NCHR, Interior Ministry sign protocol to train 300 policemen on human rights
Egypt
March 16, 2017
NCHR, Interior Ministry sign protocol to train 300 policemen on human rights
The National Council for Human Rights and the Interior Ministry, on Thursday, signed a joint protocol of cooperation for organizing…
Sahar Nasr, Naguib Sawiris discuss increasing local investments
Business
March 16, 2017
Sahar Nasr, Naguib Sawiris discuss increasing local investments
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding, discussed increasing the business mogul's local…
Sisi orders swift investigation into Sohag schools food poisoning case
Egypt
March 16, 2017
Sisi orders swift investigation into Sohag schools food poisoning case
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed for medical care to be provided to primary school students who were poisoned after…
Mild weather expected Friday, Cairo 23C
Egypt
March 16, 2017
Mild weather expected Friday, Cairo 23C
Meteorologists expect mild weather to prevail on Friday across most of the country to be hotter in southern Upper Egypt; temperatures…
Sisi to German MPs delegation: balancing freedoms, security is key
Egypt
March 16, 2017
Sisi to German MPs delegation: balancing freedoms, security is key
During a meeting on Wednesday with the delegation of the Egyptian-German Parliamentary Friendship Association, headed by MP Karen Mag, Egypt's…
Official report: government hospitals treated 516,000 psychiatric patients in 2016
Egypt
March 16, 2017
Official report: government hospitals treated 516,000 psychiatric patients in 2016
The number of psychiatric patients attending public hospitals over the past year increased during 2016, compared to previous years, a…
First citizen death due to mystery virus at Imbaba fever hospital
Egypt
March 16, 2017
First citizen death due to mystery virus at Imbaba fever hospital
A citizen has died at Imbaba's specialized fever hospital after contracting an unknown virus that recently spread among several other…
IMF delegation to review Egypt’s austerity program in April visit
Egypt
March 16, 2017
IMF delegation to review Egypt’s austerity program in April visit
An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Cairo from April 28 to May 8 to review Egypt's economic reform program…
Egypt ranks third among Arab nations on Global Hunger Index 2016
Business
March 15, 2017
Egypt ranks third among Arab nations on Global Hunger Index 2016
Egypt ranks third place among Arab countries on the Global Hunger Index for 2016 and in 59th place among 118 countries surveyed,…
UPDATE: Number of food poisoning cases reaches 800 in Sohag schools
Egypt
March 15, 2017
UPDATE: Number of food poisoning cases reaches 800 in Sohag schools
The number of students who suffered food poisoning and stomach pains after eating a school meal on Tuesday has risen…