Egypt
Path to women’s equality passes through Constitution
April 17, 2011
Path to women’s equality passes through Constitution
Countless women actively participated in the 25 January revolution, which seemed to signal a major shift in women’s role in…
Mubarak still in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh
April 17, 2011
Mubarak still in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh
Toppled president Hosni Mubarak is still hospitalized at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital, the state-owned Middle East News Agency (MENA)…
Meteorologists: Heat wave to continue into Monday
April 17, 2011
Meteorologists: Heat wave to continue into Monday
Egypt’s meteorological authority has predicted that the current heat wave will continue until Monday across Egypt. Temperatures are expected to…
Minister predicts minimum wage to be set within 5 months
April 17, 2011
Minister predicts minimum wage to be set within 5 months
Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Ahmed Hassan al-Borai, predicted on Sunday that his government will set a minimum wage…
Exiled opposition leader says Syrian regime is lying
April 17, 2011
Exiled opposition leader says Syrian regime is lying
Paris -- A prominent Syrian opposition leader has rejected promises by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to introduce reform, as anti-regime…
Bus tumbles from Cairo bridge, six injured
April 17, 2011
Bus tumbles from Cairo bridge, six injured
Six workers at the Public Transport Authority were injured as a bus fell off Cairo's 6th of October Bridge in…
Egypt’s schools to admit its citizens studying in Yemen
April 17, 2011
Egypt’s schools to admit its citizens studying in Yemen
The Education Authority on Saturday decided to admit Egyptian students returning from Yemen to Egypt’s universities and schools. Salwa al-Gharieb,…
Copts celebrate Palm Sunday amid security fears
April 17, 2011
Copts celebrate Palm Sunday amid security fears
Christians in Egypt and abroad celebrated Palm Sunday. Churches were decorated with flowers, fronds and wheat ears in preparation for…
Egyptian FM: Gulf fears of Egypt-Iran detente ‘unjustified’
April 17, 2011
Egyptian FM: Gulf fears of Egypt-Iran detente ‘unjustified’
Gulf States' fears of an Egyptian-Iranian rapprochement are "unjustified" and exaggerated, according to Menha Bakhoum, spokeswoman for Egypt's Ministry of…