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Egyptian group helps burn victims fight stigma
Society
October 14, 2021
Egyptian group helps burn victims fight stigma
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Oct 11 (Reuters) – More than 20 years after suffering burns to her arms, neck and chest when…
Israel blocks law that keeps out Palestinian spouses
Middle East
July 6, 2021
Israel blocks law that keeps out Palestinian spouses
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship…
Parliament did not discuss removing religion field from Egypt’s national ID card, assures MP
Egypt
April 13, 2021
Parliament did not discuss removing religion field from Egypt’s national ID card, assures MP
A member of the Defense and National Security Committee in the House of Representatives Yahya al-Kedwany stressed that the parliament…
Pakistani police: Attackers damage Hindu temple in Pakistan
World
March 29, 2021
Pakistani police: Attackers damage Hindu temple in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Assailants in Pakistan damaged a nearly century-old Hindu temple in the garrison city of Rawalpindi before…
Iraq’s Yazidis warn of ongoing threats from extremists
Middle East
March 28, 2021
Iraq’s Yazidis warn of ongoing threats from extremists
In a landmark decision this month, Iraq’s parliament passed the Yazidi Female Survivors Law, recognizing the atrocities committed by the…
Nasr City Misdemeanor Court starts hearings against Tamer Amin on March 29
Egypt
March 20, 2021
Nasr City Misdemeanor Court starts hearings against Tamer Amin on March 29
The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court on March 29 will start its hearings into a case against TV host Tamer Amin,…
Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout
Middle East
January 20, 2021
Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel’s Arab minority as…
Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants get warm welcome in Israel
Middle East
December 3, 2020
Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants get warm welcome in Israel
BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants arrived on Thursday to a festive ceremony at Israel’s international…
Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA
World
December 3, 2020
Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency said they were harassed or…
Photos: Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
Society
November 12, 2020
Photos: Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
Farida Aly spent decades performing blood tests, brain scans and personality tests before doctors issued the needed medical reports to…