Bahraini teenager killed during clashes with riot police
Eye witnesses told BCHR, Hussam was shot with shotgun pellets which made him fall to the ground. Then, one of his family members witnessed him getting kicked repeatedly by a…
Ministry of Finance allocates $100m for petroleum deficit
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has allocated EGP 100 million to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) for supplying all electricity stations with the required petroleum needs. Minister of Finance…
International renewable energy companies take interest in Marsa Allam
By Abdelrazik Al Shewikhy In collaboration with several Italian organisations in the field of renewable energy, the RES Group, a UK-based renewable energy company, offered to to construct 30 photovoltaic…
Human rights activist Manal El-Teiby withdraws from Constituent Assembly
With El-Teiby’s withdrawal, the Constituent Assembly loses another member that does not belong to Islamist parties or groups
Crackdown on rights activists in Bahrain
“The continual arrests of activists and refusal to release them shows that the regime will continue its policy of targeting activists.”
Egypt on the edge
I sincerely hope that the new Egypt acts, collectively and swiftly, to send a message of confidence in its own economic future
Editor’s letter: Brothers and generals, a phase of coexistence
What happened might be well described as a subtle military coup within SCAF, initiated and orchestrated by Morsy
Statements on killing protesters denounced by Al-Azhar
Sheikh Islam is not member of the Azhar Fatwa Committee, nor is he a member of the Islamic research compound
The miracles of Sufi Sheikhs
Karamat, or miracles, are extraordinary acts that are believed to be performed only by waliyys. A waliyy is a righteous Muslim man, known for his piety, devoutness and closeness to…