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US-Palestinian jailed for life for Jerusalem land sale
Middle East
December 31, 2018
US-Palestinian jailed for life for Jerusalem land sale
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian court sentenced an American-Palestinian who owned property in Jerusalem on Monday to life…
Thailand to hold first election since 2014 coup: junta
World
December 11, 2018
Thailand to hold first election since 2014 coup: junta
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will hold a much-delayed general election on Feb. 24, 2019, the Thai Election Commission said on…
Ukraine bars Russian men from entry as tensions flare
World
November 30, 2018
Ukraine bars Russian men from entry as tensions flare
Ukraine on Friday barred Russian men aged 16-60 from entry as tensions mounted between the two countries over Moscow’s…
Parliamentarian requests banning PUBG game from Egypt
Egypt
November 29, 2018
Parliamentarian requests banning PUBG game from Egypt
Head of Parliament’s Communications and Technology Committee Ahmed Badawy submitted a request to ban the viral video game PUBG…
Egypt MP backtracks on niqab banning bill
Egypt
November 9, 2018
Egypt MP backtracks on niqab banning bill
Ghada Agamy, Member of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Relations Committee, has backtracked on a draft law she submitted…
Sisi: social media poses threat to Arab world, but banning it will not work
Egypt
November 6, 2018
Sisi: social media poses threat to Arab world, but banning it will not work
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that any attempt to ban social media would not succeed, stating instead that…
Egyptian MP proposes bill to ban Niqab in public places
Egypt
November 4, 2018
Egyptian MP proposes bill to ban Niqab in public places
An Egyptian parliamentarian proposed a bill to the House of Representatives banning the wearing of Niqab (full-face veils) in public…
Egyptian parliament member calls for banning full-face veil in government places
Egypt
October 20, 2018
Egyptian parliament member calls for banning full-face veil in government places
MP Ghada Agamy, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, proposed on Saturday that…
Egypt media authority defends suspension of LTC channel
Egypt
September 17, 2018
Egypt media authority defends suspension of LTC channel
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) in Egypt stated on Monday that its decision to suspend satellite broadcasts…
Back to school for French kids… without their phones
Life & Style
September 3, 2018
Back to school for French kids… without their phones
Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class Monday following…