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Supporters of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak cheer after a court overturned his conviction in an embezzlement case, in Cairo, Egypt, January 13, 2015. (EPA/BASMA FATHY / ALMASRY ALYOUM EGYPT OUT)

Egyptian court overturns last conviction against Mubarak

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 13, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s high court on Tuesday overturned the only remaining conviction against Hosni Mubarak, ordering a retrial in the embezzlement case and opening the way for the ousted former president’s possible release. Mubarak, 86, was sentenced to...

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Egyptian women hold signs during a protest against sexual harassment in Cairo, Egypt on June 14, 2014. (Ahmed Ismail/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Egypt sentences 7 to life for sexual assaults

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—An Egyptian court sentenced seven men to life in prison on Wednesday for sexual assaults on women during public rallies in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, in the first such heavy sentences since the government vowed to crack down on rampant sexual...

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Egyptian women hold banners during a protest against sexual harassment in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Opinion: Sexual Harassment, the Anchorwoman and the Actress

by Diana Moukalled | Jun 18, 2014 | Opinion

The measures taken against Maha Bahnassi were necessary. During the live coverage of the inauguration ceremony of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the television anchor reacted to the news coming in of sexual harassment in Tahrir Square during the celebrations...

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A female protester holds a sign saying: “Be a human being instead of an animal; with apologies to the animals,” near police officers as she joins others protesting against sexual harassment after a woman was sexually assaulted by a mob during Sunday’s celebrations marking the new president’s inauguration in Tahrir square, in Cairo on June 11, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

Sisi visits victim of Tahrir sexual assault in hospital

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi visited on Wednesday one of the victims of a mass sexual assault that took place in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during Sunday’s celebrations marking his inauguration as the country’s new president. A video...

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Water is sprayed at protestors as they clash with police in Cairo on January 25, 2011 (Photo © Reuters/Amr Dalsh)

Opinion: The Revolution was a Revolution

by Ali Salem | Dec 3, 2013 | Opinion

I feel uncomfortable with the new wave of descriptions and words which slip into people’s minds through the small screen and from the new books that are being peddled around. They all revolve around one point—that the Egyptian revolution was not spontaneous, but was...