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World
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International
10/2/2023 12:44:29 PM
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group said Monday that Cyprus needs to hold those at the highest echelons of executive power and law enforcement more accountable to counter an overwhelming public perception of widespread corruption.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
10/1/2023 9:41:57 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called on the Egyptian parliament and media to discuss the controversial old rent law, which he said was a significant hindrance to utilizing two million housing units valued at a trillion Egyptian pounds.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/1/2023 6:42:45 PM
Ukraine said Sunday it was working with Washington to ensure new wartime aid after US lawmakers dropped additional funding for Kyiv in a last-minute deal to avoid a government shutdown.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
10/1/2023 12:02:49 PM
Egyptian authorities released Saturday 60 pretrial detainees pending investigation in various cases related to spreading false news and misuse of social media, renowned human rights lawyer Khaled Ali announced.
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World
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International
9/30/2023 8:16:58 PM
With the US government just hours from shutting down on Saturday, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy pitched a last-gasp stopgap measure to avoid a closure that would throw into doubt everything from access to national parks to Washington's massive support for Ukraine.
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Egypt
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Politics
9/30/2023 11:10:29 AM
The House of Representatives will embark on its fourth legislative season with four procedural sessions on Sunday and Monday before tackling rising prices, criminal law, and other issues over the next nine months.
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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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