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Gamal: Ruling party will announce presidential candidate next year

Gamal: Ruling party will announce presidential candidate next year

The party will choose its candidate for the 2011 presidential elections in a general conference to be held next year,…
Egyptian truck drivers’ strike enters 19th day

Egyptian truck drivers’ strike enters 19th day

Truck drivers in several governorates throughout Egypt continued their labor strike into its 19th consecutive day on Monday.
Egyptian Americans to press Obama on democracy promotion in Egypt

Egyptian Americans to press Obama on democracy promotion in Egypt

At a meeting on Sunday with Ayman Nour, founder of the opposition Ghad Party, a
Defense minister launches new warship

Defense minister launches new warship

Defense Minister Hussein Tantawy this week launched a new warship, Al-Horreya III, built by the defense ministry at a ship…
Egypt to launch Cairo-AUC supertram by 2015

Egypt to launch Cairo-AUC supertram by 2015

The Egyptian government on Monday announced plans to build a supertram so as to connect American University in Cairo, located…
Egypt govt: 30 percent of medical graduates don’t work in medicine

Egypt govt: 30 percent of medical graduates don’t work in medicine

Thirty percent of medical graduates do not work in their fields, said a government education authority on Monday. Rashad Barsoum,…
University head sentenced to prison for failing to lift veil ban

University head sentenced to prison for failing to lift veil ban

An Egyptian court on Monday ordered Cairo University President Dr. Hosam Kamel to resign his position as university head. It…
Minister: Egypt may ease barriers to church building

Minister: Egypt may ease barriers to church building

Egypt's government and ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) are considering a set of proposals to better facilitate the construction of…
Libya calls for January meeting to discuss joint Arab action

Libya calls for January meeting to discuss joint Arab action

Libya on Monday called for a meeting of Arab foreign ministers to be held on 5 January to discuss ways…
Truck crash near Assiut kills 3

Truck crash near Assiut kills 3

Three people were killed and a fourth injured Monday when two trucks collided on the western desert road near the…
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