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Plastic bag bans: reality or fantasy?
Science

Plastic bag bans: reality or fantasy?

Plastic bags are used daily across Africa — the bans are hoped to tackle the pervasive problem of waste. In…
Lebanese ministry calls for ban of Wonder Woman movie
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Lebanese ministry calls for ban of Wonder Woman movie

Lebanon’s ministry of economy says it has asked the country’s security agency to ban the 2017 Wonder Woman movie because…
Egypt Court bans Muslim Brotherhood-linked group
Egypt

Egypt Court bans Muslim Brotherhood-linked group

Abdeen Summary Proceedings Court on Saturday banned Hasm movement and declared it a terrorist organization.Lawyer Ashraf Farahat filed the case…
Singapore Airlines bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on its flights
Science News

Singapore Airlines bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on its flights

Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) said on Saturday it has banned Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones from all its flights and…
Govt mulls $10 bn import restrictions to correct balance of payments
Business

Govt mulls $10 bn import restrictions to correct balance of payments

A government source close to negotiations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that the government…
Russia revises ban on imports of Egyptian plant products
Business

Russia revises ban on imports of Egyptian plant products

Russia's food safety watchdog has revised its ban on imports of fruit and vegetables from Egypt after the lifting of…
Egypt proposes 17 measures to restart agricultural exports to Russia
Egypt

Egypt proposes 17 measures to restart agricultural exports to Russia

An Egyptian delegation of seven officials from the ministries of agriculture and trade is to start official negotiations with Russia…
Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables
Egypt

Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables

Russia's food safety watchdog has banned fruit and vegetable imports from Egypt over sanitary concerns, following an earlier decision by…
Strong anti-burqa sentiment in the sleepy Swiss canton of Ticino
World

Strong anti-burqa sentiment in the sleepy Swiss canton of Ticino

On July 1, Switzerland's southernmost canton of Ticino enforced a law banning the wearing of the burqa (traditional Islamic headdress…
Red Sea to ban use of illegal fishing methods in January
Egypt

Red Sea to ban use of illegal fishing methods in January

The Red Sea natural reserves' authorities plan to ban the use of nylon nets and fishing rifles starting January 2016. The…
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