Egyptian court has granted bail to the detained Al Jazeera journalists Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy on the 12th February less than a fortnight after the release of their Australian colleague Peter Greste. But Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are likely to be free within 48 hours, for the first time in 14 months. They […]
Three Egyptian army officers have been prosecuted and handed prison sentences ranging from 5 years to life in prison for plotting to overthrow President al-Sisi. The three officers, a naval Colonel and two infantrymen, were found guilty of plot against President al-Sisi by an Egyptian military court. London-based Qatari media “The New Arab” reports that […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has zoomed in on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his vocal criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, arguing that this “emotional reaction” by the French president is due to “resentment” at losing allies in Africa to the Kremlin. In an interview published on Wednesday (13 March), Putin said heightened Russian […]
