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Egypt

Court orders YouTube blocked

Egypt's top administrative court ordered on Saturday to block the YouTube website for one month over hosting a video that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad of Islam. A lower administrative court has previously ordered the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to do so, but the latter appealed against the ruling, citing it was hard to implement. The top administrative court rejected the NTRA's appeal on Saturday.

Jordan

Amman, Moscow ink nuclear deal

The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and Russia's state-owned Rosatom Overseas signed a deal on Saturday to conduct a joint feasibility study for building a Russian-designed Small Modular Reactor in Jordan. Building on the cooperation and studies performed for a large nuclear power plant, Russia and Jordan have decided to intensify and step up their cooperation in building SMRs, said Khaled Toukan, chairman of the JAEC.

Uganda

Up to 48 killed in bus crash

Forty-eight people died in northern Uganda when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and then a truck, the Red Cross said on Saturday. "Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured", said Ugandan police spokeswoman Emilian Kayima, adding that all three drivers had died.

Pakistan

General election due on July 25

Pakistan will hold general elections on July 25, state television reported late on Saturday. Elections for the national and four provincial assemblies will be held on the same day, according to the announcement.

Xinhua - Afp

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