Egypt

Egyptian security forces have raided a bath house and arrested 25 men suspected of homosexuality, dragging them naked out of the building in downtown Cairo.

CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday convicted eight men for “inciting debauchery” following their appearance in an alleged same-sex wedding party on a Nile boat, sentencing each of them to three years in prison. The Internet video shows two men exchanging rings and embracing among cheering friends. The eight were detained in September…

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CAIRO — Six alleged gay men were sentenced in an Egyptian court on Thursday to two years in jail with labor for “committing debauchery,” a charge often leveled at gays for engaging in homosexual activity.

CAIRO — Eight men arrested in Egypt for appearing in a video taken during an alleged same-sex “wedding” party, will face trial on charges of inciting debauchery and offending public morality. The men were detained earlier this month after the video, reportedly dating back to April, surfaced online.

CAIRO — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Saturday ordered seven men detained and physically examined over accusations of “debauchery,” a charge often leveled at gays for homosexual activity, after a video emerged of a same-sex wedding party, the state news agency reported.

CAIRO — A judicial official says an Egyptian court has convicted four men of committing homosexual acts and sentenced them to up to eight years in prison.