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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s commitment to empowering women as essential partners in national development. This came during the opening session of the 10th General Conference of the Arab Women Organization, held under the patronage of President Sisi. The conference, convened under the theme of “connectivity, …
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CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) – Senate Deputy Speaker Phoebe Fawzy stressed on Sunday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attaches great importance to boosting the role of women as an important partner in building the State and achieving sustainable development. Speaking to MENA on the occasion of President Sisi’s participation in a meeting held for Egyptian …
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CNN — Iran is using aerial drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce mandatory hijab laws on women, according to a United Nations report released Friday. The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code. Central to this crackdown is the “Nazer” mobile …
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CNN — The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, February 4, deepening the exclusion of women from public life and society since the group took power in 2021. Kabul-based Radio Begum – a station run by women with content aimed at women’s education – …
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CNN — When three Israeli hostages emerged at the weekend, emaciated and gaunt after 16 months in Hamas captivity, Israelis were shocked by the images. But inside the Israeli government, top officials were not surprised. The Israeli government has had intelligence for months indicating that many of the remaining living hostages are in poor health, …
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Anthony Albanese may be the first prime minister to have an equal number of women in his cabinet, but the
Female candidates will take centre-stage at the federal election, but Australia remains a laggard on women’s representation in parliamentary democracies.
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