World
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International
11/24/2022 10:06:30 PM
Lawmakers in France's lower house of parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the country's constitution, the first step in a lengthy and uncertain legislative battle prompted by the rollback of abortion rights in the United States.
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World
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Region
11/24/2022 5:35:46 PM
Two newly elected Lebanese lawmakers, including an activist who had pledged to fight corruption, lost their parliament seats on Thursday following an appeals process before the country's constitutional council.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
11/24/2022 3:34:22 PM
Egyptian authorities have ordered the release of 30 pretrial detainees "within hours," said lawyer Tarek El-Awady, a member of the Presidential Pardon Committee.
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Egypt
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Politics
11/23/2022 11:18:59 PM
The Egyptian Cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft law imposing a fine ranging from EGP 100,000 to EGP 5 million on providing meteorological services without a licence or posting false information about weather conditions through different channels, including social media.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Theater
11/15/2022 8:55:07 PM
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
11/15/2022 7:33:38 PM
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah's sister Mona Seif announced that the Egyptian activist has sent his family and lawyer a letter on Tuesday in which he reportedly stated that he broke his months-long hunger strike on Monday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/14/2022 10:56:58 PM
The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Monday calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine including by paying reparations for widespread damage to the country and for Ukrainians killed and injured during the war.
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Egypt
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Society
11/14/2022 9:53:04 PM
The Cabinet announced on Monday the executive regulations for a law that allows Egyptian expats to import cars for personal use without paying customs duties for four months to attract hard currency.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
11/14/2022 6:22:32 PM
A letter written by jailed Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah on Saturday and handed on Monday to his mother, Laila Soueif, says that he started to drink water Saturday, Khaled Ali, his lawyer, and his family said on Monday.
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World
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Region
11/13/2022 11:01:05 PM
Slovenians on Sunday elected a lawyer linked to former US first lady Melania Trump as the country's first woman president, according to partial results with more than half the votes counted.
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World
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International
11/11/2022 8:37:02 PM
The head of US Customs and Border Protection is being forced out of his job leading the nation's largest law enforcement agency as the number of illegal crossings rose to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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World
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Region
11/6/2022 9:53:02 PM
The vast majority of Iran's 290 lawmakers on Sunday demanded that the judiciary apply 'an eye for an eye' retributive justice when dealing with "enemies of God" in the strife-torn country.
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World
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Region
11/6/2022 3:33:54 PM
Iraqi lawmakers were due Sunday to examine a bill seeking to reestablish military conscription in the country, before the first reading was postponed.
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World
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International
11/5/2022 9:43:07 PM
European lawmaker Jordan Bardella replaced his mentor Marine Le Pen on Saturday at the helm of France's leading far-right party, and pledged to defend French civilization from perceived threats posed by immigration and work closely with far-right parties around Europe.
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World
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International
11/5/2022 8:37:52 PM
Representatives of the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo on Saturday resigned from their posts in protest over the dismissal of a police officer who did not follow the government's decision on vehicle license plates.
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Life & Style
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Health
11/5/2022 12:26:10 PM
For years, scientists have been looking ever more seriously at the therapeutic effect of psychedelics, which are not legal under US federal law. However, despite this renewed interest, large-scale studies are still lacking.
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World
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International
11/4/2022 4:25:57 PM
The German government on Friday warned that escalating protests by activists ahead of the UN climate conference in Egypt must not break the law.
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Egypt
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Politics
11/1/2022 8:21:22 PM
The Senate – Egypt's consultative upper house - approved on Monday legislative amendments to a 2017 law that regulates government compensations paid out to contractors who suffer losses due to IMF-inspired liberalization policies, such as the EGP devaluation, and due to the phasing out of fuel subsidies.
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Egypt
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Politics
11/1/2022 6:09:28 PM
Members of parliament gave their final approval Tuesday to an amendment to the 2016 Civil Status Law disbursing an EGP 300 bonus in November to public sector employees and pensioners.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/31/2022 6:57:12 PM
The House's Labour Force Committee approved Sunday amending the 2014's Civil Status law to distribute an exceptional EGP 300 bonus to civil servants, employees in the public sector, the public enterprise sector, and pensioners.
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