EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell

Gdim Izik Trial, ‘Fair and Impartial’- International Observers Say

The verdict handed by the appeal’s court in Salé against the 23 individuals accused of the killing of 11 members of Morocco’s security forces in the Gdim Izik events is “fair and impartial,” said the international observers who attended the hearings and proceedings. The Court has respected the principle of individualization of sentences by delivering […]

Could Human Rights Promotion Have Spared the Arab World all that Turmoil?

Long before the advent of the Arab Spring, the region was boiling as people in most of the countries of the region were denied basic social and economic rights: Unhealthy housing, below standards education, inaccessible health care, ramping unemployment etc. However hard the situation was, people seemed accommodating with their daily hardships, thanking God for […]

Egypt: World Bank supports housing for low-income households with $500m

The World Bank has granted Egypt a $500 million additional financing destined to support ongoing efforts to improve the affordability of formal housing for low-income households, the Washington-based institution said in a statement. The financing also seeks to strengthen Egypt’s Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund capacity to design policies and coordinate social housing programs. […]