On Thursday, United Nations Human Rights Committee raised concerns about Canada’s new anti-terror legislation (Bill C-51) saying it could run afoul of international human rights standards. The Anti-Terrorism Act, which passed by the Parliament in June, eases for intelligence officers, border guards and law enforcement officials monitoring and arresting potential terror suspects in Canada. The law also could potentially be …
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Egypt: Militants kill five in Sinai, military probes sea attack
Militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula shot and killed five Egyptian conscripts on Thursday, as the Egyptian army searched for eight missing servicemen, lost after an attack on a navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea. According to security officials, the military had carried out air strikes in the Sinai Peninsula, killing three members of militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. Additionally, 16 …
أكمل القراءة »Ottawa gunman’s mother says son was not radicalized, acted out of despair
The mother of Michael Zehaf Bibeau, who shot down a soldier in Ottawa recently, claims that her son’s actions were in despair and expressed doubt over his radicalization. Zehaf-Bibeau killed Corporal Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial before being killed in a gunfight with Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and security personnel at the Parliament Building. According to Postmedia …
أكمل القراءة »بغداد : تفجيرين في تجمع انتخابي تقتل 28 شخصاً ، و “داعش” تتبنى الهجوم
يوم الجمعة ، وقع اثنين من الهجمات بالقنابل في تجمع سياسي شيعي قتل 28 شخصا في مدينة بغداد ، فيما يستعد العراق لاجراء انتخابات برلمانية يوم الاربعاء القادم . و قد اصبحت الحملات الإنتخابية الشغل الشاغل في البلاد ، فهي المرة الأولى التي يعقد فيها مثل هذا الاستطلاع بعد انسحاب القوات الأميركية من البلاد في عام 2011. و يسعى رئيس …
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