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The article discusses Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and his impact on the political and social conditions in the Middle East as of December 2012, focusing on an assessment of Morsi's decision to issue an emergency decree which gives him additional powers such as immunity from judicial challenges in regards to his political decisions. It states that critics of Morsi claim that his ability to take any and all necessary measures to protect the national security of Egypt equates to a dictatorship. The state of democracy in Egypt is also examined.

This section offers world news briefs as of April 2019. Topics discussed include U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Puerto Rico's leaders after the Senate blocked billions of dollars in general disaster aid, the move by Venezuela to strip Juan Guaidó of his parliamentary immunity and the passage of a bill on abortions in Georgia.

The article focuses on the issue concerning the immunity of public officials to any lawsuits given by the Supreme Court in the U.S. It states that such immunity allows the effective and proper administration of public affairs. Moreover, it mentions that such issue has been experienced by former U.S. President Richard Nixon about a case involving the development of the 3.4 billion dollar C-5A transport plane.

The article presents the statements from Giorgio Almirante, the chieftain of neo-Fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI) which was considered as the country's fourth biggest political party, regarding the political trial in Italy. It mentions that Almirante was stripped of his parliamentary immunity by the votes of his fellow members of the Chamber of Deputies in response against a wave of Fascist-inspired violence. It further states that Almirante will be accused of a constitutional crime of reconstituting the Fascist Party with a possible sentence of three to twelve years in prison. It also notes that Almirante blamed the Ministry of the Interior for having organized the violence of the rightist groups against them.

This section offers world news briefs as of April 2019 including U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Puerto Rico's leaders, the move by Venezuela to strip Juan Guaidó of his parliamentary immunity and the passage of a bill on abortions in Georgia.

Reports that former President of Peru, Alan Garcia Perez, faces proceedings to lift his congressional immunity from prosecution on charges that he embezzled $500,000 from public coffers and evaded taxes. No certainty that Garcia will be found guilty of embezzlement.

The article focuses on the reopening of public hearings by the committee headed by Senator Sam Ervin on the investigation on the Watergate Affair involving President Richard M. Nixon in the U.S. It states that more indictments are expected to arise in relation to the Watergate office break-in and the burglary at the office of psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, a Pentagon Papers defendant. It adds that the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington will decide whether Nixon must surrender the Watergate tapes to a federal grand jury. The public hearings will take the testimonies of several persons involved in the controversy including former White House Special Counsel Charles Colson who was refused immunity by the committee.

The article reports on the success of anti-communists in Italy in winning a resolution stripping "New Ways" magazine editor Luigi Longo from parliamentary immunity for a trial before the criminal court on charges of insulting the pope by featuring a cartoon in its 1946 issue showing the pope atop a tank and a dollar sign dangling from his neck.

Discusses the possible prosecution of ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte if the Chilean Supreme Court decides to take away his congressional immunity. Accusations of human rights abuses during his time in office; His detainment in Britain in order for Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar to be voted into office; Expectation that former army and intelligence chiefs will testify against Pinochet in order to reduce their sentences.

Discusses the possible prosecution of ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte if the Chilean Supreme Court decides to take away his congressional immunity. Accusations of human rights abuses during his time in office; His detainment in Britain in order for Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar to be voted into office; Expectation that former army and intelligence chiefs will testify against Pinochet in order to reduce their sentences.