UNSMIL 2017

Moroccan Amina Bouayach Receives International Award for Her Engagement for Human Rights, Equality, Freedoms

Ms. Amina Bouayach, President of Moroccan National Human Rights Council, has been honoured by BPUR International with “International Award for Confronting the Political Abuse of Religion” during a high-level conference held lately at the House of Commons in London. Ms. Bouayach has been recognised for her distinguished leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing human rights, […]

Egypt’s pound depreciates again

The Egyptian pound weakened to a new record low against the US dollar on Thursday, extending its losses to 6.4 percent since the central bank introduced a new system of foreign currency auctions to curb a decline in foreign reserves. This came hours after Qatar announced that it is willing to pump in more money […]

Libya : Benghazi now an “Islamic emirate” under Ansar al-Sharia

A day after the militants of Ansar al-Sharia took over an army base in Benghazi and killing more than a score of soldiers, they have announced that Benghazi is now formally an “Islamic emirate.” The claim is however being denied by pro-government militias who called their withdrawal from “certain positions” was due to “tactical reasons.” […]