Egypt-based Armenian belly dancer Sofinar (popularly known as Safinaz) was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison for "insulting the Egyptian flag" by wearing its colours as a dancing costume.

CAIRO-- An Egyptian court has sentenced a popular Armenian belly dancer to six months in prison for "insulting the Egyptian flag" after she allegedly wore a tight dress in the flag's red, white and ...

A Cairo court on Monday sentenced an Armenian belly dancer to six months in jail for "insulting" Egypt's national flag during a performance last year, a judicial official said. The dancer, widely ...

Cairo: Legal troubles appear to be catching up with Egypt’s most celebrated belly dancer, Safinaz, after a local court upheld a six- month prison term against her on charges of insulting the national ...

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court has sentenced a popular Armenian belly dancer to six months in prison for "insulting the Egyptian flag" after she allegedly wore a tight dress in its red, white and ...