Tunisia bans UAE Emirates airline from landing in Tunis
Source: BBC News Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights. The move comes amid […]
‘10,000 refugees’ to be relocated from Libya to EU in 2018
About 400,000 migrants are in Libya, including roughly 36,000 children — UN By AFP – Dec 24,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Evacuated migrants taken out of detention centres by the UNHCR from […]
Pence trip to Middle East overshadowed by Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Reuters International This content was published on December 15, 2017 U.S. vice-president Mike Pence becomes emotional addressing a prayer vigil for the victims in the First Baptist Church of […]
EU says 15,000 migrants to exit Libya in two months
By AFP – Dec 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants stand in a detention centre run by the interior ministry of Libya’s eastern-based government in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) […]
EU leaders complicit in torture of refugees and migrants, Amnesty says
Rights group claims EU is financing Libyan system that routinely acts in collusion with militia groups and people traffickers A migrant stands in a packed room at the Tariq al-Matar […]
Saudi Arabia, UAE pledge $130m towards G5 Sahel force
with Agencies 12 hours ago France *Saudi Arabia has pledged $100 million towards the five-nation anti-terror force in the Sahel region of West Africa. The pledge was confirmed by French […]
Muslim heritage: Malika III: Shajarat Al-Durr
By: Tom Verde Our third story is that of Shajarat al-Durr, the first woman to sit upon an Egyptian throne since Cleopatra, nearly 1,300 years before. Art direction for the […]
International humanitarian law: ICRC president warns over ‘explosive mix’ of urban conflicts
By Kathrin Ammann This content was published on December 11, 2017 The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer inspects the scene of the […]
UN launches record appeal for $22.5B to help 91M in need
ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS The United Nations launched a record appeal Friday for $22.5 billion to help 91 million of the 136 million people across the world in need […]
Who’s the Egyptian ISIS militant who issued fatwa to kill Sinai worshipers?
Source. English Alarabiyya On December 7, 2016, Al-Naba’a, an Arabic-language journal belonging ISIS terrorist organization, published an interview with a leader calling him Amir al-Hesba in Sinai. Rumeya, another magazine also issued by the organization, published an interview with ISIS militant who threatened to target Sufi Zawiyas (corners) and mosques […]
Church bells ring out in solidarity with Muslim victims of North Sinai mosque bomb
Posted on: November 27, 2017 The al-Rawda mosque in Bir al-Abed, North Sinai Photo Credit: Egypt’s State Information Service Church bells rang out across Egypt on Saturday as an act […]
Egypt’s President al-Sisi facing serious questions about strategy to bring Isis hotspot Sinai province under control
Civilians and police and security forces have repeatedly been targeted in recent years Robert Fisk The Sinai mosque massacre proves what many have suspected for months in Egypt: that Isis – even without a direct claim yet – is taking over the peninsula, targeting more and more of President Abdel […]
More than 40 million people live in slavery, reports say
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP PARİS AFP Photo The revelation that migrants are being sold as slaves in Libya is not an isolated case: more than 40 million people […]
Islamic Astronomy from “Star Wars” to Star Tables
By: Glen M. Cooper The most obvious difference between modern and Islamic astronomy is that the latter is primarily mathematical and predictive, and the former has other observational goals, […]
Concerns over Europe seeking to solve its migrant crisis at Libya’s expense
Malek Awny | Published — Friday 17 November 2017 CAIRO: Providing resettlement options for illegal migrants trying to reach Europe is unacceptable for many Libyans and could further aggravate […]
Lebanon’s Hariri to visit Egypt on Tuesday – Hariri’s office
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2017 Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s Prime Minister while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, talks to […]
Morocco food stampede kills 15 and wounds many
Source: BBC At least 15 people have been killed in a stampede in Morocco while food aid was being handed out.The incident occurred in the town of Sidi Boulaalam in Essaouira province. The aid was being distributed by a private charity.Some reports indicate that up to 40 people were injured […]
Egypt’s foreign minister sent on regional tour amid Lebanon crisis – ministry
Reuters International This content was published on November 11, 2017 1:21 PMNov 11, 2017 – 13:21 FILE PHOTO – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri speaks to media after the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt meeting to discuss their dispute with Qatar, in […]
Bern meeting: ICRC head hopes for consensus, resettlement agreement at migration conference
This content was published on November 12, 2017 Maurer, who recently visited Yemen, also said his organisation is hoping to use diplomatic channels to gain access to the war-torn country (Keystone) The head of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is hoping that an upcoming international […]
Mediterranean meeting: Amnesty wants secure path to Europe for migrants in Libya
November 9, 2017 6:10 PMNov 9, 2017 – 18:10 Since the beginning of the year, around 14,000 migrants have been rescued at sea and detained in Libya (Keystone) Ahead of […]