An anecdote-filled study of the Islamic world and its global impact told through 15 of its greatest cities. Review by Peter Frankopan Source: The Times I am embarrassed to […]
Jul 31, 2019 – 11:27 By Reuters staff KAFR AL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Security forces detained Lotfy Ibrahim, a young construction worker, as he left a mosque near his home on the Nile Delta in the spring of 2015. When his family finally saw him again nearly three months later, […]
National ‘green legacy’ initiative aims to reduce environmental degradation Anna Ploszajski Mon 29 Jul 2019 About 350m trees have been planted in a single day in Ethiopia, according to […]
VALERIA GIANOTTA Published 26.07.2019 01:05 In Italy, the case of Carola Rackete, the captain of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Sea-Watch 3 ship that forced the naval blockade on the […]
A new kind of collision between regional alliances is becoming the new life-or-death matter in the Arab world. And Egypt’s military is again in the heart of the complex and […]
Source: The Guardian Major exhibition aims to show Orientalism in a different light and its legacy today By Mark Brown, Arts correspondent An art tradition sometimes dismissed as perpetuating lazy […]
In the eyes of the guards that lord over us, we left our human dignity and respect behind when we attempted to seek safety. Not only are we scared and starving, but the threat of another attack looms over us every day Mario Malie The Independent Voices I am […]
After all, the militant groups al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) pose no threat to the US. They’re actually fighting each other. But apparently the president hasn’t grasped […]
More people are vulnerable to attacks like the one that killed 50 last week, and health ministry officials are getting desperate. Still, even after the UN’s human rights agency begged […]
Outaklla will succeed Bram Gille, who has been the King’s deputy secretary general since February. By Morocco World News Rabat – Dutch royal family has appointed Moroccan Hassan Outaklla as […]
The choice migrants face is no choice at all. Stay in the inhuman setting of the detention centre, or go back to a war zone, or a country where you […]
As deadly airstrikes prompt plans to release detainees, fears rise for those trapped in the country amid claims of serious abuses Sally Hayden Wed 10 Jul 2019 […]
Source: The New York Times By Lilia Blaise Prime Minister Youssef Chahed of Tunisia on Friday prohibited anyone wearing the niqab, a religious covering for the face with only an […]
N.A. Hussein July 1, 2019 Article Summary The Egyptian Catholic Church recently announced that it needs to further study the unified personal status law proposals, at a time when customary […]
This content was published on July 2, 2019 By Ulf Laessing and Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) – While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over […]
The work of 75 artists from over 15 countries is being shown at a tough, timely exhibition looking at displacement and migration on a global scale Nadja Sayej Mon […]
This content was published on June 27, 2019 By Sami Aboudi and Yousef Saba CAIRO (Reuters) – A U.S.-proposed $9 billion (£7 billion) aid package could tempt Egypt with long-sought […]
European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean In just a few years, the dreams of European immigration hardliners have become reality on the Mediterranean. Volunteer sea rescue operations have been […]
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — It was a small demonstration on a big topic for some Moroccan women trying to make some abortions legal. Two dozen activists gathered in […]
