Israel Confirms First Coronavirus Case
On 21 February 2020, Israel confirmed the first coronavirus case in the country. One of 11 Israelis who returned to Israel following a 14-day quarantine on the cruise ship Diamond…
Slaughtered in Syria – the Innocent, Humanity and Democracy
Copyright REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah/File photo[/caption] In March 2011 a few teenagers in a southern Syrian city – fired no doubt by the revolutionary fervour sweeping the Middle East at the time…
Defending Political Freedoms: Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia Raise Alarm Bells
© Photo: SAS[/caption] Incidents this week in Israel and Scandinavia ring alarm bells. They highlight how the rise of civilizationalist leaders in democracies empower anti-liberal and anti-democratic forces. They also…
Lebanese Parliament Votes Yes;Lebanese People Vote No
Ever since October 2019 Lebanon has been in a sort of civil war – people against parliament. Over the months the mass protests and demonstrations have, if anything, increased in…
Vodka Made in Algeria Is to Enter International Markets
An Algerian young entrepreneur has launched a new brand of “made in Algeria” vodka to compete in international markets. “After Lyfe” is a new brand of 100% Algerian vodka and…
Morocco Registers Record of 13 Million Tourists in 2019
Around 13 million tourists visited Morocco in 2019, scoring a growth rate of 5.2% between 2018 and 2019, official figures by the National Confederation of Tourism (NCT) showed on 05…
Protesters Push Arab Militaries off Their Pedestal
A decade of anti-government protests in the Arab world have thrown popular trust in the military into the garbage bin and undermined the military’s position as one of the most…
Iraq’s Entangled Riots – Op-Ed
Anyone relying on Western TV stations like CNN or the BBC for their news could be forgiven for believing that the people of Iraq have risen up in a mass…
Syria’s Rebel-Held Idlib Was Hit by 200 Air Strikes
The Rebel-held Idlib was hit by at least 200 air strikes, mainly targeting civilians, in the past three days. United States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and the Special Envoy…
Egypt and Saudi Arabia Exchange Expertise about Human Rights
On 29 January 2020, Egypt and Saudi Arabia discussed exchanging expertise to protect human rights values.