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Foreign Jihadists Flocking to Iraq and Syria on ‘Unprecedented Scale’ – UN

The United Nations has warned that foreign jihadists are swarming into the twin conflicts in Iraq and Syria on “an unprecedented scale” and from...

ISIS Attacks on Yazidis on Mount Sinjar, 1,000 Families Trapped

According to Faisal, over 1000 families are still on the mountain and have registered for aid. There is a critical shortage of food. Faisal...

Iran’s Horrific Rights Record: 852 Executions in Past Year Included Juveniles

A recently released UN report paints a grim picture of widespread executions, a tarnished judicial system, systematic religious persecution, and widespread discrimination against women.   Ahmed...

Egypt Slips in Press Freedom Index, Ranks 159

According to the annual press freedom index produced by the international watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Egypt  occupies 159th place among the total of...

Pope Tawadros Received by Patriarch Kirill and Russia’s Foreign Minister

During the meeting at the Patriarchate, His Holiness Pope Tawadros spoke of the great heritage of spirituality and monastic tradition within the Russian Orthodox...

Dramatic Deterioration in Human Rights in Egypt over Past Four Years, 19 Groups Declare

    The report focuses on a set of fundamental human rights and their development in Egypt over the last four years, taking into consideration the...

Egyptian Intelligence Links Hamas to Major Sinai Attack

“The Palestinians came from the Gaza Strip with a large amount of explosives and took part in the terrorist attack,” an official said.   The assertion...

Egypt Threatens to Dissolve NGOs Not Complying with Repressive Law, Only Days After UN Review of its Human Rights Status

During the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its rights record before the UN in 2010, the Egyptian government accepted several recommendations related to...

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      The ongoing slow down in the global economy has...