David Govrin, first ambassador to the kingdom of HM King Mohammed VI and his deputy, David Eyal. Both academics, graduates in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies. A first. Aged 58, Govrin has been a diplomat since 1989 and speaks Arabic fluently. He was notably Ambassador to Egypt from 2016 to August 2020 and Chargé d’affaires […]
The party of Aziz Akhannouch, a businessman described as close to the Palace, raided the House of Representatives during the September 8 legislative elections, grabbing 102 of the 395 seats and democratically dislodging the Islamists through the ballot box, in power for a decade. A first in the Arab-Muslim world, hailed by business circles, here […]
Geneva, Switzerland This event, organized by the Yemeni Coalition of Independent Women and allied organizations for Yemen freedom, happened in parallel of various seminars, conferences and panel discussions aimed at exposing the ongoing destruction of Yemeni civil society since the coup and takeover of the legitimate Yemeni government by Iran-backed Houthi militia in 2014. The […]
Geneva, Switzerland The seminar was held at the hall of the House of International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland on September 29th, 2021, Geneva and organized by The Yemeni Coalition for Independent Women and in cooperation with allied European organizations for peace in Yemen Chairman: Mr. Magdi El-Akwa, Secretary General of the International Caucus for the […]
Yemeni Journalists Union Council member Nabil Al-Aosaidi revealed that Iranian-backed Houthi militias killed 46 Yemeni journalists and committed more than 1,400 violations against journalists. During a symposium organized by the League for Human Rights in coordination with the Swiss Press Club entitled “Houthi militias and the continuing violations against journalists and the press in Yemen,” […]
Yemeni journalists have faced tragic circumstances since the coup by Houthi militias with Iranian backing against legitimate authority. Journalists have become victims of attacks and international complicity, according to the testimony of a member of the Yemeni Journalists’ Union, Nabil al-Asidi, who revealed the presence of more than 1,400 cases of violations against them, killing […]
A recent human rights forum in Geneva, Switzerland reviewed the grave events suffered by journalists in Yemen and attacked the systematic crackdown used by the Houthi armed movement with Iranian backing against the press from this country. The intervention of a member of the Yemeni Journalists’ Union, Nabil al-Aosaidi, in a symposium organized by the […]
Human rights organizations condemn what the criminal Houthi militia carried out this morning, Saturday, September 18, 2021, of the crime of execution against nine civilians who were framed in the case of killing wanted No. 2 on the list of terrorists and war crimes, the former head of their Supreme Political Council, “Saleh Al-Samad” and […]
Charles Nwoke, Abuja, Nigeria The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday revealed that it was “very close” to ending the over 100-day ban on the microblogging social media platform, Twitter. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondent reporters at the end of today’s weekly Federal Executive Council meeting […]
By Irina Tsukerman Dr. Michael Blume is the state representative on anti-Semitism in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Please tell us a little bit of your personal background and the nature of your interest in religions, politics, and science. What motivated you to take the track that brought you to your current position? You also have a science […]