Tag:human rights

Bahey eldin Hassan meets UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and calls on the UN to take the lead in rebuilding failing Arab states and establish...

Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres met with the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Bahey eldin Hassan...

Churches Cancel Summer Activities on Terrorist Threats

By Watani -Churches in Egypt have cancelled their summer activities, mainly trips to monasteries or holy sites, spiritual retreats or conventions, and in many...

U.S. House Appropriations Draft Bill Calls for $1.45 billion for Egypt Aid

By POMED -The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released its Fiscal Year 2018 draft appropriations bill...

Church bombings leave many Egyptians questioning Sisi’s ‘war on terror’

By Aya Nader Al-MonitorDespite failing to prevent terrorist attacks so far, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made more promises to increase security in...

Judith Miller: Trump, Egypt and the future

By Judith Miller - FOX NewsThe Palm Sunday bombings of Coptic churches in Egypt are a tragedy for Egyptian Christians, the Middle East’s oldest...

Congressional Meetings Bring Criticism for al-Sisi

By POMEDEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with numerous congressional leaders and members in Washington on Tuesday. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued a...

U.S. Resets Relations With Egypt

By Dr. Henry Srebrnik, Professor of Political Science - University of Prince Edward IslandAs turbulent a country as ever, Egypt, in the last six...

‘They called my husband an infidel and killed him”

By Bel Trew - The Times (UK)Two Isis fighters wielding guns approached their target. Bahgat Zakhar, 58, was an Egyptian Copt on a “kill...