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UK PM Johnson pressured on jail terms after London Bridge attack
World
December 1, 2019
UK PM Johnson pressured on jail terms after London Bridge attack
LONDON (Reuters) – The London Bridge attack pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda on…
Egypt’s parliament amends law on terrorist and terrorism lists
Egypt
November 4, 2019
Egypt’s parliament amends law on terrorist and terrorism lists
The Egyptian House of Representatives on Sunday approved an amendment to Law 8/2015 regulating designated terrorist and terrorism lists. This…
Tunisia elects lawmakers to tackle economy, disappointment after uprising
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Tunisia elects lawmakers to tackle economy, disappointment after uprising
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians voted for a new parliament on Sunday but quiet polling stations gave an indication of the…
US court blocks strict Georgia abortion law
Society
October 2, 2019
US court blocks strict Georgia abortion law
A US federal court on Tuesday blocked the state of Georgia from implementing a restrictive abortion law whose passage earlier…
Google wins EU fight against worldwide ‘right to be forgotten’
Technology
September 24, 2019
Google wins EU fight against worldwide ‘right to be forgotten’
Google is not required to apply an EU “right to be forgotten” to its search engine domains outside Europe, the…
Egypt legalizes 62 more churches, bringing total to 1171 so far
Egypt
September 24, 2019
Egypt legalizes 62 more churches, bringing total to 1171 so far
Egypt’s state committee for the legalization of unlicensed churches, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, has approved the legalization of…
Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more
Features/Interviews
July 19, 2019
Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more
The Egyptian House of Parliament on July 14 approved an all-new law for non-governmental organizations (NGO), replacing the controversial law…
Court rules abortion services can continue in Missouri — for now
Society
June 1, 2019
Court rules abortion services can continue in Missouri — for now
Abortion services can continue in Missouri for now, a court ruled Friday, granting a temporary restraining order to keep open…
Egypt’s Interior Ministry amends provisions for entry and residence of foreigners
Egypt
May 29, 2019
Egypt’s Interior Ministry amends provisions for entry and residence of foreigners
Egypt’s Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik has amended provisions for the implementation of the law regarding the entry and residence of…
Central Bank of Egypt to increase capital to LE20 bn
Business
May 19, 2019
Central Bank of Egypt to increase capital to LE20 bn
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will raise its capital to LE20 billion following the adoption of the new bill…