by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Lebanon’s permanent military tribunal sentenced hardline cleric Ahmad al-Assir to death and Lebanese retired singer Fadel Shaker to 15 years in prison in absentia ending the so-called case of the Abra clashes that erupted in 2013 in the southern city of Sidon...
by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Nov 30, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could soon be released, according to a senior judicial source, following an Egyptian court’s decision on Saturday to drop charges against him relating to the killing of protesters during the country’s 2011...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 31, 2013 | World
United States, AP—Acquitted of the most serious charge against him, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning still faces up to 136 years in prison for leaking government secrets to the website WikiLeaks, and his fate rests with a judge who will begin hearing arguments Wednesday in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2013 | World
Rome, Reuters—Italy’s top court on Tuesday ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, re-opening a case that prompted harsh criticism of the Italian justice system....
