Egyptian security services are responsible for the torture and death of Italian student Giulio Regeni, according to a parliamentary commission. The report — published after two years of investigations — blamed the killing on members of Egypt’s National Security. Regeni was abducted by unknown assailants in the suburbs of Cairo in January 2016 while conducting […]
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Giulio Regeni: Egypt responsible for 2016 murder of student, says Italian commission
Italy parliamentary committee attempts to get Regeni’s tutor to testify in upcoming trial
The Italian parliamentary committee which visited Cambridge, where murdered student Giulio Regeni was studying for his PhD, is trying to persuade his tutor Dr Maha Mahfouz Abdelrahman to testify over the nature of Regeni’s studies.
Giulio Regeni: Italian President demands response from Egypt over student’s 2016 murder
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has said he is expecting “full” cooperation from Egypt on the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of student Giulio Regeni. On Wednesday, Rome’s Public Prosecutor’s Office formally requested the opening of a trial against four Egyptian police officers implicated in the murder. Regeni, 28, was abducted by assailants in Cairo in […]
Regeni murdered for researching Egyptian trade unions: Claims Italian prosecutor
Fahwad Al-Khadoumi (nsnbc) : Italian top-prosecutor Giuseppe Pignatone claimed on Thursday that Italian PhD researcher Giulio Regeni whose mutilated body was found in Cairo two […]
UNRWA: US Donates $52m in West Bank and Gaza
IMEMC : United States Consul-General to Jerusalem Donald Blome announced on Thursday a contribution of $51.6 million from the United States to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza. According to Yumna Patel, reporting for Ma’an News Agency, the donation was a response to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in […]
Dr. Ashrawi Denounces Israel’s Decision To Build Hundreds Of Colonialist Units
Saed Bannoura (IMEMC) : Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, strongly denounced the Israeli decision to build hundreds of colonialist units in the occupied West Bank, and described the move as part of Israel’s force displacement, and ethnic cleansing, of the Palestinian people. In a statement released […]
Indonesia and Serbia Discuss Intensifying Bilateral Relations
nsnbc : Indonesia and Serbia held the third round of bilateral talks in the Serbian capital Belgrade to discuss efforts to intensify bilateral relations between the two countries in key sectors. Courtesy Embassy of Indonesia in Belgrade. The Third Bilateral Consultative Forum aimed at discussing possibilities and initiatives to strengthen political, economic and socio-cultural relations. The participants […]
Doctors Without Borders Marks Sixth Month Since US Air Raid Against Hospital in Kunduz
nsnbc : Doctors Without Borders (MSF) marked six months since the attack against its trauma clinic in the Afghan city of Kunduz by releasing first-hand accounts and video testimonies of staff and patients who survived the deadly U.S. Air Force bombing raid against the hospital. An MSF staff worker walking through the ruins of the […]
Myanmar’s “Driver” President
Tony Cartalucci (NEO) : American and British media agencies are celebrating the nomination and ascension by Myanmar politician Aung San Suu Kyi of her driver and aid as “president,” as well as her pledge to “rule above” the president – effectively rendering the office as symbolic and subordinate to the unelected Suu Kyi. The West […]
Venezuela and Guinea-Bissau Sign Fresh Bilateral Agreements
Lucas Koerner (VA) : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro signed a series of agreements with the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau on Monday as part of an effort to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Maduro with Bissau-Guinean Prime Minister Carlos Correia (Prensa Presidencial) “The peoples of Africa are our brothers, and they will always have a […]
Egyptian Army kills 60 “Terrorists” in Raids in North Sinai
TCP : The Egyptian Army have announced killing 60 “terrorists” and injuring 40 others in Friday raids in North Sinai, according to a public statement on the Army Spokesperson Mohamed Samir’s Facebook page. The raids were executed in cooperation between anti-terrorism forces and air forces south of Rafah and Sheikh Zuwayed cities. As many as […]
The Race Invasion into 2016 Elections
A protester is removed from a Donald trump rally. During a National Press Club luncheon two historians discussed the state of race relations in the nation. They agreed that some of the anger shown by supporters of Donald Trump was caused by fear of a changing America. Trump is the front-runner […]
Assets of Jailed Taiwan High-Rise Developers Frozen – 113 Bodies Recovered, 4 Missing
nsnbc : Search and Rescue teams have recovered the remains of 113 people from the ruin and rubble of the 17-story Weiguan Jinlong building the collapsed during an earthquake, Saturday, one week ago. At least 4 remain unaccounted for. Authorities have frozen the assets of the jailed building developer who has been charged with manslaughter after […]
Assets of Jailed Taiwan High-Rise Developers Frozen – 113 Bodies Recovered, 4 Missing
nsnbc : Search and Rescue teams have recovered the remains of 113 people from the ruin and rubble of the 17-story Weiguan Jinlong building the collapsed during an earthquake, Saturday, one week ago. At least 4 remain unaccounted for. Authorities have frozen the assets of the jailed building developer who has been charged with manslaughter after […]
Assets of Jailed Taiwan High-Rise Developers Frozen – 113 Bodies Recovered, 4 Missing
nsnbc : Search and Rescue teams have recovered the remains of 113 people from the ruin and rubble of the 17-story Weiguan Jinlong building the collapsed during an earthquake, Saturday, one week ago. At least 4 remain unaccounted for. Authorities have frozen the assets of the jailed building developer who has been charged with manslaughter after […]
Egypt’s FM meets with senate intelligence committee head
TCP : Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and regional issues of common interest, Youm7 reported Tuesday. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Youm7 Shoukry stressed the importance of strengthening the mechanisms of cooperation and communication between the U.S. Congress and the parliament […]
Egypt’s FM meets with senate intelligence committee head
TCP : Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and regional issues of common interest, Youm7 reported Tuesday. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Youm7 Shoukry stressed the importance of strengthening the mechanisms of cooperation and communication between the U.S. Congress and the parliament […]
National Assembly Pushes Ahead with Amnesty Law
Rachel Boothroyd Rojas (VA) : Venezuela’s opposition controlled National Assembly officially accepted a proposal to pass an Amnesty and National Reconciliation Law on Thursday, which could lead to the release of tens of violent opposition protesters who are currently in jail, among others. Members of the MUD opposition coalition, including Leopoldo Lopez’s wife Lilian Tintori, […]