N.S. Supreme Court orders YouTuber to pay $175,000 for defaming Egyptian diplomat

“Furthermore, I am not satisfied that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum in which to hear the proceeding”


A court has ordered a Halifax YouTuber to pay $175,000 for defamatory statements made against an Egyptian civil servant, but Nermine Adel Khalil says she has no intention of paying, or ceasing her comments.

In a July 31 decision, Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court ruled that Khalil, a former Egyptian national who is now a Canadian citizen, defamed Nashwa Abdelhamid Mohamed Abdelkader in YouTube videos, threatening violence against her more than once. ---More...

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