Egypt
Health Committee to ask for World Bank loan for healthcare reform
May 14, 2010
Health Committee to ask for World Bank loan for healthcare reform
The Health Committee of the Shura Council agreed yesterday to obtain a World Bank loan to help develop the health…
UK police to re-open Ashraf Marwan case
May 13, 2010
UK police to re-open Ashraf Marwan case
Britain's Westminster Magistrates Court will open a public investigation into the death of Egyptian tycoon Ashraf Marwan.The decision comes three…
Attorney-General requests govt Daimler-Benz contracts
May 13, 2010
Attorney-General requests govt Daimler-Benz contracts
Attorney-General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has requested to see all government contracts with European automaker Daimler-Benz in order to verify claims…
Awqaf minister willing to visit Al-Aqsa
May 13, 2010
Awqaf minister willing to visit Al-Aqsa
Attending the Coptic festival of St. Dimyana, the 4th century founder of female monasticism, Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Hamdi…
Wafd leader: Party prez must be accountable
May 13, 2010
Wafd leader: Party prez must be accountable
"The days of canonizing the president of the party are over," Mahmoud Abaza, leader of the opposition Wafd Party, said…
EU appeals against unilateral Nile-sharing deal before Entebbe meeting
May 13, 2010
EU appeals against unilateral Nile-sharing deal before Entebbe meeting
A senior EU envoy urged seven east African countries on Thursday to settle differences with Egypt and Sudan over sharing…
Critics don’t buy ‘limited’ state of emergency
May 13, 2010
Critics don’t buy ‘limited’ state of emergency
The Egyptian government has passed a so-called “limited version” of the unpopular Emergency Law. But critics see the move as…