Egypt ranks fourth on the list of the 10 worst countries for workers’ conditions, behind Argentina, Belarus, and Ecuador, where workers face the risk of arbitrary dismissal or transfer, while some activists are arrested or prosecuted on terrorism-related charges due to their union activities, according to the Global Union Rights Index

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Today is the third anniversary of the operation carried out by Egyptian conscript Mohamed Salah (then 22 years old) against Israeli soldiers, which resulted in the death and injury of several of them, after he fought alone for several hours near the Egyptian border.

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Damage caused by the Iranian attack on Kuwait Airport last night.

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A Tunisian court has sentenced Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahda Movement, to life in prison plus an additional 30 years in a case related to what is known as the movement’s “secret security apparatus”

Ghannouchi’s defense team said the new ruling brings the total sentences handed down against him to life imprisonment and 106 years in prison, arguing that the cases in which he was convicted are political in nature

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