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Iraq: ISIS terrorist arrested in al-Debs

Iraq: ISIS terrorist arrested in al-Debs

The intelligence agency in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior arrested the so-called “ISIS Administrator of the al-Debs District” in Kirkuk province. The intelligence agency in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior arrested the so-called “ISIS Administrator of the al-Debs District” in…
Jewish and Muslim leaders unite ahead of hearing into Belgian kosher-halal ban

Jewish and Muslim leaders unite ahead of hearing into Belgian kosher-halal ban

Senior Jewish and Muslim leaders this week issued a joint plea ahead of a European Court of Justice hearing into the legality of a Belgian ban on religious slaughter. Senior Jewish and Muslim leaders this week issued a joint plea…
Iraqi Foreign Ministry urges Europe to reject the decision to include Iraq in the list of high-risk countries

Iraqi Foreign Ministry urges Europe to reject the decision to include Iraq in the list of high-risk countries

The Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein urged his European counterparts to reject the decision to include Iraq in the list of high-risk countries. The Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein urged his European counterparts to reject the decision to include Iraq…
Morocco announces the opening date for mosques months after the closure

Morocco announces the opening date for mosques months after the closure

Mosques in Morocco will reopen their doors next week, after they have been closed since last March, in the context of measures to tackle the Corona pandemic, with the continued closure during Friday prayers. Mosques in Morocco will reopen their…
Egypt partially reopens Al-Hussein Mosque

Egypt partially reopens Al-Hussein Mosque

Egypt has partially reopened Cairo’s iconic Al-Hussein Mosque as of 7 July following a few days of closure over worshippers’ non-compliance with the new coronavirus precautions. Egypt has partially reopened Cairo’s iconic Al-Hussein Mosque as of 7 July following a…
Human rights organization criticizes Italy on human rights in Bahrain

Human rights organization criticizes Italy on human rights in Bahrain

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain has condemned an oral intervention under the sixth item of the universal periodic review of Italy. Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain has condemned an oral intervention under the sixth…
Gunmen kill 15 farmers in northern Nigeria: police

Gunmen kill 15 farmers in northern Nigeria: police

Gunmen on Monday killed 15 farmers in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said, in the latest violence by cattle thieves in the restive region. Gunmen on Monday killed 15 farmers in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said, in the latest…
Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels

Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels

Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right to wear headscarves at universities.   Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right…
UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers

UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent sanctions system on Monday, targeting around 50 human rights abusers in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Myanmar, and North Korea. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent…
New mass grave of Shia prisoners killed by ISIS discovered in Mosul

New mass grave of Shia prisoners killed by ISIS discovered in Mosul

Iraqi forces found a new mass grave for Shia prisoners in the village of Humaydat, near Badoush district, west of Mosul, three years after the city was liberated from ISIS. Iraqi forces found a new mass grave for Shia prisoners…
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