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World
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Region
9/28/2023 11:31:09 AM
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday was hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been working to reshape the justice system while he is on trial for alleged corruption.
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World
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Region
9/27/2023 3:43:11 PM
The United States said Wednesday it would start letting Israelis visit without visas, after what it said were successful efforts by its ally to address concerns it discriminates against Arab Americans, an assessment contested by some lawmakers.
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Egypt
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Society
9/27/2023 1:58:21 PM
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb promoted during the Moulid El-Nabi celebration the adoption of the “supreme law that declares equality and fraternity among people, rules between them with justice, and encourages compassion and mercy."
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World
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International
9/24/2023 10:52:20 AM
President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed "a small group of extreme Republicans" for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue.
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World
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Region
9/22/2023 3:11:09 PM
The UN called Friday on Iranian authorities to scrap a new law that dramatically increases penalties for women who flout strict Islamic dress code, describing it as "repressive and demeaning".
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/21/2023 9:53:34 PM
Ukrainian President Volodmyr won a promise of "significant" new air defense weapons from the White House Thursday but he warned Kyiv could lose the war with Russia if Republican lawmakers cut the flow of billions of dollars in US military aid.
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World
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Region
9/20/2023 12:50:46 PM
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported.
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World
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Africa
9/19/2023 8:40:49 PM
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature on Tuesday approved a law authorising the dispatch of troops to neighbouring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/18/2023 10:20:47 PM
Kyiv on Monday said it had filed lawsuits at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against its three EU neighbours, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, over their bans on Ukrainian grain imports.
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World
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Africa
9/17/2023 6:30:00 PM
Some 228 Eritrea opposition supporters have been arrested in Germany after scuffling with law enforcement in the southern city of Stuttgart, local police said Sunday.
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World
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Region
9/16/2023 3:17:52 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused the European Union of pulling away from Turkey, whose efforts to join the bloc have stalled amid criticism of Ankara's efforts to address democracy and rule of law concerns.
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World
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International
9/16/2023 2:34:33 PM
Thousands of South Korean school teachers and staff rallied in Seoul on Saturday for more legal protection from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally competitive school environments.
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Business
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Economy
9/14/2023 7:37:59 PM
The Egyptian Cabinet issued a draft law to relaunch the zero-customs car import initiative for expats for three months, according to a statement on Thursday.
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World
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International
9/14/2023 7:29:15 PM
Survivors of a deadly migrant shipwreck in southern Greece three months ago are suing authorities for failing to intervene to rescue passengers before their vessel capsized in international waters, their lawyers said Thursday.
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World
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Region
9/14/2023 12:16:48 PM
Tunisia has barred entry to a delegation from the European Parliament, after some EU lawmakers criticised a deal Brussels struck with Tunis to stem migration, officials said on Thursday.
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World
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International
9/13/2023 10:14:21 PM
The White House insisted Wednesday that US President Joe Biden had done nothing wrong after Republican lawmakers launched an impeachment inquiry against him.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/10/2023 10:40:03 PM
Ethiopia's continuous filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir without an agreement with downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan, violates the 2015 Declaration of Principles and international law, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed on Sunday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/6/2023 11:24:00 PM
How best to activate political life? Gamal Essam El-Din sifts through the answers put forward by the National Dialogue
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World
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Region
9/6/2023 5:07:27 PM
The European Union's enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost its drive to join the bloc.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/5/2023 10:52:43 PM
Ibrahim Wagdy proposes reforms to Egypt’s new labour law to better cater to the needs of employees and investors alike
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