Eight members of the World Food Program died tragically in the plane crash that took place in Ethiopia on March 10, 2018, causing a total of 157 victims: to remember one of them, the WFP worker Maria Pilar Buzzetti, “Averroè” Studies Center decided to award the ‘Ambassador for Peace’ Price to his memory. Anna Rita… Continua a leggere
The United Arab Emirates are deeply committed to fighting terrorism and drying up the sources of its financing and stressed the need for strengthening regional and international multilateral cooperation to address challenges related to terrorism. Delivering the UAE statement before the plenary opening session of the high-level ”Conference on International and Regional Cooperation in Countering… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai The misdeeds of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime never end. While the sultan-dictator is preparing to give the coup de grace to Turkish democracy, after having overturned the result of Istanbul’s mayoral elections, the case of Zaki Mubarak Hasan (Palestinian) and his more than suspicious death at Silivri prison, in Istanbul, are traveling… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai The terrorist massacre that took place in Christchurch, where Brenton Tarrant’s miter exterminated 50 Muslims in two mosques, has helped to bring to light the frustration feel by many people whose identity is linked to the Islamic world because of religion, history and origin reasons. A frustration due to the improper association… Continua a leggere
Morocco’s border security chief says the North African kingdom is using new tactics to cut into the surge of migrants seeking to reach Europe, stopping about 25,000 attempts to reach Spain so far this year. Khalid Zerouali says this amounts to about 30 percent more failed bids to cross to Spain, mainly via the Strait… Continua a leggere
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt called Qatar to stop funding terrorist groups and respect the rights of migrant workers on Wednesday. The plea came in speeches delivered by the three countries before the UN Human Rights Council at a meeting in Geneva to review the human rights situation in the Gulf state. In its speech,… Continua a leggere
A deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said even short-range Iranian missiles could reach US warships in the Gulf, adding that the United States could not afford a new war, the semi-official news agency Fars reported on Friday. Iran-US tensions have escalated, with increasing concern about a potential conflict as Washington has ratcheted up… Continua a leggere
Yusuf Abdi Ali, “an alleged Somali war criminal accused of burning men alive and shooting a captor five times at point-blank range”, yet still, “Uber and Lyft approved him to drive”. There has been first hand accounts and media investigations authenticating the identity of Ali. His passengers were at serious risk because with that kind… Continua a leggere
Taiwan’s parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday. In 2017, the island’s constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry. Parliament was given a two-year deadline and was required to pass the changes by 24 May. Lawmakers debated three different bills to… Continua a leggere
Strengthen dialogue and cooperation between Europe and the Arab world, promoting new perspectives for peace, security, development and respect for human rights. This is the objective pursued by the “Ambassador for Peace” Award, promoted by “Averroè Studies Center” that on May 22 will celebrate its third edition which will take place at Casale Tor di… Continua a leggere
Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman says the Houthi attacks against Aramco facilities show the group is an “Iranian tool” used to expand Tehran’s expansionist agenda. In a tweet on his official account, Prince Khalid bin Salman said that the attack on the two Aramco pumping stations proved that the Houthi… Continua a leggere
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Thursday strongly condemned in an official cable sent to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the attacks on a key Saudi pipeline on Tuesday. King Mohammed VI said that Morocco “deplores and denounces these terrorist acts,” against Saudi Arabia, the Moroccan Press Agency (MAP) reported. Morocco’s King added:… Continua a leggere
The sister of Zaki Mubarak, the Palestinian who died during his detention in Turkey, spoke to Al Arabiya about the pressure to keep the death of her brother a mystery as evident by the lack of information. Sanaa Mubarak said that signs of torture and violence inflicted on her deceased brother were clear to the… Continua a leggere
The recent death of Zaki Mubarak, a Palestinian man who died under suspicious conditions while in detention on espionage charges, has raised questions on others cases of torture and abuse, according to international reports. Zaki Mubarak was arrested alongside another Palestinian in Turkey on charges of alleged espionage. 10 days after announcing his arrest, Turkish… Continua a leggere
As international pressure on Iran increases, its ally, Qatar, finds itself in a precarious situation. Should the situation escalate and Washington decides to take military action, there is a real risk that Doha could share sensitive US military intelligence with Tehran, experts warn. Doha has a history of running with the hare while hunting with… Continua a leggere
