Tarek Amin
490 candidates to run in Shura elections
Egypt
May 18, 2010
490 candidates to run in Shura elections
Shura Council seats will be contested by 490 candidates in elections slated for June, the Supreme Electoral Commission has announced.Intissar…
Judges differ over Emergency Law justifications
Egypt
May 11, 2010
Judges differ over Emergency Law justifications
Egyptian judges have disagreed over the government's recent justifications for extending the state of emergency. This came in response to…
Supreme Electoral Commission examining expat voting
Egypt
May 8, 2010
Supreme Electoral Commission examining expat voting
The Supreme Electoral Commission is studying election systems around the world seeking an appropriate way to allow expatriate Egyptians to…
Electoral commission to choose council members
Egypt
May 7, 2010
Electoral commission to choose council members
Chairman of the Supreme Electoral Commission Intisar Nasim said the Ministry of Justice will not intervene in the process to…
Elections stir trouble within Judges Club
Egypt
May 5, 2010
Elections stir trouble within Judges Club
The Judges Club board will meet mid-May to discuss delayed board nominations and annual elections, and to consider the repercussions…
Health Ministry launches national project for children with Hepatitis C
Egypt
April 28, 2010
Health Ministry launches national project for children with Hepatitis C
The Ministry of Health announced at a press conference yesterday its launch of a national project to treat children infected…
Drug companies threaten lawsuit over price cuts
Egypt
April 15, 2010
Drug companies threaten lawsuit over price cuts
Health Minister Hatem el-Gabaly will meet Thursday with international pharmaceutical companies operating in Egypt, in an attempt to quell their…
Health Ministry earmarks LE50 million for doctors’ bonuses
Egypt
April 13, 2010
Health Ministry earmarks LE50 million for doctors’ bonuses
Health Minister Hatem el-Gabaly has approved the allocation of LE50 million for the second phase of a program to increase…
Govt moves to offset medical insurance budget shortfalls
Business
April 11, 2010
Govt moves to offset medical insurance budget shortfalls
Health Minister Hatem el-Gabaly on Sunday said the government was currently taking measures to offset the state-run Medical Insurance Authority's…
Council head faces judges’ ire over female appointments
Egypt
February 23, 2010
Council head faces judges’ ire over female appointments
A crisis erupted among judges on Monday after Egyptian State Council President Mohamed el-Husseini issued a resolution allowing the appointment…