After spending nearly 15 years in an Egyptian prison for a crime he insists he did not commit, Canadian Egyptian Mohamed el-Attar has returned to Canada. Now going by the name Joseph Attar after ...

Staring out the window of a Toronto hotel room on a frigid January morning, Joseph Attar is overcome with emotion. After nearly 15 years locked in an Egyptian prison, the chill of Canadian winters is ...

French Ambassador to Egypt Stephane Romatet bestowed upon independent Egyptian playwright Ahmed El-Attar the Order of Arts and Letters award in a ceremony on 14 April at the French embassy in Cairo.

Mohammed el-Attar, a Canadian imprisoned in Egypt for nearly 15 years, landed safely at Toronto's Pearson airport Friday morning. El-Attar, who is also known by the name Joseph, was arrested after ...

The more supposed evidence Egyptian authorities produce in the bizarre spy case of Canadian Mohamed el-Attar, the less sense it makes. That will not prevent Egypt's State Security Emergency Court from ...

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