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Qatar Increases its Profile with Investment & Job Creation Pledges in Arab World

Qatar Sunday pledged to invest $50 million in the Middle East countries, with youth being the main target, in a move to increase its profile at a time it is boycotted by major powers in the region. The pledge was announced by Qatar’s Finance Minister Ali al-Emadi at the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit […]

Ghana: Four men handed 10-year prison sentence for abducting two Canadian women

Four men have received each 10 years in prison for kidnapping back in 2019 two Canadian female volunteers in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi. The men were found guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping Lauren Tilly and Bailey Chittey in June 2019, state-run Ghana News Agency (GNA) said. Tilly and Chittey were in Ghana to volunteer […]

Islamic law and human rights: do they mix? (part II)

Muslim jurists can interpret Islamic law in a way that is consistent with international human rights law. Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have raised concern over the impact of a conservative interpretation of the Sharia (i.e. Islamic law). The jihadist group, which grew out of Al Qaeda in Iraq, proclaims itself […]