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Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
World
August 12, 2021
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students…
Egypt receives US$19 mn Japanese grant for Abul Rish Hospital
Business
August 4, 2021
Egypt receives US$19 mn Japanese grant for Abul Rish Hospital
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar have signed…
Underage ‘martyrs’: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen
Middle East
July 11, 2021
Underage ‘martyrs’: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen
After attending several of the so-called “summer camps,” Samir was filled with an urgent desire to fight on the Houthi…
US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump
World
June 8, 2021
US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their…
Another COVID side effect: Many kids head to summer school
World
June 6, 2021
Another COVID side effect: Many kids head to summer school
With her three teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19, Aja Purnell-Mitchell left it up to them to decide whether to go back…
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Middle East
June 4, 2021
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Syria bore witness to a tragic crime in which a mother self-induced a miscarriage and used the body to smuggle…
Three-child policy: China lifts cap on births in major policy shift
World
May 31, 2021
Three-child policy: China lifts cap on births in major policy shift
Married Chinese couples may have up to three children, China announced on Monday, in a major shift from the existing…
Man arrested for offering his child for sale on Facebook
Egypt
May 28, 2021
Man arrested for offering his child for sale on Facebook
Egypt’s Interior Ministry has arrested a man with a previous criminal record after he offered his son for sale on…
Immigration Ministry launches ‘Speak Arabic’ app for expatriate children
Egypt
May 26, 2021
Immigration Ministry launches ‘Speak Arabic’ app for expatriate children
As part of its ongoing “Speak Arabic” initiative, an application to teach expatriate Egyptian children Arabic has been released by…
Opinion: The children of Gaza are crying out. Is there any response?
Featured Opinion
May 21, 2021
Opinion: The children of Gaza are crying out. Is there any response?
US Vice President Kamala Harris’ assertion that the US will stand by Israel has left many observers, myself included, flabbergasted.…