Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/7/2024 10:11:06 PM
Renowned Egyptologist and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass has revived an initiative to repatriate the 3400-year-old Bust of Queen Nefertiti, launching an international petition calling for the return of the iconic bust to its homeland after decades of being on display in Berlin, Germany.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
8/29/2024 4:53:47 PM
Egypt has announced plans to integrate an AI-powered speech-to-text transcript system in its courtrooms as outlined in a cooperation protocol signed Thursday between the ministries of justice and communication and information technology.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/6/2024 10:31:10 PM
South Africa Wednesday petitioned the International Court of Justice to impose fresh emergency measures on Israel over what it described as the "widespread starvation" occurring as a result of its Gaza offensive.
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World
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Africa
3/22/2023 2:20:28 PM
Nigeria's main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, who came second in last month's election, has filed a formal petition in court seeking to overturn the ballot won by the ruling party.
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COP27
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To Know
11/9/2022 8:48:00 PM
A number of activists and politicians sent a petition on Wednesday to the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres calling on him to intervene to stop the misuse of the 27th UN Climate Change Summit (COP27) by some international groups and organisations to ‘serve goals that have nothing to do with environmental issues.’
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/19/2022 8:02:34 PM
Renowned Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass published on Wednesday on his website and Instagram account an international petition on Change.org calling for the return of the two iconic ancient Egyptian artefacts the Rosetta Stone, from the British Museum in London, and the Dendera Zodiac, from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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World
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International
8/24/2022 1:33:50 PM
Supporters of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak rallied Wednesday outside the national palace to seek royal pardon just a day after he began a 12-year jail term, while opponents launched an online petition urging the monarch not to.
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World
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Africa
8/22/2022 10:54:49 AM
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto.
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World
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International
7/17/2022 7:58:27 PM
More than 1,000 Italian mayors signed a petition Sunday urging Prime Minister Mario Draghi to rethink his resignation and steer the country through the choppy waters of rampant inflation, EU reforms and war.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/14/2022 9:28:30 PM
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said in a statement that it has received a petition signed by 500 Egyptian women urging the admission of jailed "prisoner of consience" and hunger-striker Alaa Abdel-Fattah to the prison's hospital in order to be placed under medical observation.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/6/2022 9:19:08 PM
Canada summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday to show him images of "egregious" killings in Bucha, outside Kyiv, while petitioning the International Criminal Court to expedite a war crimes investigation.
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Sports
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National Teams
3/31/2022 3:41:00 PM
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Wednesday it lodged an official complaint with the FIFA for a replay of the World Cup qualifying game against Senegal in Dakar on Tuesday, charging that a “terrorising atmosphere”, including illegal lasers that blurred the vision of players during the penalty shootout, cost the Pharoahs a trip to Qatar.
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World
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International
1/12/2022 12:28:50 PM
India's top court on Wednesday said it will take up a petition seeking prosecution of several saffron-robed Hindu religious leaders for allegedly making highly provocative speeches against Muslims at a closed-door meeting last month.
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World
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Region
12/1/2021 8:29:54 PM
A Libyan appeals court on Wednesday rejected two petitions against interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah's candidacy in this month's presidential election, Libyan media reported.
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World
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International
7/1/2021 4:19:09 PM
TikTok has been shut down twice before in Pakistan because of alleged "indecent" content -- most recently in March, after which the company pledged to better moderate content
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World
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Region
5/26/2021 5:03:48 PM
Wednesday's court session was delayed after the Palestinian families petitioned the attorney general to weigh in on the matter, their lawyer Yazeed Qawaar said
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Sports
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Omni sports
5/6/2021 10:13:03 AM
The postponed Olympic are to open in just under three months on July 23
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Egypt
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Politics
2/9/2021 6:12:33 PM
The defendant has been detained since 26 January, nearly four months after victims posted a petition against him online
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World
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International
10/26/2020 6:33:31 PM
Hungarian law forces healthcare professionals to choose between working in the state-run or the private health sector, more than 20,000 nurses had signed a petition against it
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Egypt
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Politics
9/13/2020 11:41:36 PM
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