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Candidates vying for parliamentary seats in Sunday’s election run-offs reportedly used children as young as five years old to aid them in their campaigning efforts. The children hit the streets at 7:00 AM on the day of the vote, brandishing...
Chairman of Al-Ahram newspaper Abdel Monem Saeed said he has not received any complaints from authorities concerning the publishing of a photoshopped picture of leaders in negotiations held recently in Washington to put Mubarak ahead of the other...
Dr. Ayman Fouda has worked in the field of forensic medicine for 40 years and held the position of chief medical examiner for two years from 2005. He shared his thoughts with Al-Masry Al-Youm on the state of forensic medicine in Egypt and the recent...
The Egyptian Cardiology Society has launched a new initiative to save cardiac patients from sudden death, said Dr.Mohamed Sobhy, head of the Society. The initiative involves training workers at metro and train stations to provide first aid to...
Several nurses from Tanta University Hospital said they contracted the hepatitis C virus during blood transfusions at the hospital. The testimonies of these nurses were recorded for a video exclusive by Al-Masry Al-Youm.    A nurse...
"I'm willing to run against anyone in upcoming presidential elections if the public wants me to," former International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday during an interview on a popular television talk show....
Al-Masry Al-Youm's recent tour of Alexandria's Mariouteya canal district revealed that the salt produced therein--which accounts for 75 percent of Egypt's total salt production--had been contaminated with industrial waste, sewage and animal...
The number of cases of breast cancer in Egypt has doubled in recent years, with 45 out of every 100 cancer patients now suffering from breast cancer, according to a leading local scientist. Dr. Salah el-Misidy, professor of cancer and nuclear...
The Ministry of Justice is intentionally stalling proxies for Mohamed ElBaradei and Amr Moussa, sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Sources say that the ministry has issued directives to notary agents nationwide to offer pretexts for delaying the...
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) bloc walked out of parliament's national security committee session Wednesday, when MP Badr Eddin el-Qadi (a former police officer) insulted them for interrupting him while he was criticizing Hamas with foul language in...