citizenship
Egypt’s churches not for sale
Opinion
August 5, 2019
Egypt’s churches not for sale
Judge Mohamed Abdel Wahab Khafagy, deputy president of the state council, issued a unique and unprecedented rule in 2016 that…
The Bedoons: Kuwait’s stateless minority
Middle East
July 22, 2019
The Bedoons: Kuwait’s stateless minority
“I have a dream: that my child and yours can live as equals, and that my child will not feel…
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
Middle East
June 20, 2019
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and…
Egypt’s Interior Ministry amends provisions for entry and residence of foreigners
Egypt
May 29, 2019
Egypt’s Interior Ministry amends provisions for entry and residence of foreigners
Egypt’s Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik has amended provisions for the implementation of the law regarding the entry and residence of…
IS legacy of guilt weighs heavily on Iraqi widows, children
Middle East
April 25, 2019
IS legacy of guilt weighs heavily on Iraqi widows, children
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — When Ahmed Khalil ran out of work as a van driver in the Iraqi city of…
Bahrain king restores 550 citizens’ nationality
Middle East
April 22, 2019
Bahrain king restores 550 citizens’ nationality
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Sunday ordered that 551 convicts have their nationality reinstated. The Gulf Arab…
Bahrain mass trial raises deep concern: U.N. rights chief
Middle East
April 18, 2019
Bahrain mass trial raises deep concern: U.N. rights chief
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday she was concerned that a Bahrain mass…
Bahrain strips 138 people of citizenship for links to elite Iran force
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Bahrain strips 138 people of citizenship for links to elite Iran force
A court in Bahrain sentenced 138 people to jail and stripped them of their citizenship for conspiring to create a “terror”…
Bahrain’s court jails 138 on terror charges, revokes their citizenship: statement
Middle East
April 16, 2019
Bahrain’s court jails 138 on terror charges, revokes their citizenship: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court sentenced 138 people to prison on terror charges on Tuesday, including 69 to life…
Egypt’s top court rules law on nationality unconstitutional
Egypt
April 8, 2019
Egypt’s top court rules law on nationality unconstitutional
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) on Sunday has ruled that the second paragraph of article 6 for the law on…