There is growing geopolitical tension in the Gulf as observers anticipate an escalating "shadow war" — so described in the British Telegraph — between Iran and Israel. They refer to attacks on tankers and vessels in the region allegedly by the two (...)
The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) in dated contracts fell below zero earlier this week, sending shockwaves across the world. Though prices for American light crude stabilised on positive territory the next day, they were still as low as a (...)
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led last Friday's prayer for the first time in almost a decade, delivering a toned-down but defiant sermon in which he tried to tarnish protesters against the Iranian regime.
Demonstrators who had torn (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day tour of the Gulf this week that took him to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he advanced Russia-Gulf relations while keeping up Moscow's ties to Iran and Turkey.
Many (...)
Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) referred the case (72/2012) to the Central Auditing Organization (CAO) for study. The case concerns the payroll tax evasion of the sectors of the state's governmental apparatus.
This came due to the (...)
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafist al-Nour Party today solidified control of the new Egyptian parliament by winning many seats in the People's Assembly.
“The Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis do not (...)
CAIRO: The National Council for Human Rights said it received several complaints of infractions during elections, including continued campaigning during the voting process, bribery, violent clashes outside polling stations and dissemination of false (...)
The International Network Following Arab Elections issued a report on the Egyptian elections today praising the neutrality of the security and military forces during the process, and mentioning electoral violations of certain political parties for (...)
CAIRO: The operations room at the National Council for Human Right received dozens of calls this morning complaining of delays in opening the door of polling stations until 9am.
Polling stations should have opened at 8am.
NCHR Director Reda (...)
CAIRO: The Supreme Electoral Council has granted 10 international organizations permission to supervise the Egyptian elections by sending 300 monitors, Youm7 learned.
The monitors represent a number of American organizations including the (...)
CAIRO: A number of activists today reported that in early voting in the first constituency of North Cairo in Shubra several boxes full of ballot cards were thrown outside the polling station.
The police had left the boxes unguarded and some (...)
CAIRO: In response to the reappointment of former Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri as PM of the National Salvation Council, the Revolution Youth Coalition and National Association for Change rejected the decision on grounds of el-Ganzouri's age and (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights today released a strongly worded statement condemning the excessive violence against demonstrators that left many injured.
The statement urged police and security officers to exercise restraint (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's Supreme Electoral Committee has granted a request from the National Council for Human Rights to waive election-monitoring fees for non-governmental organizations.
The fee for permissions should be 5 EGP (U.S. $0.85) per monitor. (...)
A number of Syrian political activists held a protest before the Arab League in Tahrir Square in Cairo today Saturday November 5. The protestors demanded the freeze of Syrian membership in the Arab League after Syrian authorities broke the agreement (...)
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) held a press conference on Wednesday November 2 to announce the results of fact-finding investigation report of the Maspiro clashes. The report claimed the lives of many victims as a result of clashes (...)
President of the National Council for Human Rights Dr. Boutros-Ghali on Sunday will open the International Congress of Legislation for Democratization.
This conference will be attended by Deputy Egyptian Prime Minister Ali el-Selmi, Mohammed (...)
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) fired 60 workers that participated in a sit-in staged by the AUC students.
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights condemned this action, and highlighted the center's support for the fired (...)
The Development and Institutionalization Support Center (DISC) obtained recognition of Ushahidi technology as an official partner for 2011 due to its efforts exerted by the center to support the technology in 2011.
The technology was used for the (...)
CAIRO: More than 12 million Egyptians live in inhumane conditions in slums and thus had legitimate grievances during the January 25 Revolution, said Director of Amnesty International Kate Allen.
Amnesty International presented its report, "We Are (...)
A number of 39 Egyptian Human Rights organizations filed a complaint to the UN about how government action curtails the work of civil society organizations.
The complaint was sent to the special commission on the right of peaceful assembly and (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) called upon the Syrian regime to suspend the violence against peaceful demonstrators in Syria, in a statement issued on Tuesday. NCHR demanded the Syrian security and armed forces to stop (...)
Links: Hosni Mubarak, Habib al-Adly, January 25 Revolution
CAIRO: It is illegal for witnesses to hear each other's testimonies, said human rights activist and lawyer Gamal Eid, while commenting on the court's decision to suspend the broadcasting (...)
Thirty-four human rights organizations condemned a military verdict issued yesterday in Asyut sentencing political activist Ahmed Sayed to two years in jail.
Sayed, a member of the Arab-European Center for Human Rights and International Law in (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Revolution Council is calling for a million-man demonstration after tomorrow's Iftar meal if toppled President Hosni Mubarak does not physically appear in court for his trial, scheduled to begin August 3.
All political, (...)