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US, Europe press Turkey to rethink ditching violence-on-women pact
Middle East
March 22, 2021
US, Europe press Turkey to rethink ditching violence-on-women pact
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – US and European leaders denounced what they called Turkey’s baffling and concerning decision to pull out of…
Turkey’s Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against women
World
March 20, 2021
Turkey’s Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against women
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country’s official…
Photos: International Cooperation Minister and 9 other Egyptian women receive Champions of Change Award
Egypt
March 19, 2021
Photos: International Cooperation Minister and 9 other Egyptian women receive Champions of Change Award
Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Mashat became on Thursday one of 9 Egyptian women to receive the Champions of Change…
Misr El-Kheir launches initiative for indebted female prisoners for Mother’s Day
Egypt
March 18, 2021
Misr El-Kheir launches initiative for indebted female prisoners for Mother’s Day
Egypt’s Misr El-Kheir Foundation launched the largest campaign to pay the debts of female indebted prisoners through offering shares at…
Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs
World
March 15, 2021
Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs
ROME (AP) — One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo…
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
Middle East
March 13, 2021
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a…
UK police confirm body found in woodland is of missing woman
World
March 12, 2021
UK police confirm body found in woodland is of missing woman
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday that human remains found in a wood outside London was the body…
On International Women’s Day, NCW launches new project for women’s economic empowerment in rural Egypt
Egypt
March 11, 2021
On International Women’s Day, NCW launches new project for women’s economic empowerment in rural Egypt
In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW), the Central Bank of Egypt…
Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
Egypt
March 11, 2021
Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting…
Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports
Middle East
March 11, 2021
Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports
Afghanistan’s Education Ministry is barring schoolgirls older than 12 from singing at public events, media reported on Wednesday. The reports come amid growing fears…