Egypt
CAPMAS: 2.3 million Egyptians suffer from unemployment
August 26, 2010
CAPMAS: 2.3 million Egyptians suffer from unemployment
Official statistics agency CAPMAS announced Thursday that the national unemployment rate had fallen from 9.12 percent of the population in…
Interior Ministry to expand healthcare initiatives in prisons
August 26, 2010
Interior Ministry to expand healthcare initiatives in prisons
The Ministry of Interior Affairs' prison sector is beginning counseling services and AIDS optional examinations at 42 prisons in an…
Abul Gheit: Success of negotiations depends on stopping Israeli settlements
August 26, 2010
Abul Gheit: Success of negotiations depends on stopping Israeli settlements
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said in a statement today the success of the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is contingent…
Vox pops: What are your effective measures to confront electricity crisis?
August 26, 2010
Vox pops: What are your effective measures to confront electricity crisis?
In light of the growing electricity crisis, which Egypt has been subjected to since last July, the Ministry of Electricity…
Egypt announces 36th bird flu death
August 26, 2010
Egypt announces 36th bird flu death
Egypt announced Thursday its 36th death linked to the H5N1 virus, commonly referred to as avian or bird flu.The 33-year-old…
First stage of Nubian relocation underway
August 26, 2010
First stage of Nubian relocation underway
An multitude of congested domes, 25 kilometers south of Aswan at Wadi Qurqur, represent the beginning of a government plan…
6th of April protest power cuts
August 26, 2010
6th of April protest power cuts
Carrying candles and glass bulbs, members of the 6th of April movement protested rampant power outages before the cabinet. The…
Egypt denies plans to re-import natural gas from Israel
August 25, 2010
Egypt denies plans to re-import natural gas from Israel
The state-run Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has denied reports that the government intended to buy back quantities of…
Health Ministry announces Egypt’s 122nd case of bird flu
August 25, 2010
Health Ministry announces Egypt’s 122nd case of bird flu
The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced the appearance of another case of the H5N1 virus, bringing the total number of…
Visiting Algerian football team to receive security escort
August 25, 2010
Visiting Algerian football team to receive security escort
Algeria's Al-Shabiba football team was greeted by an Egyptian security escort upon its arrival at Cairo International Airport on Wednesday,…