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British govt to put forward Brexit bill in June
World
May 15, 2019
British govt to put forward Brexit bill in June
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government will publish draft legislation in the first week of June that would allow Brexit to…
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
Egypt
March 17, 2019
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives will meet with representatives from many ministries on Monday to discuss a…
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…
Egyptian MP suggests removing religion from National ID
Egypt
November 15, 2018
Egyptian MP suggests removing religion from National ID
Parliamentarian Ismail Nasr El-Din announced that he is currently drafting a bill to remove religion from Egyptian national IDs.…
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…
Egyptian MPs prepare draft law for progressive taxes on income
Economy
October 31, 2018
Egyptian MPs prepare draft law for progressive taxes on income
Parliament member Mostafa Bakry, of the Legislative Committee of the House of Representatives, said that he and MP Mervat…
Trump signs defense policy bill with watered-down China measures
World
August 14, 2018
Trump signs defense policy bill with watered-down China measures
US President Donald Trump signed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday that authorizes military spending and includes…
Israel nation-state law serves as rallying cry for each side’s political base
Middle East
July 25, 2018
Israel nation-state law serves as rallying cry for each side’s political base
Early Thursday morning after what seemed like an all-night shouting match in Israel’s Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strolled out…
Egypt parliament passes a bill giving ‘immunity’ to security commanders during 30 June revolution
Egypt
July 18, 2018
Egypt parliament passes a bill giving ‘immunity’ to security commanders during 30 June revolution
The Egyptian parliament has passed a law that could protect Military senior commanders from being prosecuted for their role…
Parliament approves law regulating press and media
Egypt
June 11, 2018
Parliament approves law regulating press and media
The House of Representatives approved on Sunday a new draft law regulating press and media, and referred it over…