Saudi Arabia: Anger in Egypt as court jails Nubians over event marking 1973 war
INTERNATIONAL The relatives of 10 Egyptian Nubians, who were handed heavy jail terms by a Saudi court on Monday for organising an event marking the anniversary of the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, have appealed to the Egyptian government to mediate with Saudi authorities to pardon them. The Riyadh Criminal Court, which tries people accused of having links with terrorist organisations or involvement in actions that threaten public order, handed the Nubians […]
