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Egyptians Divided Over Recent Niqab Ban at Schools

THE Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab, a face-covering veil, at schools, according to state-owned media. Education Minister, Reda Hegazy’s statement, released last week and quoted by the government-owned Ahram newspaper, said students have an “optional” right to choose…

22/09/2023

California State Bar to Pursue Licensing Alternative

Members of the California bar's board of trustees say work on an alternative pathway to a law licensure should continue even though a commission created to study the issue could not reach a consensus. State bar leaders on Friday voted to pursue the…

22/09/2023

Judge Adjourns CSU Records Case to Monday

Relief came the way of President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, following the ruling of Nancy Maldonado, a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, halting the release of his university records to candidate of the Peoples…

22/09/2023

Ex-Wells Fargo Executive Avoids Prison Over Accounts Scandal

The former head of Wells Fargo's (WFC.N) retail bank on Friday avoided prison time after pleading guilty to an obstruction charge related to the bank's sweeping fake-accounts scandal. Carrie Tolstedt was sentenced to three years of probation including six months of home confinement by…

21/09/2023

Ousted Niger Leader Appeals To ECOWAS Court To Free Him

The coup-toppled president of Niger has appealed to the West African bloc’s court to free him, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the military on July 26 and has been detained at home with his wife and child since. He…

21/09/2023

India Suspends Visa Services in Canada

ndia’s visa processing center in Canada suspended services Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Canada’s leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Parliament on Monday that there were…

21/09/2023

Rwanda’s Kagame Says He Will Run For Fourth Term

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron…

20/09/2023

US Court Orders Release Of Tinubu’s Academic Records

A United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, has granted the request filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records by the Chicago State University. Judge…

20/09/2023

Son Of Ousted Gabon Leader Held In Treason, Graft Case

The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with high treason and corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday. Bongo’s eldest son Noureddin Bongo Valentin and former presidential spokesman Jessye…

20/09/2023

US, Iran Release Prisoners In $6bn Swap Deal

The United States and Iran on Monday swapped five prisoners each in one of the arch-foes’ first deals in years as Tehran gained access to $6 billion in frozen funds. The five Americans freed by Iran, including one held for eight years, flew…

19/09/2023