Egypt’s coastguard is set to receive €80 million ($84.2 million) from the EU to prevent boats carrying asylum seekers from leaving its shores for Europe. A paper drafted by the EU Commission last week says [ More … ]
As the European Union is supporting the Egyptian government financially to face the country’s economic hardships, it should also back the Egyptian people in the face of the regime’s abuses. Last Wednesday, Ursula von der [ More … ]
A joint letter by European MPs urges establishment of a UN rights monitoring mechanism on Egypt A joint letter by various European members of parliaments have urged foreign ministers, and ambassadors to the UN Human [ More … ]
The West’s silence regarding the situation in Tunisia shows their support for autocratic regimes including those in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, who stand behind the coup, former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said in an [ More … ]
A number of non-governmental organizations have written this letter ahead of the January 25th Foreign Affairs Council discussion on Egypt to raise serious concerns, once again, about the human rights crisis unfolding in the country [ 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 … ]
The European Union desires to see stronger relations with Turkey, according to a statement by the bloc following a meeting Thursday between Turkey’s top diplomat, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell. [ More … ]
The European Union is ready to impose stricter sanctions on high-level Syrian regime officials and scientists who were involved in using chemical weapons against civilians, the EU’s foreign policy chief said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency [ More … ]
In the face of Turkey’s efforts regarding the resolution of the crisis in Idlib and the massive refugee flow, Ankara expects further support from both the EU and NATO while highlighting that it has met [ More … ]
Idlib has turned into the last frontier between Syrian pro-regime forces and opposition forces, as well as their respective international allies. US special envoy for Syria engagement and the fight against the Islamic State group, [ More … ]
The European Union said the new U.S. peace plan for the Middle East broke with “internationally agreed parameters”, and any Israeli annexation of Palestinian land would be subject to challenge. Meanwhile, the Organization of Islamic [ More … ]
EU ready to support Berlin process for Libya peace, says top EU officials The European Union’s foreign policy chief and the head of bloc’s parliament Monday welcomed the cease-fire in Libya. “The announcement of a [ More … ]
One of the central strategies the authoritarian regimes of the Middle East use to gain influence in the European Union (EU) is to promote themselves as bulwarks of stability, moderation, and tolerance – an article [ More … ]
The next Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt’s human rights record is scheduled for 13 November 2019, under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Amnesty International together with 17 other international [ More … ]
Unannounced visit comes as France ramps up efforts to ease tensions between Iran and US over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Iran‘s top diplomat has held talks with France‘s President Emmanuel Macron at the sidelines of the [ More … ]
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