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The ruling last week includes a travel ban and freeze on assets for three years. The decision may be appealed within 60 days.
Ten years on Syria's Bashar Al-Assad defied the odds, surviving international isolation and temporary loss of two thirds of the national territory to claw his way back into relevance.
US senators urge Egypt to release detained Coptic activist
Senators Thom Tills and Chris Coons have called on Egypt to release Ramy Kamel or give him a free and fair trial.
Biden and Sisi: A favourite dictator no more?
Analysis: While Biden has criticised Trump's support for Sisi, the president-elect has a mixed legacy when it comes to supporting human rights ...
Obama in book wrestles with 'messy' Arab Spring choices
Pressuring Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to resign while remaining passive on Bahrain as it suppressed protesters was an inconsistency for ...
Merkel press office staffer 'worked for Egyptian intelligence'
The German national, named as Amin A., 'used his position from at least July 2010 to support employees of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS)',
2,500-year-old coffins discovered in Egypt's Saqqara
At least 100 coffins, some of which hosting mummies, were discovered in Egypt's Saqqara region, authorities confirmed.
Egyptian singer turns Mubarak-era song into ode to Trump
Singer Wissam Magdy has recorded a bizarre English-language version of a 1999 song praising former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak, ...
Voting for a freer, more democratic world
Comment: As a Palestinian-American woman voter in Florida, I know what is needed to enfranchise my community and overcome the suppression ...
UK won’t charge UAE minister for alleged sexual assault
Prosecutors in the UK said that they would not bring any charges against the UAE Minister for Tolerance after a British woman accused him of ...
UAE sends over $550 million to Sudan after normalisation
After apparent pressure on Sudan to normalise ties with Israel, the UAE has sent aid to the African country.
Kuwaiti patient cuts off Egyptian doctor's tongue
A Kuwaiti patient beat and cut off the tongue of an Egyptian doctor during an ear examination.
I escaped Sisi's jails, but thousands of others haven't
Comment: Despite death threats forcing me out of Egypt, I'm lucky compared to the tens of thousands jailed, tortured and killed for speaking ...
UAE minister of tolerance accused of serious sexual assault
The Hay Festival has vowed not to return to Abu Dhabi while Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan remains the UAE's minister of tolerance.
Would Biden really stop writing blank cheques for Egypt?
Comment: Only a Biden administration would be capable of holding Sisi's regime accountable. But whether it would is another matter, writes Sam ...
Leading Sudan religious body declares normalisation with Israel impermissible
Political factions in Sudan are split over the issue of normalisation with Israel, which the country's leading religious body has declared unacceptable.
Egypt set for protests after young man's killing
The death of Egyptian Owais al-Rawi has drawn comparisons to the killing of George Floyd and sparked calls for protests.
Kuwait's late emir buried after successor is sworn in
Kuwait's late ruler Sheikh Sabah was laid to rest following the swearing-in of his successor.
Kuwait swears in new emir after death of ruler
Kuwait swore in its new emir following the death of the Gulf country's ruler Sheikh Sabah.
Exiles return to rebuild post-Bashir Sudan
Sudanese exiles from the US, Britain and the Gulf have returned to fill government posts and succeed figures in Bashir's Islamist regime.
Egypt journalist arrested over coverage of detainee's death
Journalist Islam el-Kalhy was detained on fake news charges after reporting on the death of a young man in police custody.
Lil Mix singer Jade Thirlwall embraces Arab identity
Jade Thirlwall says she embraces her Arab identity and wants to become more vocal about her heritage as Lil Mix continue to rise.
Tony Blair 'played key role in UAE-Israel normalisation'
The former UK prime minister was instrumental in paving the way for UAE-Israel normalisation, according to media reports.
Egypt prosecutors probe young man's death while in detention
The man's family accuses the police of killing him, the prosecutors said.
Lionel Messi could be preparing for an eye-watering £623 million move to Manchester City.
Egypt launched a two-day vote for a new Senate on Tuesday, authorities confirmed.
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