law
Will the US Supreme Court reconsider abortion rights?
Society
May 18, 2019
Will the US Supreme Court reconsider abortion rights?
American evangelicals have high hopes that the US Supreme Court, with its newfound conservative majority, will be tempted to chip…
Egypt’s top court rules law on nationality unconstitutional
Egypt
April 8, 2019
Egypt’s top court rules law on nationality unconstitutional
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) on Sunday has ruled that the second paragraph of article 6 for the law on…
Egypt’s government to introduce all-new law on NGOs
Egypt
April 6, 2019
Egypt’s government to introduce all-new law on NGOs
Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Waly announced on Friday that the committee formed to amend Law No. 70 of…
Hawaii considers raising legal smoking age — to 100
Health & Fitness
February 5, 2019
Hawaii considers raising legal smoking age — to 100
Would-be cigarette smokers in the US state of Hawaii might have to wait a very long time for their first…
Inmates shiver in frigid cells at New York jail, lawmakers say
World
February 4, 2019
Inmates shiver in frigid cells at New York jail, lawmakers say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Inmates at a federal jail in Brooklyn have suffered for days without heat or power during…
Majority coalition in Egypt’s parliament request amendments to constitution
Egypt
February 3, 2019
Majority coalition in Egypt’s parliament request amendments to constitution
The “Support Egypt” political bureau parliament coalition announced Saturday that it would submit a bill to Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel…
Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official
Society
December 19, 2018
Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official
Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage,…
Syrian state seizes opponents’ property, rights activists say
Middle East
December 12, 2018
Syrian state seizes opponents’ property, rights activists say
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s government has been using a little-known anti-terrorism law to seize property from dissidents and their…
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism
Middle East
December 5, 2018
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will…
Red Sea boat crew fined, suspended for feeding fish
Environment
November 23, 2018
Red Sea boat crew fined, suspended for feeding fish
Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah ordered the suspension of a tourist boat for three months, fining it LE50 thousand,…