Egypt
Transport stresses need to train Metro drivers
July 22, 2010
Transport stresses need to train Metro drivers
Transportation Minister Alaa Fahmi gave instructions to officials of Egypt's state-run Metro company in which he emphasized the necessity of…
TV announcer to face trial for killing wife
July 22, 2010
TV announcer to face trial for killing wife
The Attorney General on Wednesday referred television announcer Ehab Salah Saeed, 45, to a criminal court on charges of murdering…
Traders syndicate to enroll street vendors
July 22, 2010
Traders syndicate to enroll street vendors
The Syndicate of Commercial Professions has begun counting street vendors nation-wide in an effort, along with both the Ministry of…
Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle
July 22, 2010
Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle
Ali Qassem, the uncle of Khaled Saeed, the young Alexandrian allegedly killed by two police officers last month, claimed that…
Ministry of education to cut book budget
July 22, 2010
Ministry of education to cut book budget
The Ministry of Education will downsize its budget for printing school books this year, according to a senior ministry source.…
Female taxi drivers: The debate continues
July 22, 2010
Female taxi drivers: The debate continues
An article published by Al-Masry Al-Youm earlier this month about female taxi drivers stirred some interesting debate on Facebook.
Egypt’s leading psychiatrist comments on transsexual case
July 22, 2010
Egypt’s leading psychiatrist comments on transsexual case
The head of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association, Ahmed Okasha, has joined the debate over the legitimacy of sex reassignment operations…
Thursday’s Papers: The health of the president and the deeds of the citizens
July 22, 2010
Thursday’s Papers: The health of the president and the deeds of the citizens
The health of President Hosni Mubarak has been reported by both local and international media. Local papers took varying approaches…
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
July 21, 2010
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
Minya--The bishop of Minya's Dayr Mawas monastery managed to end a sit-in by Coptic activists in front of a local…
Maadi boat operator to face trial Saturday
July 21, 2010
Maadi boat operator to face trial Saturday
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Wednesday referred Ali Eweis, operator of the Maadi boat that capsized on Thursday killing…