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Turkish police break up ‘violence against women’ protest
Middle East
November 26, 2021
Turkish police break up ‘violence against women’ protest
ISTANBUL, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Riot police fired pepper gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul on Thursday to…
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
Health & Fitness
May 27, 2021
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say US employers can require employees to take safety…
Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved, by a two-thirds majority, a bill to tighten the penalty for female genital mutilation…
Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
Middle East
April 20, 2021
Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of…
Egyptian MP calls on the public to report fake Black Friday offers to CPA
Egypt
November 12, 2020
Egyptian MP calls on the public to report fake Black Friday offers to CPA
Egyptian Parliament member John Talaat warned the public of misleading advertisements for price cuts coinciding with Black Friday, and urged…
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
World
July 29, 2019
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and…
Egypt’s amended nationality law grants foreigners citizenship under new conditions
Egypt
June 10, 2019
Egypt’s amended nationality law grants foreigners citizenship under new conditions
The National Defense and Security Committee of the House of Representatives on Sunday approved a bill amending the Nationality Law.…
UK proposes banning social media ‘likes’ for children
Technology
April 15, 2019
UK proposes banning social media ‘likes’ for children
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to “like” posts on Facebook and other…
Egypt to set up sovereign wealth fund
Egypt
July 17, 2018
Egypt to set up sovereign wealth fund
The Egyptian parliament approved a draft law on Monday set to establish a sovereign wealth fund called the “Misr…
“NBE” and “Bank Misr”: New certificates at high interest rates just rumors
Egypt
July 10, 2017
“NBE” and “Bank Misr”: New certificates at high interest rates just rumors
Yahiya Abu Al Fottoh, Deputy Head of National Bank of Egypt (NBE), denied the issuance of certificates at high annual…