Human Rights
Religion vs. state: Atheism and Al-Azhar
Features/Interviews
August 4, 2017
Religion vs. state: Atheism and Al-Azhar
Typically, atheists in Muslim countries prefer to keep their beliefs secret, fearing their lack of faith will lead to their…
Bangladesh to digitally map supply chain to tackle garment sector abuse
World
August 2, 2017
Bangladesh to digitally map supply chain to tackle garment sector abuse
Bangladesh, the second largest garment producing country in the world, will digitally map its entire garment industry in the first…
Egyptian intelligence signs $1.2 million deal with PR firm
Business
August 2, 2017
Egyptian intelligence signs $1.2 million deal with PR firm
Egypt’s general intelligence signed a new $1.2 million deal with US-based public relations firm APCO, just days after Weber Shandwick…
Protests ensue over alleged suicide in Esna prison, police brutality suspected
Egypt
July 30, 2017
Protests ensue over alleged suicide in Esna prison, police brutality suspected
On Sunday dozens of people protested in front of Esna police station in Luxor, in solidarity with the mother of deceased 28 year-old…
Europe’s top court upholds Belgian niqab ban
World
July 12, 2017
Europe’s top court upholds Belgian niqab ban
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Tuesday that Belgium’s ban on the wearing of the full-face…
Insulting army, police, president could lead to life imprisonment
Egypt
July 10, 2017
Insulting army, police, president could lead to life imprisonment
Members of the Parliament’s Defense and Security committee on Monday called on the government to speed up the issuance of a…
Supreme Constitutional Court forces government to reveal captive doctor’s whereabouts
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Supreme Constitutional Court forces government to reveal captive doctor’s whereabouts
The Supreme Constitutional Court issued on Monday a verdict which obligates the government to reveal the whereabouts of people arrested and…
ILO puts Egypt on black list due to violations against laborers
Egypt
June 7, 2017
ILO puts Egypt on black list due to violations against laborers
The International Labor Organization has added Egypt to its black list Monday, citing numerous violations committed by the government against laborers that…
Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Ivory Coast elected to UN Security Council
World
June 4, 2017
Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Ivory Coast elected to UN Security Council
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly elected Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland to the UN Security Council…
Sisi ratifies new law allowing state full control over NGO work in Egypt
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Sisi ratifies new law allowing state full control over NGO work in Egypt
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ratified on Monday a new law that is set to regulate the work of non-governmental organizations…