Egypt
132,327 people infected with Hepatitis C, check-ups continue
May 6, 2017
132,327 people infected with Hepatitis C, check-ups continue
Health Minister Ahmed Emad Eddin said that 132,327 people tested have been found to be infected with Hepatitis C virus…
Microbus overturns on the highway in Minya, killing 4
May 5, 2017
Microbus overturns on the highway in Minya, killing 4
Four people died and 15 others were injured on Friday when a microbus overturned on the Eastern Desert road near…
Weather forecast for Saturday
May 5, 2017
Weather forecast for Saturday
Meteorologists expect moderate weather to prevail on Saturday along the north coast; slightly hotter weather from Lower Egypt until northern…
Higher Education Ministry suggests establishing Egyptian Space Agency
May 5, 2017
Higher Education Ministry suggests establishing Egyptian Space Agency
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research submitted to the Cabinet a proposal on a special law for the…
MB businessman Hassan Malek released on bail
May 5, 2017
MB businessman Hassan Malek released on bail
Cairo Criminal Court released on Thursday Muslim Brotherhood (MB) businessman Hassan Malek on LE20,000 bail.In related news, the owner of…
Al-Azhar University president apologizes for describing TV host as ‘apostate’
May 5, 2017
Al-Azhar University president apologizes for describing TV host as ‘apostate’
President of Al-Azhar University Ahmed Hosny apologized for describing TV host Islam al-Beheiry as an apostate earlier during a TV…
Unauthorized religious fatwa punishable by prison in new bill
May 5, 2017
Unauthorized religious fatwa punishable by prison in new bill
The Religious Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives approved on Thursday the draft law regulating the general fatwa, which…
Parliament divided over whether draft law may diminish al-Azhar’s long-standing holiness, independence
May 4, 2017
Parliament divided over whether draft law may diminish al-Azhar’s long-standing holiness, independence
In the wake of intensive media attacks launched against the educational syllabi used at al-Azhar, Egypt's largest Sunni Muslim beacon,…
Parliament committee approves harsher penalties in Organ Transplant Law
May 4, 2017
Parliament committee approves harsher penalties in Organ Transplant Law
The Parliament’s Legislative Committee approved on Wednesday amendments to Egypt’s Organ Transplant Law which stipulate drafting harsher penalties into the…
31C forecast in Cairo for Friday
May 4, 2017
31C forecast in Cairo for Friday
Mild weather is expected for Friday on northern coasts, with higher temperatures in the Delta and Cairo, meteorologists said.Visibility will…