Mohamed Ali sentenced for tax evasion; had pitched himself as a former government insider who witnessed high-level corruption as a construction contractor for the military
All three will remain in detention for 15 days, which can be renewed indefinitely; defense team says they are held in relation to recent arrests of professors, lawyers, journalists
Supreme State Security Prosecution, designed to fight terrorism, being used to imprison peaceful protesters, journalists, and critics without trial, Amnesty International charges
Significant damage is caused to structure in Eshkol region, no injuries reported; army says it is looking into incident, which appears to be unintentional
Security forces had arrested 3 Mada Masr editors following article alleging that President Sissi's son was being transferred to diplomatic posting following internal criticism
After Washington says settlements not illegal, European Union says its position 'remains unchanged'; UN Security Council to hold meeting to discuss the move
Truce follows three hours of tense calm after apparent Israeli strike kills six members of same family in Gaza airstrike, rocket fire persists after midnight
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