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Egypt
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Society
6/10/2023 11:58:47 AM
George Isaac, a prominent activist and dedicated advocate for change, passed away peacefully on Friday at the age of 85, after battling health issues.
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Sports
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World
6/2/2023 4:39:52 PM
Polish soccer referee Szymon Marciniak apologized Friday for speaking at a business event tied to a far-right politician and was confirmed by UEFA to officiate next week’s Champions League final.
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World
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International
5/31/2023 10:48:37 PM
US politicians raced to secure backing for a cross-party deal to raise the national debt limit and avert a first-ever default as they faced a growing backlash from conservatives ahead of a crucial Wednesday evening vote.
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World
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International
5/14/2023 10:06:55 AM
Voters in Thailand were heading to the polls on Sunday in an election touted as a pivotal chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. He is now running against the daughter of the politician who is the military's top nemesis.
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World
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Region
5/13/2023 11:31:58 PM
Turkish politicians held their final rallies on the last hours of campaigning before Saturday, the eve of pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections that could significantly shape the NATO member's future, before a "propaganda ban" prohibiting all news and broadcasts related to the election went into effect.
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World
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International
4/19/2023 2:40:01 PM
A 24-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly blocked from running for Japan's parliament by an age requirement, according to media reports and social media posts that appeared to be his.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
3/27/2023 10:50:39 PM
Iraq's media regulator has ordered the cancellation of a Ramadan television series accused of portraying the country's tribal leaders as salacious despots, following anger from politicians and local chiefs.
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World
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International
2/14/2023 1:01:48 PM
Nearly 200 charities on Tuesday urged the UK's political leaders to "take a clear stand" against attacks on asylum seekers, days after an anti-immigrant protest descended into violent disorder.
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World
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Region
1/19/2023 8:27:02 PM
Lebanon's currency hit an all-time low against the dollar on the black market Thursday as politicians for an 11th time failed to elect a new president in the crisis-torn country.
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World
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International
12/24/2022 8:12:36 PM
Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated.
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World
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International
12/7/2022 8:54:15 AM
An Argentine court on Tuesday sentenced Vice President Cristina Kirchner to six years in jail for corruption, banning the country's best-known politician from seeking public office after a trial she dismissed as a political witch hunt.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/6/2022 11:26:23 PM
Amin Iskandar (1952-2022)
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Egypt
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Society
12/1/2022 7:27:09 PM
Marking the hundredth anniversary of the late Egyptian politician and diplomat Boutros Ghaly’s birth, Al-Ahram newspaper, in cooperation with “Kemet Boutros Ghaly establishment for Peace and Knowledge”, has organized a roundtable on the active role played by Ghaly as a prominent figure in the history of Egyptian diplomacy and journalism.
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World
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Region
11/25/2022 12:51:26 PM
Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, will become Israel's next minister of national security, according to the first of what are expected to be several coalition deals struck by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.
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World
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International
11/19/2022 7:29:54 PM
Mahathir Mohamad, the 97-year-old elder statesman of Malaysian politics, lost his parliamentary seat in Saturday's polls, likely ending the career of one of Asia's most enduring politicians.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/17/2022 11:04:00 AM
British politician Alok Sharma, president of last year’s COP26 in Glasgow, tells Ashraf Amin and Mohamed El- Kazaz how current economic and political events are affecting plans agreed at the COP26 and the financing of payments for climate-related loss and damage
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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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World
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Region
11/9/2022 11:18:23 AM
A Palestinian teenager was killed Wednesday in clashes with Israeli occupation army that erupted during a visit by right-wing politicians to a sensitive religious site in the occupied West Bank, multiple sources said.
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World
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Region
11/6/2022 8:25:17 PM
Pope Francis urged Lebanese politicians Sunday to "put aside... personal interests" and come to an agreement on filling a power vacuum in the crisis-hit country, which currently has no president.
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World
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Region
11/3/2022 5:29:51 PM
Britain on Thursday urged all politicians in Israel to respect minorities as Benjamin Netanyahu appeared set to return to power with the help of the far right.
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