| Egypt’s Emergency Law Extended for 2 Years The law, in place for almost three decades, gives the government the right to arrest people without charge and to limit freedom of expression and assembly. feeds.nytimes.com |
People in Gaza Await Easing of Israeli Blockade Many people said that life would be only marginally improved if more goods crossed the border. feeds.nytimes.com |
Brazil’s Plea on Iranian Convicted of Adultery Seems to Fail The establishment reacted coldly to a plea by Brazil to allow an Iranian woman convicted of adultery to take asylum in Brazil. nytimes.com |
Sherlock Holmes’s Afghanistan At their first meeting Sherlock Holmes says to Dr. Watson: “You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.” feeds.nytimes.com |
Canadian Troops Pulling Out of Emirati Base Canadian troops are being forced to pull out of a military base in the United Arab Emirates that supports their mission in Afghanistan amid an ongoing dispute over airline landing rights, officials said Monday. feeds.nytimes.com |