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Member of Parliament Ammar Houry rung alarming bells that a cabinet row fueled by the Free Patriotic Movement’s “criminal” political activities could lead to another civil war because the party’s action in “defending Christian rights doesn’t happen this way.” Sources Read more
President Sisi warned against the increasing assaults on Christians in the country and vowed that “whoever made a mistake will be held to account by law, starting from the president” because Egypt is “a state of law.” He said during Read more
A report published by Amnesty International alleged that armed Syrian rebel groups fighting against the Assad regime have “committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, including abductions, torture and summary killings” on children, Christians, Kurds, peaceful human rights activists and Read more
Religious leaders from around the world, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, as well as prominent scholars and decisions-makers have called for tolerance and for the protection of religious minorities’ rights in Muslim countries. In a historical Declaration issued at the Read more
The current momentum to elect Lebanon’s next president, after 18 months of delay and more than 30 unsuccessful attempts, will be decided upon on December 16th when the parliament convenes again to elect a president. The proposal by Saad al-Hariri Read more
Clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli police took place on Sunday around and in the Al Aqsa mosque, and a media photographer reported that around 300 security personnel entered the mosque’s compound when the clashes began with about 200 Palestinians. Read more
The United Nations Organization has just published an alarming report on the blatant human rights abuses and “acts of violence of an increasingly sectarian nature” committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over a period of Read more
The UN has warned that the Middle East could be on the brink of a regional sectarian war if the atrocities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) continue. The remarks were made by its human rights Read more