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Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find
BOSTON (AP) — A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid — including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found. They say Egyptian authorities were likely behind the attempted...
Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption...
Bribery case against Sen. Menendez shines light on powerful NJ developer accused of corruption
NEW YORK (AP) — In late 2020, Sen. Bob Menendez met with Philip Sellinger, a private practice lawyer and former fundraiser for the senator, to assess his potential fit as the next U.S. attorney for the state of New Jersey — and to discuss one case in particular. If appointed,...
Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption
NEW YORK (AP) — Powerful Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian government of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash under a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign...
Who's Bob Menendez? New Jersey's senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez's defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife and business associates Friday revealed that he's adopting the same defiant stance he took when he faced federal accusations nearly a decade ago. A three-term senator who...
Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator's home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using his outsized sway in foreign affairs to help the government of Egypt — and others — as well as other corrupt acts, according to an indictment...
Journalist detained, home searched over reporting on French intelligence, news outlet says
PARIS (AP) — A French journalist was arrested and her residence searched Tuesday by the country’s domestic intelligence agency, her employer the investigative news outlet Disclose, said. Disclose said reporter Ariane Lavrilleux's detention was linked to her reporting on leaked...
Egyptian court gives a government critic a 6-month sentence in a case condemned by rights groups
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced a fierce government critic Saturday to six months in prison over charges that stemmed from an online spat with a former minister and opposition figure. The case drew condemnation from rights groups and renewed global attention to Egypt's poor human rights...
They worked for years in Libya. Now an Egyptian village mourns scores of its men killed in flooding
NAZLET EL-SHARIF, Egypt (AP) — The 42-year-old Egyptian farmer was watering his crops along the Nile River south of the capital of Cairo and scrolling on his mobile phone when he learned that two of his sons were dead. Ashraf Sadawy Abdel-Fattah saw a list on social media with...
The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardless
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that Egypt's poor human rights record hasn't improved, but it won't withhold as much military aid as it did last year regardless. Administration officials cited what they said were overriding U.S. national security interests for the...
