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Jun 23, 2020

Family says sister of prominent Egyptian activist arrested

The family of a prominent Egyptian pro-democracy activist arrested amid a clampdown following anti-government protests last year said his youngest sister has been detained

Lawyer: Egyptian journalist detained on fake news charges

Jun 16, 2020

Egyptian authorities have detained a prominent local journalist on charges of spreading fake news in the latest crackdown by the government on press freedom

Cairo film festival's art director resigns amid controversy

Jun 10, 2020

The art director of Cairo’s international film festival has resigned amid calls for his removal because of past inflammatory posts on social media

Jun 9, 2020

Prominent Bahrain rights activist Rajab released from prison

A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain has been released amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Jun 9, 2020

Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread

An investigation by The Associated Press found that the coronavirus pandemic is taking a deadly toll on the war-weary population of Yemen

Jun 7, 2020

Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out

Istanbul residents have flocked to the city’s shores and parks on the first weekend with no coronavirus lockdown

Iranian authorities arrest 'corpse bride' Instagram star

Oct 7, 2019

A semi-official news agency in Iran is reporting that a woman known for posting images of herself online trying to look like a lead character from Tim Burton's "The Corpse Bride" has been arrested

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.

Ramadan in Mideast is for fasting and Facebook, data shows

May 28, 2019

Technology reshapes Muslim holy month of Ramadan: Facebook and YouTube more watched than any other time of the year

Officials say Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium

May 21, 2019

Nuclear officials say Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran's atomic program