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News Bahrain authorities arrest 2 former Guantanamo detainees
Bahrain authorities arrest 2 former Guantanamo detainees
Benjamin Minegar
November 24, 2013 10:51:49 am

Bahraini authorities on Saturday arrested and charged two former Guantanamo Bay detainees for plotting an attack in Bahrain. Reports indicate authorities caught the former detainees as they attempted to cross into Bahrain from Saudi Arabia...

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Egypt interim president signs into law bill restricting protests
Benjamin Minegar
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Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour on Sunday signed into law a bill circumscribing citizens' right to protest in public. The law requires demonstrators to obtain permission from authorities one week in advance...

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Benjamin Minegar
November 17, 2013 02:39:41 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced that media entities and other would-be observers will not be allowed to sit in on the first session of the Periodic Review Board (PRB), a parole-style hearing process...

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UN SG urges Nepal to conclude elections peacefully
Benjamin Minegar
November 17, 2013 02:12:49 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Nepalese authorities to conclude the forthcoming Constituent Assembly elections peacefully with a view toward drafting a new constitution. Political and social discord have plagued Nepal since...

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Maldives high court delays presidential election for third time
Benjamin Minegar
November 10, 2013 02:46:08 pm

The Supreme Court of the Maldives on Sunday suspended the nation's presidential election for the third time. Former president Mohamed Nasheed received the most votes at the official election Saturday, but Maldives' protocols called for a runoff...

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Benin government must better protect children: UN rights expert
Benjamin Minegar
November 10, 2013 02:14:28 pm

A UN independent rights expert on Friday called on the Benin government to better protect the rights of children after a visit to the country reportedly revealed widespread abuse and exploitation. UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children,...

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Tunisia government prolongs state of emergency
Benjamin Minegar
November 3, 2013 11:49:07 am

The Tunisian government on Sunday decided to prolong the nation's state of emergency, which has been in effect since opposition forces ousted former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. Ben Ali fled...

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PPACA contraceptive mandate unconstitutional: DC Circuit
Benjamin Minegar
November 3, 2013 10:57:50 am

A divided three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the contraceptive mandate imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) ...

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Egypt court judges presiding over Muslim Brotherhood trial resign
Benjamin Minegar
October 29, 2013 09:20:20 am

Three Cairo Criminal Court judges presiding over the trial of 35 Muslim Brotherhood members and leaders resigned from the proceedings Tuesday without elaboration. Media outlets suggest the judges stepped down because of...

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South Africa court sentences members of extremist group
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October 29, 2013 08:54:31 am

A South African court on Tuesday sentenced 20 members of white supremacist group Boeremag to prison terms ranging from five to 20 years in the nation's first post-apartheid treason trial. The extremist group is responsible...

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Stamp Act passed by British Parliament

On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a revenue-raising measure under which all pamphlets, almanacs, newspapers, bonds, notes, leases, insurance policies, and legal papers had thenceforward to be issued on stamped paper that could only be purchased from the king's officers. American colonists objected to the Act, saying that Parliament did not have the right to impose duties and taxes on a people who were not represented in the House of Commons. Review the terms of the Stamp Act and see the resolution of the colonies' Stamp Act Congress of October 1765, petitioning for repeal.

Arab League formed

On March 22, 1945, the League of Arab States was formed in Cairo, Egypt to promote the cultural and political interests of the Arab World. Since then, the original six-nation roster of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan (now Jordan), Lebanon, and Iraq has now expanded to 22 member states. Read the Charter of the League of Arab States and a profile of the Arab League from the BBC.

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