Several prominent Egyptian figures have announced they would stop sharing their views publicly due to the prevailing political climate, belying Sisi’s claims about openness toward alternative viewpoints. Over last week, several Egyptian public figures announced [ More … ]
Following execution of 7 people by Egyptian authorities last week, eight human rights organizations have urged the government to stop implementing the death penalty in the country The eight Egyptian human rights organizations on March [ More … ]
Carrying out more death sentences will undermine prospects for any future transitional justice efforts Egypt’s highest appellate court this month confirmed 12 death sentences, including for several high-profile Muslim Brotherhood leaders convicted in an unfair mass [ More … ]
The European Union (EU) on Thursday called on Israel to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied territories EU Spokesperson Peter Santo announced in a statement: “This week, Israeli forces demolished more than 70 [ More … ]
Civilians were seen running from cars as tank was driving over suspect vehicle, before it detonated in a huge fireball, killing seven Seven civilians were killed on Tuesday by a car bomb in Sinai that [ More … ]
Turkey rejects any proposals to drop European Union accession talks in favor of cooperation in other areas, its EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik said on Thursday ahead of a European Parliament vote on suspending Turkey’s [ More … ]
The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in Britain (AOHR) has called on the UK government to stop exporting arms to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of its role in fuelling armed conflicts in the [ More … ]
By: İLNUR ÇEVIK* The events of Saturday clearly show that Europe is facing a crisis of ‘deterioration and destruction of sacred supreme values’ that have made the continent a hub of civilization in modern history They [ More … ]
Israeli forces detained a Fatah Revolutionary Council member and her son on Sunday afternoon, eventually releasing the politician hours later. Salwa Hdeib told Ma’an that she and her 23-year-old son Ahed Ahmad Qanam got into [ More … ]
Turkey’s top security board has indirectly urged the United States that “supplying weapons to terror organizations” would only “help terror gain strength and spread it,” in an apparent reference to Washington’s policy of allying with [ More … ]
Yemen’s Houthi-run governing council said on Sunday it was ready to restart peace talks with the country’s exiled government provided a Saudi-led coalition stopped attacking and besieging Houthi-held territories, reported Reuters U.N.-sponsored negotiations to end 18 [ More … ]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Israeli government to stop its settlement policy to make way for a two-state solution in the Middle East, according to Anadolu Agency. The settlements are “in flagrant [ More … ]
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