- 9 December, 2025
Omar Haddad
Omar Haddad is a technology and business journalist who writes about startups, fintech innovations, and digital growth in the Middle East.
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years in George Floyd murder case
The killing of George Floyd in 2020 on a Minneapolis corner led to nationwide protests. People came on streets to demand for justice over reckoning
For the seventh consecutive year, Turkish authorities ban the gay pride
For the seventh consecutive year, Turkish authorities have banned the LGBTI+ Pride March, scheduled for tomorrow in the Maltepe neighborhood on the Asian outskirts of
Algeria continues repressive campaign, accreditation to France 24 has been revoked
In the months leading up to the parliamentary elections of 12 June, the Algerian authorities launched an intense repressive campaign that led to at least
BBC pleas UNHRC over its Persian staff harassment by Iran
The BBC has complained United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over Iran harassing the network’s Persian staff. BBC has appealed the body to take action
Biden backs funding more police to fight a crime wave
US President Joe Biden urged state and local governments to use $350 billion in COVID-19 funding from the American Rescue Plan to fight crime by
Egypt, two TikTok influencers convicted of human trafficking and debauchery
Trafficking in human beings and debauchery. With these charges, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced two influencers to six and ten years in prison, following the
North Syria, the UN denounces abuses by armed groups affiliated with Turkey
The human rights situation in the areas of northern Syria, under the control of Turkish forces and their affiliated armed groups, is severely compromised by
Libya Plans Resurrection In Berlin Summit
Germany seems to be taking the centerstage in reforming Libya for good. On the sidelines of the Libya Summit in Berlin, the German Chancellor Angela
Erdogan bans the music in Turkey, the beginning of his end
Off the curfew, but in silence. In Turkey that is racing towards the return to normalcy, lifting all the main anti-Covid restrictions from July 1st,
Libya, president al Menfi cancels Tuareg meeting in Rome: Italy should not interfere
The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, asked the Foreign Minister in the National Unity Government, Najla al Mangoush, and the Prime Minister,