Egypt’s cabinet has agreed to extend the deadline for NGOs to register with the state or face dissolution, but a longer timeline does not fix the law’s many repressive elements The Egyptian cabinet agreed yesterday, [ More … ]
An Egyptian court has renewed the detention of the head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, for allegedly broadcasting and publishing false news and statements. Aboul Fotouh, who has also been accused [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia and Israel do not share official diplomatic ties, but the two countries have started to normalize relations in recent years, particularly in terms of Iranian foreign policy In the latest display of warming [ More … ]
Banners line streets of Cairo telling citizens to vote to extend presidency of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Polling stations across Cairo filled with people as Egyptians voted in a snap referendum expected to allow President Abdel [ More … ]
Turkey is preparing to ramp up its military presence in Syria, as Kurdish forces continue their advance in the north and an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate kicks out Ankara’s rebel allies. Turkey is preparing to ramp up [ More … ]
Deputy Premier Canikli says no fundamental freedoms or basic rights have been restricted during state of emergency The parliament on Monday ratified the Prime Ministry’s motion to extend the ongoing state of emergency in the [ More … ]
Egypt extended the opening of the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip by one day, the Hamas-led Ministry of Interior in Gaza announced. The crossing initially opened on Saturday for three days, but [ More … ]
An Israeli military court decided to extend the detentions of 13-year-old Jabir Rebhi Badawi and 14 year-old Ayham Muhammad Adawi from the al-Arrub refugee camp in the southern occupied West Bank Hebron district until January [ More … ]
– ‘Our opponents need to ensure the adequate behavior of anti-government troops,’ Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov says – Russia is not willing to extend its “humanitarian pause” in airstrikes in Syria’s Aleppo province unless opposition groups [ More … ]
Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen accused each other of violating a ceasefire on Saturday as the United Nations tried to extend the three-day truce, reported Reuters. The ceasefire, due to end at [ More … ]
The Egyptian parliament has approved the extension of a law allowing the military to participate in protecting public facilities for five more years. Late June the cabinet decided to extend cooperation between the police and [ More … ]
– Understanding the situation in Turkey is critical before a decision is made on the soldiers’ fate, says one of their lawyers Greek authorities Wednesday issued a month’s extension on the asylum process for eight [ More … ]
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