Shield and Alert: Egypt Bound

Egypt releases political activist Ahmed Douma

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind bars, walked free from prison Saturday following a presidential pardon.  Douma, now 37, was a leading activist in the 2011 uprising that toppled...
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Egypt: One missing after tug sinks in Suez collision with tanker

A Suez Canal tugboat sank and a crew member was missing after the vessel collided with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker, the authorities in charge of the key waterway said. A salvage team had located the wreckage following the accident Saturday and the waterway was being...
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Rights group criticizes Saudi legal system over jailing of Egyptian psychiatrist

An Egyptian psychiatrist jailed in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to prison on terrorism charges following an "unfair trial" triggered by a salary dispute, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Sabri Shalabi, 66, was taken from his home in the coastal Saudi city of Al-Wajh by...
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Egypt: Under intense international pressure, Egypt releases Egyptian-Irish student Patrick Zaki two days after he was sentenced to prison

Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer walked out of prison Thursday, relatives said, a day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned them in the wake of an international outcry. Zaki was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for...
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