Pope Francis compares having an abortion to hiring a hit man
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to “hiring a “hit man” to eliminate a problematic person, in…
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Egyptian Grand Mufti condemns torching of mosque in West Bank by Israeli settlers
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawky Allam condemned on Friday the torching of a mosque in the occupied West Bank by Jewish…
Egypt to remain at forefront in defending historic, legal Palestinian rights: Shoukry
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said before an urgent meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation…
Head of Egypt’s Azhar cancels meeting with US vice president over Jerusalem decision
The head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, has cancelled a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence…
France’s Emmanuel Macron refuses to lecture Egypt on civil liberties
French President Emmanuel Macron has disappointed rights activists by refusing to publicly call out visiting…
Enough evidence to convict Syria’s Assad of war crimes: Prosecutor
A UN commission probing Syria rights abuses has gathered enough evidence to convict President Bashar al-Assad of…
U.S. judge allows Trump election commission to seek voting data
President Donald Trump's commission investigating voter fraud may request voter roll data from U.S. states, a…
May tells EU immigrants: ‘We want you to stay’
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she wanted to end the anxiety of EU nationals fearful of their…
Tom Daley, Dustin Lance Black marry at Devon hotel
British Olympic diver Tom Daley has married his partner, US film director, Dustin Lance Black. The couple got…
Netanyahu cancels meeting with German minister after dispute
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled talks on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel after the…
American Indians to protest Trump, pipeline in Washington
American Indians from around the country are bringing their frustrations with Trump’s administration and its…
China to rise defence 7% within 2017: official
China will raise defence spending around seven percent this year as it guards against outside meddling in its…
Penguin Random House lands book deal with Obama
Penguin Random House has landed a deal to publish two forthcoming books by former U.S. President Barack Obama and…
Hillary Clinton says future is female
Be Bold. Step up. Speak Out. Lead. These are just a handful of actions the former Democratic Presidential…
Trump slammed for attack on rights icon
Politicians, entertainers and others have come to the defence of a US civil rights campaigner, Congressman John…
Anti-Trump protests to kick off with Washington civil rights march
A week of protests ahead of Trump's inauguration as he will kick off Saturday with a civil rights march in…
Lebanese lawmakers set to abolish law forgiving rapists who marry victim
Women's rights campaigners in Lebanon said they were confident that lawmakers were set to abolish a law that…
Hong Kong holds election for panel to pick new leader
Voting is under way in Hong Kong in elections for the territory's Election Committee, the panel that selects the…
Egyptian women’s rights advocate Azza Soliman detained
Egyptian police arrested prominent women's rights advocate Azza Soliman on Wednesday, her foundation and a…
Russia bans LinkedIn over data protection violations
Russia is taking steps to ban LinkedIn, accusing it of violating data protection rights. Roskomnadzor, Russia's…
Democrats, civil rights groups disagree over levels of voter complaints
Democratic Party officials said they were not seeing concerted, systemic voter suppression efforts on Tuesday as…
China rejects U.S. criticism of crackdown on rights defenders
China rebuked the United States on Saturday for criticizing it over the convictions of rights activists, with a…
Malaysia Airlines orders Boeing 737 MAX jets in $5.5 billion deal
Malaysia Airlines said on Wednesday it had ordered 50 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX jets, with firm orders for 25 and…
Amnesty says has ‘credible evidence’ of torture of Turkey coup detainees
Human rights group Amnesty International said Sunday it had "credible evidence" of abuse and torture of people…
Ethiopia’s relationship with Egypt, Sudan not confined to Nile water: ambassador
Ethiopia's relationship with Egypt and Sudan is not confined to just to issues relating to Nile water rights,…
Egyptian NCHR underlines human rights violations in jails, calls for govt action
The head of Egypt's semi-governmental National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Fayek cast light on Sunday…
Mazzika Group sues Vodafone Egypt over use of music score in Ramadan adverts
The music production group Mazzika Group is suing Vodafone Egypt for using the soundtrack from the 1960s operetta…
Egypt wins UN Human Rights Council membership for 3 years
Egypt secured on Thursday membership in the United Nations’ main human rights body, the UN's Human Rights Council…
Saudi effort to deflect criticism of Yemen war violations may backfire
Saudi Arabia is throwing its financial and diplomatic weight around in an effort to mask inconvenient but widely…
Air raids hit east of Damascus after ‘calm’ expires: Observatory
Air strikes targeted a Syrian rebel-held area east of Damascus on Wednesday after an agreement aimed at halting the…
Sisi says ‘evil powers’ aim to isolate Egypt
President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said he understands some western concerns over human rights issues in Egypt, but…
IS group executes 15 of its own near Raqqa, Syria: Monitor
Islamic State (IS) group has killed 15 of its members in the largest execution of the militant group's security…
MPs delegation to visit EU parliament to combat ‘lies’
Egypt's parliament has authorised an eight-member delegation to visit Brussels next month, to respond to the…
New legislative amendments to impose harsh penalties on Egypt’s police
Egypt's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Magdi Al-Agati told reporters that the government submitted new amendments…
France granted top honour to Saudi prince ‘at his request
The awarding of France's top honour to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, which sparked a storm of criticism,…
Egyptian parliament EU ‘interference’ in domestic affairs
Egyptian parliament has rejected all interference in its work and the country's domestic affairs in response to a…
Canon closes in on Toshiba’s medical unit after fierce bidding
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has granted Canon Inc (7751.T) exclusive negotiating rights for its medical equipment unit…
Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor
At least 63 people, including nine children, have died in air strikes believed to be carried out by Russian…
YouTube, studios in talks over streaming rights for shows, movies
Alphabet Inc's YouTube is aiming to get rights for streaming TV series and movies for its $9.99-a-month…
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi could be pardoned; says Swiss official
A procedure for obtaining a pardon from Saudi Arabian king is under way for jailed blogger Raif Badawi, whose…