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Video: Giza authorities seize smuggled donkey meat
Egypt
April 5, 2023
Video: Giza authorities seize smuggled donkey meat
Authorities in the Giza governorate working alongside the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine and the Supply Investigations have arrested several smugglers…
Energy situation “remains difficult,” says state energy company
World
December 5, 2022
Energy situation “remains difficult,” says state energy company
Ukraine continues to suffer a “difficult” energy situation, according to state energy provider Ukrenergo. “We all have a difficult heating…
Authorities deny claims about withdrawal from Zaporizhzia nuclear plant
World
November 28, 2022
Authorities deny claims about withdrawal from Zaporizhzia nuclear plant
Russian-backed authorities have hit back against Ukrainian claims that Moscow is planning to leave the Zaporizhzia nuclear power plant (NPP). …
UN rights chief says ‘full-fledged’ crisis underway in Iran amid crackdown on protesters
Middle East
November 24, 2022
UN rights chief says ‘full-fledged’ crisis underway in Iran amid crackdown on protesters
CNN — Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as authorities clamp down on anti-regime dissidents, according to the United Nations High Commissioner…
Fires spread in Russian-held Donetsk after shelling
World
November 7, 2022
Fires spread in Russian-held Donetsk after shelling
Several buildings were ablaze in Donetsk city early on Monday morning following Ukrainian artillery strikes on the area, currently under…
Russia staged so-called referendums in Ukraine. Here’s what could come next.
World
September 28, 2022
Russia staged so-called referendums in Ukraine. Here’s what could come next.
Pro-Russian authorities have held so-called referendums in four regions of Ukraine over recent days and, while the votes are illegal…
Occupied Ukrainian regions plan ‘vote’ on joining Russia, raising threat of military escalation
World
September 21, 2022
Occupied Ukrainian regions plan ‘vote’ on joining Russia, raising threat of military escalation
Multiple Kremlin-backed authorities in occupied areas of eastern and southern Ukraine have announced they will hold referendums on formally joining Russia this…
Video shows Russian forces dug trenches in highly radioactive off-limits area near Chernobyl
World
April 7, 2022
Video shows Russian forces dug trenches in highly radioactive off-limits area near Chernobyl
Abandoned Russian military positions in a highly radioactive area of the exclusion zone near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant can be…
Authorities across Egypt begin enforcing face mask rule
Egypt
May 31, 2020
Authorities across Egypt begin enforcing face mask rule
Authorities across Egypt began enforcing a ministerial decree ordering people to wear face masks in public, with fines imposed against…
Tehran police say they will no longer detain women who break Iran dress code
Middle East
December 29, 2017
Tehran police say they will no longer detain women who break Iran dress code
Police in Iran’s capital said Thursday they will no longer arrest women for failing to observe the Islamic dress code…