Human Rights

Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
Middle East

Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report

The Arab report by Egypt’s Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights stated that 2018 has seen continued political…
Egypt objects to UN criticism of death sentence against top prosecutor assassins
Egypt

Egypt objects to UN criticism of death sentence against top prosecutor assassins

In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Sunday, Egypt expressed total rejection to foreign intervention in its internal…
‘Abused’ Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong risk deportation
Middle East

‘Abused’ Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong risk deportation

Two Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong say chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee the…
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff
Middle East

Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff

ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish appeals court upheld a ruling to jail journalists and executives from the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet,…
German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators
Middle East

German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators

GENEVA (Reuters) – Germany’s arrest of a high-ranking Syrian suspected of crimes against humanity marks the first big success for…
Trump’s World Bank pick, an ally for the lender’s critics?
World

Trump’s World Bank pick, an ally for the lender’s critics?

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the World Bank is a firebrand critic of the world’s largest anti-poverty lender —…
Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
Middle East

Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said she first had doubts about the 1979 Islamic Revolution…
Attacks on activists as Ukraine struggles with graft reform
World

Attacks on activists as Ukraine struggles with graft reform

Last summer, Vitaliy Ustymenko was brutally attacked by two men in broad daylight in an assault he believes was linked…
Inmates shiver in frigid cells at New York jail, lawmakers say
World

Inmates shiver in frigid cells at New York jail, lawmakers say

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Inmates at a federal jail in Brooklyn have suffered for days without heat or power during…
Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign
Middle East

Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that…
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