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Egypt passes sweeping anti-terrorism legislation
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [BBC profile] on Monday approved a 54-article counter-terrorism law which has been met with significant controversy as many believe it to be an infringement on freedom of the press. Many have said that the la (More) |
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Egyptian court postpones announcing verdict for Al Jazeera journalists
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed the announcing of a verdict for three retried Al Jazeera English journalists until August 29. Judge Ahmed Yousry, in justifying the retrial's tenth adjournment , stated that the decision was made because the ac (More) |
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign joint security agreement
Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Thursday that will improve stability and safety in the region. The agreement , entitled the "Cairo Declaration" and signed in Cairo by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and Saudi Defense Minister (More) |
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Egypt court sentences former prime minister to five years in prison
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to five years in prison on during a retrial graft charges. Nazif served during the presidency of Hosni Mubarak until the start of the Egyptian Uprising in 2011, and was co (More) |
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Iraq sentences 24 alleged Islamic State members to death
A Baghdad court on Wednesday sentenced 24 alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) to death for the killing of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers during the group's raid across the country last year. The men were convicted of taking part in the June 2014 (More) |
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Egypt journalists may face jail over unofficial death toll reports
Egyptian officials on Sunday stated that Egypt may pursue legal action against journalists who report information on terrorist attacks that contradicts official government statements. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to approve a (More) |
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Iraq's New Commercial Courts
JURIST Guest Columnist Adam Al-Sarraf, International Program Specialist at the United States Department of Commerce, discusses Iraq's new commercial court... Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and (More) |
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UNESCO: Islamic State's destruction of heritage sites may be war crimes
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee said Monday that extremist groups' destruction of antiquities and heritage sites in conflict zones could amount to war crimes. The committee noted particularly the Islamic State's (IS) destruction of the ancient (More) |
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Egypt top prosecutor killed in car bomb attack
Egypt's chief prosecutor, Hisham Barakat , was killed Monday in Cairo by a car bomb attack on his convoy. Barakat's vehicle was attacked by a car outfitted with explosives that was remotely detonated when his motorcade left his home in Heliopolis. (More) |
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Egypt court upholds ex-president Morsi's death sentence
An Egyptian court upheld the death sentence of deposed president Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday after consulting the grand Mufti, Egypt's highest religious figure and a government advisor on Islamic law. The death sente (More) |
Continental Congress adopted Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence separating the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
Learn more about Independence Day from the Library of Congress.
