Three men were charged and detained Saturday over an audacious jewellery heist at the Ritz hotel in Paris this week, while two other suspects were still on the loose, a judicial source said.
The men from the Paris region who are in their 30s and are known to police, were arrested after becoming trapped by locked doors as they triedRead more
An Egyptian court has sentenced a lawyer who said women wearing ripped jeans should be raped to three years in prison, a judicial source said.
The sentence against Nabih Al-Wahsh was passed in absentia as the lawyer, previously released on bail, did not attend the hearing on Saturday.
Wahsh’s comments during a television program had provoked outrage and complaints toRead more
A Spanish judge Tuesday released one suspect in the terror attacks that claimed 15 lives last week, saying evidence against him was weak, but remanded two others, a judicial source said.
The judge will investigate further a fourth suspect arrested over the attacks before deciding if he will be released or remanded in custody, the source added. The judge willRead more
Bahrain will auction the confiscated assets of the main Shiite opposition in the kingdom after it was dissolved over terrorism-related charges, a judicial source said Saturday.
An administrative court on Thursday ordered the auctioning of Al-Wefaq’s assets to be held on Oct. 26, the source said.
After the latest court decision, security forces seized Al-Wefaq’s assets including its headquarters outsideRead more