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  • Trial of 51 defendants over attempted breaking into Port Said jail adjourned

    Date: 2015-06-20 12:21:08 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:44 - ID:2831853

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Port Said Criminal Court on Saturday adjourned to Sunday session the trial of 51 defendants over charges of breaking into prisons in Port Said in January 2013 in the wake of the death sentences issued against defendants in ....

  • Trial of Akhbar el-Youm's ex-editor-in-chiefs over illegal gifts adjourned

    Date: 2015-06-20 12:15:25 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:43 - ID:2831137

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) – The trial of Akhbar el-Youm's two former editor-in-chiefs Ibrahim Seada and Ahdi Fadli over annually giving gifts to the government's senior officials was put off to September 27. The postponement came until a report of ....

  • Ruling in retrial of 2 defendants on charges of violating protest law set for July 13

    Date: 2015-06-20 10:54:23 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:36 - ID:2831021

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court has set for July 13 the ruling session in the retrial of two defendants sentenced in absentia to 15 years rigorous imprisonment for violating protest law. Abdel Rahman Sayyed and Abdel Rahman Tareq also ....

  • Legislative panel approves bill on prison visits – min.

    Date: 2015-06-18 12:17:09 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:50 - ID:2821401

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – The Legislative Reform Committee has approved a presidential bill amending the prison visit law, Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahim el Henedi said. The amended law will allow members of the National Council for Human ....

  • Cabinet refers terrorism bill to legislative panel

    Date: 2015-06-18 11:31:55 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:43 - ID:2821341

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – The Cabinet had referred a comprehensive bill on terrorism prepared by the Justice Ministry to the Legislative Reform Committee, Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahim el Henedi said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, ....

  • New head of illicit gains authority to be named within days - source

    Date: 2015-06-18 05:54:21 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:2 - ID:2819217

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Justice Minister Ahmed el Zend will name a new head of the Illicit Gains Authority within days, a judicial source said. The new counselor will succeed Counselor Youssef Othman who will return to his work as head of the ....

  • Ex-information minister Fiqi acquitted

    Date: 2015-06-17 17:33:03 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:103 - ID:2817321

    CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - A Cairo criminal court acquitted former information minister Anas el Fiqi on charges of undermining the interests of the state television. He was also accused of broadcasting false news during the January 25 revolution. ....

  • Trial of Zawahri's brother, 67 other terrorists postponed

    Date: 2015-06-16 19:38:56 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:106 - ID:2811281

    CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until June 24 the trial of 68 terrorists, including Mohamed el Zawahri, brother of Al Qaeda's number one leader Ayman el Zawahri, over charges of forming a terrorist organization. In ....

  • Military court puts off trial of defendants in detonating Talkha electricity transformer

    Date: 2015-06-16 19:25:10 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:105 - ID:2811269

    MANSOURA, June 16 (MENA) – A military court in Mansoura put off the trial of 4 terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) supporters who face charges of detonating electricity transformer in Talkha to June 23. Meanwhile, Mansoura prosecution remanded ....

  • Egypt respects int'l human rights commitments -- Envoy

    Date: 2015-06-16 15:13:36 GMT - Switzerland - Justice - SN:72 - ID:2809729

    GENEVA, June 16 (MENA) - Egypt respects its international commitments to protect and promote human rights, said its permanent envoy to the UN Tuesday. Cairo is looking forward to boosting cooperation with the UN Human Rights Council and ....

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