ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As part of the implementation of its mandate, the African…
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The brother of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri will stand trial in Egypt along with 67 others on charges of forming a “terrorist group”, state media reported on Sunday. Mohamed al-Zawahiri was arrested last August for supporting Islamist president…
31 March 2014 – A group of eight United Nations human rights independent experts today urged the Egyptian authorities to…
CAF President Issa Hayatou has expressed shock at the death of former Egypt midfielder Taha Basry.Basry, a Zamalek legend passed…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, April 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary meets Egyptian Foreign Minister to discuss the situation in…
STASBOURG, France, April 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — There is “not a verdict” yet, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A group of eight United Nations human rights experts* today urged…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav…
Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ditched his military fatigues on Thursday and resigned as Egypt’s defence minister, a day after announcing he would run for president. Sisi turned up in civilian clothes at the weekly cabinet meeting to submit his…
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCMarch 26, 2014I am deeply, deeply troubled…
25 March 2014 – The United Nations human rights office said today it is deeply alarmed by the imposition of…
BERLIN, Germany, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Minister Steinmeier issued the following statement in Addis Ababa today…
OSLO, Norway, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “It is completely unacceptable that more than 500 people have been…
The United States on Tuesday urged Egypt not to execute 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi who were given the death penalty in a mass sentencing which has triggered an international outcry. Deputy State Department spokeswoman…
VIENNA, Austria, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “We condemn the death sentences in Egypt that became known today…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — William Hague concerned at 528 death sentences passed in Egypt &…
A court sentenced 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death on Monday after just two hearings, in the largest mass death sentencing in Egypt’s modern history. Legal experts said the shock verdict would likely be overturned…
A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death after a mass trial, judicial sources said. Islamist backers of Morsi are facing a deadly crackdown launched by the military-installed authorities…
An Egyptian court released a leading leftwing activist on trial for joining an unsanctioned and violent protest on bail Sunday, as the army-installed regime seeks to quell political unrest. Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 others are accused of taking part…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Office advise against all but essential travel to South Sinai…