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WORLD NEWS Monday 25 June 2018

Egypt’s president approves law for ride-hailing apps

By SAMY MAGDY have since continued op- government. The strict new in San Francisco, and oper-
Associated Press erating. The Supreme Ad- European General Data ates in more than 600 cities
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Presi- ministrative Court on Satur- Protection Regulation law across the world. Careem
dent Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi day adjourned the appeal comes into effect on May was founded in 2012 in
approved a law governing to August 25. 25 and is expected to im- Dubai, and operates in 90
popular ride-hailing apps Data privacy is a ma- pact its operations world- cities in the Middle East and
Uber and Careem after jor concern for Uber in its wide. North Africa, Turkey, and
the companies appealed dealings with the Egyptian Uber was founded in 2010 Pakistan.q
a court ruling that revoked
their licenses, the country’s
official gazette reported
Sunday. The law establish-
es the basis for operating
licenses and fees, and re-
quires licensed companies
to store user data for 180
days and make it available In this Feb. 10, 2015 file photo,
to Egyptian security author- an Uber employee shows
ities upon request. the mobile application at
There was no immediate the official launch of the
car-hailing service, in Cairo,
comment from Uber and Egypt.
Careem. Both companies, Associated Press
however, had welcomed March, an Egyptian court
the draft law when parlia- deemed it illegal to use
ment approved it in May. private vehicles for taxi
Both companies provide services and ordered Uber
smartphone apps that and Careem’s apps to be
connect passengers with blocked. But another court
drivers who work as inde- overruled that ruling in
pendent contractors. In April, and both companies

Mali says 16 killed in attack

on ethnic Fulani village

By BABA AHMED African nation.
Associated Press The death tolls differ be-
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Ma- cause many bodies had
li’s government said Sun- been buried by the time
day that 16 people had Malian security forces ar-
been killed as the Fulani rived, Abdoul Aziz Diallo
ethnic group faces grow- with the Tabital Pulaku as-
ing pressure over accusa- sociation told The Associ-
tions of links to al-Qaida ated Press.
extremists. Koumaga village has the
The leader of the coun- reputation of being home
try’s largest Fulani asso- to a number of al-Qaida-
ciation said the death toll linked extremists.
was higher, with 32 civil- Such fighters have been
ians killed Saturday when attacking security forces
a community militia at- and a U.N. peacekeep-
tacked Koumaga village in ing mission in Mali regularly
the central part of the West since 2015.q