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British govt to put forward Brexit bill in June
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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