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Saudi minister defends order to turn down the volume on mosques
Middle East
June 1, 2021
Saudi minister defends order to turn down the volume on mosques
Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Affairs minister on Monday defended an order to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers, saying families had…
Status of pregnancies outside marriage still unclear in UAE after law change
Middle East
May 20, 2021
Status of pregnancies outside marriage still unclear in UAE after law change
Seven months after the UAE decriminalized premarital sex, the legal change is not always reflected in how pregnancies outside marriage…
HK legislature to discuss new immigration bill amid ‘exit ban’ fears
World
April 28, 2021
HK legislature to discuss new immigration bill amid ‘exit ban’ fears
Hong Kong’s legislature is set to discuss a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give…
Gun control: Biden attempts to tackle US gun violence
World
April 9, 2021
Gun control: Biden attempts to tackle US gun violence
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced six executive actions that his administration will take in an effort to fight the…
Analysis: White House, US companies could agree on 25% tax rate, officials, business groups say
World
April 8, 2021
Analysis: White House, US companies could agree on 25% tax rate, officials, business groups say
Reuters) – President Joe Biden has championed raising the US corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 21 percent as…
Spain: Parliament passes law legalizing assisted suicide
World
March 18, 2021
Spain: Parliament passes law legalizing assisted suicide
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday passed a law to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with severe and incurable illnesses who want to…
Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash
Middle East
March 17, 2021
Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cafes across several Gulf Arab states started selling coffee and other cold drinks in…
Egyptian MP calls for a halt on tuk-tuk spare part imports
Egypt
March 16, 2021
Egyptian MP calls for a halt on tuk-tuk spare part imports
MP Abdel Fattah Mohamed Abdel Fattah, Secretary of the Parliament Manpower Committee, called for a halt on the importation of…
Political parties reject amendments to Egypt’s real estate registration law
Egypt
February 28, 2021
Political parties reject amendments to Egypt’s real estate registration law
Several Egyptian political parties on Saturday voiced their rejection towards amendments made to the real estate registration law, stating that…
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
Environment
February 25, 2021
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
The Egyptian House of Representatives will issue next week a new water resource and irrigation law that sets penalties for cutting…