Egyptian dissident with newborn released in Oman following pressure

Egyptian dissident with newborn released in Oman following pressure Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 14:50 Lawyer says Mariam Abdelbasette still a 'virtual prisoner' as she waits to be allowed to leave Gulf state A social media picture of Mariam Abdelbasette (supplied) Off An Egyptian dissident has been released from Omani detention to return home with her newborn baby after avoiding extradition to her homeland on false claims of an Interpol red notice. Mariam Abdelbasette had been held since 25 May at the Medical City Hospital for Military Agencies in the Omani capital Muscat after requiring a caesarean section to deliver her baby. Oman had claimed that it was complying with an Interpol red notice to remove Abdelbasette from the Gulf state and return her to Egypt, following her husband Ahmed Mousa, who was forcibly deported to Egypt on 9 April and subsequently imprisoned.