Egypt
Deaf students to be enrolled in specific education faculties
April 30, 2015
Deaf students to be enrolled in specific education faculties
The Supreme Council of Universities issued decision No.
Stipend attracting labor in Sinai raised to 300%
April 29, 2015
Stipend attracting labor in Sinai raised to 300%
Finance Minister Hany Dimian has agreed in a letter to the governor of North Sinai to raise the stipend to…
Conference on history of Christian Egypt opens May 5
April 29, 2015
Conference on history of Christian Egypt opens May 5
Hussein Eissa, President of Ain Shams University, is opening the second international conference on the history of Egypt in the…
Organization: Child labor in Egypt involves not less than 2.7 million
April 29, 2015
Organization: Child labor in Egypt involves not less than 2.7 million
Hany Helal, head of the Egyptian Coalition on Children’s Rights, has expressed his doubts of the figure announced by the…
POLL: Egypt’s economic growth set to accelerate over next two years
April 29, 2015
POLL: Egypt’s economic growth set to accelerate over next two years
Egypt's economic growth is set to accelerate in the next two years, reaching 5.5 percent in fiscal 2016/17, a Reuters…
Hepatitis C treatment
April 29, 2015
Hepatitis C treatment
Dr. Gamal Esmat, member of the National Committee to Combat Hepatitis C, said that treating patients with the Olysio drug…
Backlash ensues against Egypt’s anti-veil campaign
April 29, 2015
Backlash ensues against Egypt’s anti-veil campaign
The veil has yet again been brought to the forefront of ongoing culture wars in Egypt with a campaign to…
Greece seeks to define sea boundaries with Egypt, Cyprus
April 29, 2015
Greece seeks to define sea boundaries with Egypt, Cyprus
Greece will launch consultations with Egypt and Cyprus to establish maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras…
Proposed amendments to Prisons Act support right to contact outside world
April 29, 2015
Proposed amendments to Prisons Act support right to contact outside world
Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahim al-Heneidi said the Legislative Reform Committee has discussed amendments to the Prisons Act that support the…
Watchful Eyes of Egypt, a new Interpol operation
April 29, 2015
Watchful Eyes of Egypt, a new Interpol operation
Ayham Yassmineh, criminal intelligence officer of the Interpol Middle East and North Africa program, has announced the completion of a…