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Egypt PM forms committee to amend law on NGOs
Egypt
November 17, 2018
Egypt PM forms committee to amend law on NGOs
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree on Saturday to form a committee headed by the Minister of…
Italy’s ‘anti-Netflix’ law to protect film industry
Cinema/TV
November 17, 2018
Italy’s ‘anti-Netflix’ law to protect film industry
Italy is to introduce an obligatory delay between Italian films screening in cinemas and being shown on streaming services…
Egypt government mulls ways to amend NGO law
Egypt
November 11, 2018
Egypt government mulls ways to amend NGO law
An official government source revealed that the government is considering different ways to amend the law on NGOs following…
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…
Egypt exempts houses of worship from garbage collection fees
Environment
November 8, 2018
Egypt exempts houses of worship from garbage collection fees
Egypt has exempted houses of worship from paying garbage collection fees, after the House of Representatives approved an amendment…
Egyptian authorities receive applications for media website licenses
Egypt
October 20, 2018
Egyptian authorities receive applications for media website licenses
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt is now receiving applications for media website licenses starting from Sunday…
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
World
September 6, 2018
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable…
All you need to know about Egypt’s first cybercrime legislation
Egypt
August 19, 2018
All you need to know about Egypt’s first cybercrime legislation
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a new law aimed at cybercrime after its approval by parliament, making it the…
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
Middle East
August 14, 2018
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people objecting…
EU plans online terrorist content crackdown
World
August 9, 2018
EU plans online terrorist content crackdown
The EU wants to take legal measures to control terrorist content online, according to media reports. EU Security Commissioner Julian…