far the weakest.
Greater Middle East
Egypt sentences protesters to five years
Egyptian officials announced the conviction and prison sentences of over one hundred demonstrators who were peacefully assembling without a permit.
Greater Middle East
Protests in Egypt over Red Sea islands transfer
New protests have erupted in Egypt calling for the downfall of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over his decision to turn two disputed islands over to Saudi Arabia.
North Africa
Libya: mysterious air-strikes on Derna
Unidentified warplanes carried out air-strikes on Libya's Islamist-controlled eastern city of Derna—reportedly claiming civilian lives when a hospital was struck.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: crackdown ahead of revolution anniversary
In anticipation of the fifth anniversary of the start of the Egyptian revolution, authorities have clamped down on dissidents in an effort to avoid further political unrest.
Watching the Shadows
Two Gitmo detainees released, third refuses transfer
Two Guantánamo detainees scheduled for release boarded a plane for transfer to third countries—while a third refused, demanding repatriation to his native Yemen.
Watching the Shadows
Portugal orders CIA agent extradited to Italy
A court in Lisbon ruled that a former CIA operative will be extradited to Italy to serve a seven-year sentence for her involvement in the 2003 "rendition" of an Egyptian suspect.