Egypt
Team documents Cairo’s nostalgic street ads
June 9, 2015
Team documents Cairo’s nostalgic street ads
Sundus Seif Eddin is a photographer and Amr Abu Tawila is a researcher who have documented old ads hand scripted…
Egypt aims to reduce fertility rate to 2.4 by 2030
June 9, 2015
Egypt aims to reduce fertility rate to 2.4 by 2030
The Egyptian government aims to reduce the country’s surging fertility rate to 2.4 over the next 15 years, from its…
ECESR: Cairo has less than 34 hospital beds for every 10,000 Egyptians
June 9, 2015
ECESR: Cairo has less than 34 hospital beds for every 10,000 Egyptians
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb was shocked at he state of Egypt's deteriorating health care system during his recent visit to local…
Mohamed al-Quddusi sentenced to 10 years in absentia for ‘broadcasting false news’
June 9, 2015
Mohamed al-Quddusi sentenced to 10 years in absentia for ‘broadcasting false news’
The Dokki Misdemeanor Court has on Tuesday sentenced in absentia Mohamed al-Quddusi from the satellite TV channel Sharq to 10 years…
Egypt’s winemakers seek to revive ancient art
June 9, 2015
Egypt’s winemakers seek to revive ancient art
An organic wine producer is growing indigenous grapes near famed pharaonic tombs in central Egypt, vintners in the Nile Delta…
ANHRI declares solidarity with journalists strike
June 9, 2015
ANHRI declares solidarity with journalists strike
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has declared full solidarity with the journalists who are going on strike…
NCHR receives complaints about forced disappearances
June 9, 2015
NCHR receives complaints about forced disappearances
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has received 55 complaints about forced disappearances. Sources said the council met with the…
Libya detains 16 Egyptian fishermen for illegally entering territorial waters
June 9, 2015
Libya detains 16 Egyptian fishermen for illegally entering territorial waters
The Libyan WAL news agency said that the Coast Guard had stopped an Egyptian fishing boat west of the city…
Woman arrested for flying balloons with anti-government slogans
June 9, 2015
Woman arrested for flying balloons with anti-government slogans
A woman was arrested on Tuesday in Matrouh province, northwest of Cairo, for flying balloons bearing anti-government slogans. Matrouh’s security chief,…
Pensioners, master’s and doctoral degree holders protest
June 9, 2015
Pensioners, master’s and doctoral degree holders protest
Dozens of pensioners from the Military Production Ministry demonstrated in front of the Cabinet on Hussein Hegazy Street Tuesday, demanding financial…