Lawyers

• Muslim Parents Under Fire For Adhering To Religious Values

  Among countless stories of denying its residents their religious rights and freedom, Switzerland is causing a stir after fining parents heavily for refusing to send their daughters...

• Al-Jazeera sues Egypt over crackdown and harassments which caused $150mn in losses

  Al-Jazeera sued Egypt over the crackdown and harassments on its business and journalists for supporting overthrown former president Mohammad Morsi. Egypt’s authorities caused the company’s business to lose $150 million or 138 million euros.

• Ryan Howard files defamation suit against Al Jazeera; Ryan Zimmerman, Peyton Manning discuss controversial documentary

  Philadelphia Phillies' first baseman, Ryan Howard filed a defamation suit against the Al Jazeera network after a documentary linked his name and other players to using performance enhancing drugs. Ryan Zimmerman and Peyton Manning denied allegations in the documentary as well.

• Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera journalists to prison

  An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt, a case that has stirred an international outcry.

• Influential cleric Qaradawi condemns Egypt death sentences

  Senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi has condemned death sentences passed on himself, former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 105 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood group over a mass jail break in 2011.

• Yemeni opposition announces united front against Houthis

  Opponents of Yemen's Houthi militia announced the formation of a national alliance on Saturday to restore the authority of the state, in a major shakeup of Yemen's political landscape.

• Egypt sets retrial date for jailed Al Jazeera journalists: lawyer

  The retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt will start on Feb. 12, the lawyer for one of the defendants said on Sunday.

• Al Jazeera journalist Greste arrives home in Australia

  Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his Australian homeland on Thursday and called for the release of two colleagues still in custody.

• Egypt minister says pardon still possible for Al Jazeera journalists

  Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could still pardon three jailed Al Jazeera journalists who are now facing a retrial if he deems it appropriate, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

• Egyptian court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists

  Egypt's highest court has ordered a retrial of three jailed journalists working for Al Jazeera television, citing procedural flaws in last year's trial, defense lawyers said on Thursday.

• Qatar and Egypt officials discuss reconciliation - sources

  Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials have met in Cairo to discuss reconciliation as part of Saudi-brokered efforts to end an 18-month standoff over Doha's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, security and diplomatic sources said.

• Egypt considers tighter curbs on media coverage of military

  Egypt is drafting a law tightening restrictions on media coverage of the armed forces, government and judicial sources said, alarming journalists who believe this would end three years of relative press freedom.

• Egyptian court sentences arrested Al Jazeera journalists to seven years in jail for terrorism-related crimes

  Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed were handed out a seven-year sentence in a maximum security prison in the country each on Monday over charges of spreading false news and supporting terrorism, Buzzfeed reported.

• Cairo court denies bail request by three Al-Jazeera journalists detained over Muslim Brotherhood links

  Judge Mohammed Nagi Shehata had denied Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste and his two co-workers' request to post bail from terrorism-related charges, Daily Mail said in a report.

• Three Al Jazeera journalists stand trial in Egypt over alleged aid of terrorist group members

  Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian national Mohamed Fahmy, local Baher Mohamed, are currently being held by the Egyptian government on charges regarding their relations or involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood.

• Al Gore Sued: TV Consultant Claims Founder of Current TV Stole Idea to Sell Network to Al Jazeera

  John Terenzio, an LA television consultant claims that former Vice President Al Gore and others, stole his idea to sell Current TV to Al Jazeera.