Egypt
Student invents cheating-detector
November 20, 2014
Student invents cheating-detector
Leaking exams on social networking sites and the Internet and using cell phones in cheating pushed Yasmin Emam, a fourth…
Sisi among Time magazine’s Person of the Year nominees
November 20, 2014
Sisi among Time magazine’s Person of the Year nominees
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is 25th in a list of 50 nominees declared late Wednesday by US Time magazine for…
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu in Minya, third death in three days
November 20, 2014
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu in Minya, third death in three days
An Egyptian woman died of bird flu last Wednesday in Minya, Upper Egypt; the third death from the disease in…
Pharmacists Syndicate urges withdrawal of medicines containing Pioglitazone over links to bladder cancer
November 20, 2014
Pharmacists Syndicate urges withdrawal of medicines containing Pioglitazone over links to bladder cancer
Ahmed Farouq, head of Health Ministry’s pharmacies committee, said it is necessary to withdraw medicines containing Pioglitazone, after many Canadian,…
Prominent Brotherhood figure arrested in Menoufia
November 20, 2014
Prominent Brotherhood figure arrested in Menoufia
Menoufia security services arrested on Thursday Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohamed Ali Beshr, former governor and local development minister, at his…
Islamic State seizes Libyan coastal town
November 20, 2014
Islamic State seizes Libyan coastal town
The militant group, Islamic State, has seized control of the Libyan coastal city of Derna, not far from the Egyptian…
Arab League meeting urges boosting economic, trade ties with Turkey
November 20, 2014
Arab League meeting urges boosting economic, trade ties with Turkey
The second meeting held on Wednesday between senior officials and experts from the Arab League (AL) and Turkey recommended activating…
Ministry: Bill on equality, prevention of discrimination finalized
November 19, 2014
Ministry: Bill on equality, prevention of discrimination finalized
The Ministry of Transitional Justice Ibrahim el-Heneidy sent a draft law on equality and the prevention of discrimination among citizens…
Egypt says it detains Nusra fighter returning from Syria
November 19, 2014
Egypt says it detains Nusra fighter returning from Syria
Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had arrested an Egyptian militant who had returned from fighting in Syria with…