The Latest: Protesters block section of Baghdad airport road
Oct 3, 2019
Iraqi officials say anti-government protesters in the Iraqi capital have blocked a section of Baghdad’s international airport road and torched two local government buildings farther north
Egypt releases 3 foreigners arrested over protests
Oct 3, 2019
Egyptian airport officials say two Jordanians and a Sudanese arrested in Cairo amid the recent crackdown that followed anti-government protests have been released and flown back to their home countries
Lawyers: 3 Egyptian activists detained amid wave of arrests
Sep 25, 2019
Egyptian lawyers say security forces arrested 3 political activists known for their outspoken criticism of Egypt's government and the president
Egypt court sentences plane hijacker to life in prison
Sep 24, 2019
Egyptian court sentences a man who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and ordered it to land in Cyprus to life in prison
Egypt: Lawyers say police arrested hundreds over protests
Sep 23, 2019
Egyptian rights lawyers say security forces have rounded up hundreds of people following small but rare anti-government protests
Activist: Egyptian authorities arrest brother to silence me
Sep 20, 2019
The US-based Egyptian activist whose Facebook page helped ignite the 2011 uprising that brought down longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak has said that authorities arrested his brother in Cairo to silence him.
The Latest: Aid ship rescues 36 migrants at Malta's request
Sep 19, 2019
A rescue ship run by two non-profit groups has pulled 36 people from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea based on a request from Maltese authorities
Egypt's el-Sissi dismisses corruption allegations
Sep 14, 2019
Egypt's president has dismissed corruption allegations made by a businessman-in-exile about the country's military as "sheer lies and defamation."
Teen Egyptian girl's case puts legal system under spotlight
Sep 14, 2019
The prosecution of a 15-year-old girl who killed a bus driver after he allegedly tried to rape her has reignited debate over the treatment of women in Egypt's legal system, including the practice of virginity tests and blaming victims of sexual violence
Iranian female soccer fan dies after setting herself on fire
Sep 10, 2019
After learning she could go to prison for trying to enter a soccer stadium, Iranian dies after setting herself on fire