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Egypt ranks last by rule-of-law index report

The International Justice Project' (IJP) s latest rule-of-law index report revealed that Egypt ranked last of all the Arab states as opposed to Qatar, which came first on the index,

MB leaders in Sudan attend group’s general conference

The Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan is expected to conduct a conference every two years to review work and every 4 years to elect new leadership.

UN vows to bring torture perpetrators to justice

Niva Pillay the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights vowed that perpetrators must be brought to justice sooner or later, and that the amnesty laws will only provide them with

Irrigation Ministers meet to discuss Nile water agenda

Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Nasr el-Din Allam is expected to submit a report rounding up Egypt 's contribution in the recent Nile Basin Initiative summit in

HR groups call for harsher punishment of human rights violators in Egypt

Sidi Gaber's district prosecutor in Alexandria accused Khaled Saed's family of bribing witnesses to provide false testimonies regarding the death of their 28 year old son who was brutally murdered

Israel to approve master plan to expand Jewish zones in east J’lem

The Israeli ministry of interior's planning and construction committee intends to approve an unprecedented master plan to expand what it called the Jewish neighborhoods (settlement outposts) in occupied east Jerusalem,

Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli planes

Turkish authorities have officially closed Turkish airspace to Israeli planes, reinstating their demands for Israel to apologize to Turkey, form an international committee to investigate the Freedom Flotilla massacre, and

Cairo bars entry of Jordanian unionists into Gaza for 3rd day running

Jordanian trade union sources informed a Palestinian Information Center reporter in Amman on Monday that Egyptian authorities continue to prevent the trade union delegation from entering the Gaza Strip for