Egypt Education Minister: LE2.1 billion wasted on textbooks
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Egypt Education Minister: LE2.1 billion wasted on textbooks
The Education Ministry wastes LE2.1 billion annually on textbooks, an amount sufficient to build 400 schools, said Education Minister Ibrahim…
Hamas: Egypt promised to pressure Israel over cargo trucks to Gaza
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Hamas: Egypt promised to pressure Israel over cargo trucks to Gaza
Egypt promised to pressure Israel to increase the number of cargo trucks allowed to the Gaza Strip through the Karam…
Interior minister summoned over Port Said deaths
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Interior minister summoned over Port Said deaths
A judge decided Sunday to summon Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on 17 March to hear testimony on violence that has taken place…
Inflation hits highest levels in more than two years
Business
March 10, 2013
Inflation hits highest levels in more than two years
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has announced that the annual inflation rate increased during February by…
Spokesperson: Suez Canal traffic normal
Egypt
March 9, 2013
Spokesperson: Suez Canal traffic normal
Suez Canal Authority spokesperson Tareq Hassanein said Saturday that the canal is safe for navigation and that traffic continues as…
Yemeni clashes over Egyptian ship leave one dead
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Yemeni clashes over Egyptian ship leave one dead
A young man was killed and 30 others injured in violent clashes in Hodeidah, western Yemen, between military police forces…
Good news about IMF Egypt loan soon: presidential secretary
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Good news about IMF Egypt loan soon: presidential secretary
Good news with regard to the International Money Fund loan to Egypt will be announced soon, Secretary to the President…
US suspends award for Egyptian over alleged anti-Israel remarks
Egypt
March 7, 2013
US suspends award for Egyptian over alleged anti-Israel remarks
The US State Department said Thursday it would suspend an award of courage it planned to grant an Egyptian activist…
Ministry preparing bill for private security companies to help police
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Ministry preparing bill for private security companies to help police
The Justice Ministry is preparing a draft law to form private security and money transport companies to help the Interior…
Syndicate challenges forensic report on journalist’s death
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Syndicate challenges forensic report on journalist’s death
The Journalists Syndicate will continue to follow up on the death of the Al-Fajr reporter Al-Husseini Abu Deif, who died…