Egypt
MP Amr Hamzawy: Now not the time for cabinet removal
April 9, 2012
MP Amr Hamzawy: Now not the time for cabinet removal
The cabinet of incumbent Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri has failed to offer a successful plan to get through the transitional…
Health Ministry opens first national stem cell research center in Egypt
April 9, 2012
Health Ministry opens first national stem cell research center in Egypt
Egypt inaugurated its first stem cell research center at the Sheikh Zayed Hospital on Monday, and officials said it plans to…
Upper Egypt-bound trains halt as bus drivers block railways
April 9, 2012
Upper Egypt-bound trains halt as bus drivers block railways
Railway movement in Upper Egypt came to a halt Monday after dozens of car and bus drivers blocked railroads in the Minya…
Authorities seize 9 tons of inedible herring and fesikh in Cairo
April 9, 2012
Authorities seize 9 tons of inedible herring and fesikh in Cairo
Following intensive health inspections of fish shops since early April, authorities have seized 8 tons of herring and 1 ton…
Govt to negotiate import of Sudanese live cattle
April 9, 2012
Govt to negotiate import of Sudanese live cattle
Agriculture Minister Mohamed Reda Ismail has begun negotiations with the Sudanese government on how Egypt can import live Sudanese calves…
Veterinary directorates report fewer new cases of foot-and-mouth disease
April 9, 2012
Veterinary directorates report fewer new cases of foot-and-mouth disease
Reports from veterinary directorates across the country showed a slow in the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, which has taken a…
Activists call for election boycott after Suleiman nomination
April 9, 2012
Activists call for election boycott after Suleiman nomination
Some activists have called for a boycott of the presidential elections after former Vice President Omar Suleiman announced he will…
‘Battle of the Camel’ trial sessions resume
April 9, 2012
‘Battle of the Camel’ trial sessions resume
Giza Criminal Court resumed the trial for the killing of protesters on 2 and 3 February last year in an…
Egyptian workers in Jordan protest ‘security crackdown’
April 9, 2012
Egyptian workers in Jordan protest ‘security crackdown’
Dozens of Egyptian workers in Jordan protested what they described as a security clampdown on them in front of the…
Wasat to plan response with presidential hopefuls to Suleiman’s candidacy
April 9, 2012
Wasat to plan response with presidential hopefuls to Suleiman’s candidacy
The moderate Wasat Party has invited presidential candidates to an urgent meeting scheduled for late Monday to discuss ways to…