The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence requires media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20 per cent of their funding from abroad. It was adopted on Tuesday. The adoption has sparked protests in the capital, Tbilisi, and has been…
Thousands of people have taken to the streets for days to protest the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which would require media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving more than 20 per cent of funding from abroad to register as “organizations acting in the interest of a foreign power”. Respect human rights Mr. Türk…
Sergey Lavrov said power was slipping through the hands of the old order, dominated by Washington, which has long rejected the principle of equality. Americans and Europeans “make all sorts of promises…and then just don’t fulfil them”, he told delegates. Quoting President Vladimir Putin, he said the West was “truly an empire of lies” which…
Describing the national vision for 2030, Faisal bin Farhan Al Furhan Al-Saud said it centred on promoting development for future generations and empowering women and young people by developing their creativity. Human rights are of utmost importance, he said, adding that Saudi Arabia has adopted laws to protect its citizens and is also working on…
Mr. Komsic criticised the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, claiming it placed too large an emphasis on migrants as the main beneficiary of SDGs and failed to adequately address the broader impacts of immigration. He accused larger countries of intentionally “taking over” smaller countries by targeting educated, highly trained immigrants who will benefit their economies….
Libya’s prime minister fired female foreign minister Najla Mangosh after meeting with her Israeli counterpart. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid dismissed Najla Mangosh and ordered an investigation into this meeting, but she has left the country and gone to Turkey. A statement was issued by Israel that Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with his Libyan counterpart…
Libyan Foreign Minister had a secret meeting in Italy, Israeli Foreign Minister: Photo: Social Media Tripoli: Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Manqoosh was suspended for meeting with his Israeli counterpart. According to foreign media, the Prime Minister of Libya has suspended Foreign Minister Najla Manqoosh after the disclosure of his meeting with the Foreign Minister of…
Turkish Foreign Office Building The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has again summoned the Minister of Affairs of Denmark over the desecration of the Holy Quran. The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned these incidents and demanded strict measures to prevent them while protesting. On Monday too, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the diplomats of…
Palestine Foreign Office Building The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Palestine announced the retirement of 35 ambassadors. This decision was taken by President Mahmood Abbas, which will be implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the said ambassadors have been informed as their retirement phase has started. The…
12 Norwegian ministries have been cyber-attacked, Erik Hoppe, head of the government agency that provides services to ministries, said: “We identified a flaw in a platform and fixed it.” They said that there was unusual traffic on a platform which led to the detection of a cyber attack. The matter came to light on July…
