Egypt
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Courts & Law
3/20/2023 10:08:09 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued directives on Monday to pardon all the indebted men and women currently at the reform and rehabilitation centres of the Interior Ministry ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.
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World
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International
3/18/2023 10:15:13 PM
People took to the streets across France on Saturday after President Emmanuel Macron imposed an unpopular pension overhaul without a parliament vote.
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World
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International
3/18/2023 1:18:07 PM
A spattering of protests was planned to continue in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond owing to continuing action by refuse collectors.
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World
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International
3/17/2023 7:36:56 PM
France, where President Emmanuel Macron is facing intensified protests after forcing a contentious pension reform through parliament without a vote, is no stranger to mass demonstrations.
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World
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International
3/17/2023 6:21:41 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Friday faced no-confidence motions in parliament and intensified protests after imposing a contentious pension reform without a vote in the lower house.
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World
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International
3/17/2023 1:34:42 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced intensified protests and a no-confidence motion in parliament after pushing through a contentious pension reform without a vote in the lower house.
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World
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Region
3/16/2023 9:00:17 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fiercely defended disputed legal reforms on a visit to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged him to reconsider a compromise.
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World
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International
3/11/2023 5:27:57 PM
Demonstrators in France took to the streets Saturday for a seventh day of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans, with police expecting up to a million people at rallies nationwide.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/8/2023 4:53:00 PM
The government is moving ahead with reforms while keeping an eye on people’s welfare.
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World
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Region
3/7/2023 10:29:24 PM
More than a million people marched in France and strikes disrupted transport and schools on Tuesday during mass protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to push back the retirement age to 64.
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World
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International
3/6/2023 5:55:38 PM
Roads blocked, oil refineries disrupted, planes grounded and trains halted, unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age.
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World
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International
3/6/2023 5:32:39 PM
The center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, overwhelmingly won the Baltic country’s general election, while a far-right populist challenger lost seats in a vote that focused on national security and the economy.
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Business
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Economy
3/5/2023 10:50:05 PM
Egypt’s cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) recommends expanding the tax base, diversifying financing instruments, and accelerating efforts of engaging the informal activities in the formal sector as key elements for the Egyptian economy to navigate the current economic challenges.
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World
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International
3/5/2023 10:48:21 PM
Voters in Estonia cast ballots Sunday in a parliamentary election that the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, was considered a favorite to win.
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World
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International
3/5/2023 7:53:55 PM
French trade unions are heading for what is expected to be a decisive showdown with President Emmanuel Macron over pension reform, with massive strikes from Tuesday aiming to bring the country "to a standstill".
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/5/2023 9:41:05 AM
Polling stations have opened in Estonia for a general election that the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, is a favorite to win.
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World
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War in Ukraine
2/22/2023 5:24:48 PM
The price of releasing planet-heating carbon into the atmosphere rose above 100 euros (about $107) in the European Union for the first time this week, a signal that experts said Wednesday speaks for the bloc's efforts to make polluting costlier.
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World
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Region
2/21/2023 3:40:59 PM
The United Nations on Tuesday urged Israel to pause its judicial reform plans, saying they risked weakening human rights protections by drastically undermining the judiciary's ability to vindicate individual rights.
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World
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International
2/21/2023 11:58:44 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday defended his government's hotly contested pensions overhaul in rare comments about the topic.
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World
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Region
2/21/2023 9:47:30 AM
The Israeli parliament backed a key part of a controversial judicial overhaul at first reading Tuesday despite protests across the country against a bill critics see as a threat to democracy.
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