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Cairo is unhappy with some of the comments made by the European Union (EU) during the 27th regular session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. The EU alleged that the respect for Human Rights has been backtracking in Egypt especially when detainees and Human Rights movements are concerned. The Egyptian foreign ministry refuted the […]
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 […]
Thousands of people in the Gaza Strip are still homeless after a ceasefire ended the hostilities between Hamas and Israel less than two weeks ago. Although Hamas deems it is up to the Palestinian Authority to cope with the problem, as it gave up official control of Gaza’s ministries to a new Palestinian government in […]
There is an ideological dichotomy between international human rights law and Islamic law, which may explain the numerous human rights abuses in the Muslim world. On August 19, the faculty of law of Buenos Aires University presented the first international code of human rights published by Thomson Reuters. It gathers all the rights, declarations and […]
The newly inaugurated members of Libya’s House of Representatives have urged for an immediate ceasefire to end the ongoing violence in the country. Libyans are experiencing the fiercest fighting since the end of the Gadhafi regime. Experts think that the House of Representatives statement will fall on deaf ears because of its lack of military […]
After the capture and killing of Colonel Muamar Gadhafi, Libya was poised to head for a transition towards democracy. However, the past two weeks have been the most intense fighting the country has witnessed since the end of the war. Governments which once backed the rebels against the regime are now evacuating their diplomats and […]
Three days after tensions between Israel and Palestinian continue, Egypt has called for an end to the attacks from both sides. Cairo has played a very important role in the conflict between the two countries but it seems as if the new government doesn’t have any intention of continuing in this vein. Cairo is not […]
Congratulatory messages have started flowing into Cairo from the international community after ex-Field Marshall Al-Sisi was announced as the winner of the presidential elections. His victory didn’t come as a surprise to many. Egypt faces challenges that have to deal with security, stability and reconciliation. Al-Sisi in his speech to the nation said the time […]
On Wednesday (March 19), the United Nations decided to impose sanctions on illegal exports of Libyan oil in a unanimous vote. The resolution came only two days after the US Navy had boarded its tanker Morning Glory in international waters close to Cyprus. The tanker was loaded with illegally obtained crude oil and it managed […]
The call came at a moment after several important state institutions suffered from militia attacks. The government’s statement shows that the Libyan government has been struggling to control the militias after the fall of Gadhafi. Tripoli is already organizing its forces for the crackdown. The security forces of the government are expected to have a […]