The Cairo Economic Court has rejected dancer Sama Al-Masry’s complaint to overturn her six-months imprisonment for defaming TV host Reham Saeed.

A court in Israel has banned the documentary film "Jenin, Jenin" by Palestinian filmmaker Mohamad Bakri.

The date of the first session of actress Rania Youssef’s trial for public indecency and contempt of religion was set on 21 February.

Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced writer Arash Ganji to 11 years in prison after he translated a book from English to Farsi.

Singer Noamane Chaari has received threats, was suspended by the Tunisian Artists’ Union and dismissed from his job at the public TV after performing a song.

DJ Sama Abdulhadi was released from detention, after being arrested on 27 December for the “desecration” of holy sites and violating COVID-19 regulations.

Egyptian singer Hamo Bika was sentenced to a 2-year prison sentence along with a fine for insulting head of Syndicate of Musical Professions.

The Kuwaiti Appeals Court sentenced singer Khaled Al-Mulla to two years in prison for “insulting the judiciary” in a Ramadan TV program.

Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry filed a lawsuit against the Syrian singer Asala Nasri for partially quoting a Hadith in her newest hit song “Riqfan”.

Israeli artist Zeev Engelmayer was arrested by police because he wore a naked woman outfit as part of his artistic character.