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Article 73 of the Egyptian constitution allows the “right to organize public meetings, marches, demonstrations and all forms of peaceful protest while not carrying weapons of any type, upon providing notification as regulated by law.” Egyptian lawyers challenged as unconstitutional parts of a law passed in 2013 that requires protesters to notify the interior ministry […]

World View has been following the situation in Libya since we hear little about it in the mainstream press, but read dire warnings in the international press on the Libyan situation and its implications for Libyans and the rest of the world. In June 2015 the Islamic State took over the coastal city of Sirte […]

Eight fire trucks and approximately 40 Palestinian firefighters assisted Israel in extinguishing fires in Haifa and the foothills of Jerusalem last week. They worked alongside their Israeli counterparts. The Palestinian Authority Civil Defense spokesman said, “Firefighters around the world have a professional, shared language.” He added, “During disasters, we must put politics to the side, […]

Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the European Commission, in an interview with a Belgian newspaper, has said that the EU-Turkey refugee deal must be respected. In March Turkey and the EU put together a deal for Turkey to halt the flow of refugees and migrants to Europe — an accord that has been successful in reducing […]

Bamilo, one of Iran’s two main online shopping websites, held its first version of Black Friday, called Harajome or Friday sale, last week. Bamilo said it had more than 100,000 pre-subscriber to the sale and over 600 retailers participating to offer special prices on the most-wanted items. Bamilo’s founder and CEO, Ramtin Monazahian, said his […]