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November 23rd, 2016Turkey: Erdogan rule could extend until 2029 under proposal
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has been given a major boost in his quest to transform Turkey into a president-led republic,...
- May 19th, 2015
Ex-Thai PM pleads not guilty in rice scheme trial
Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has entered a plea of not guilty at the start of a trial...
- May 18th, 2015
Is the Egyptian state using sexual torture against women?
The Arab spring promised freedom and justice to the 2011 protestors in Tahrir Square, but a damning new report...
- May 17th, 2015
Egypt executes six men convicted of killing soldiers after ‘grossly unfair’ trial
Military court ignores appeals to spare men, with two said to be in custody at time of crime, in...
- May 17th, 2015
US ‘deeply concerned’ by Egypt’s death penalty decision for Mohamed Morsi
US joins Amnesty International and Turkey’s president in criticising mass death sentence handed to more than 100 Muslim Brotherhood...
- May 16th, 2015
Islamists warn of backlash over Mohamed Morsi death sentence
Muslim Brotherhood say prison break sentences are act of revenge by Egyptian regime as crackdown intensifiesEgyptian Islamists have warned...
- May 14th, 2015
Egypt legend Mohamed Aboutrika denies supporting the Muslim Brotherhood
The three-times African player of the year Mohamed Aboutrika has denied that the tourism company he co-owns in Egypt...
- May 14th, 2015
Have Qatar’s work conditions improved? Migrant labourers tell their stories
Better accommodation for some, new payment rules for everyone. But despite the reforms, many workers still complain of low...
- May 12th, 2015
Jailed Al-Jazeera English journalist sues his employers for negligence
Mohamed Fahmy claims Qatar broadcaster supported Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Fahmy, the Al-Jazeera English journalist who spent more than a...
