Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh to host Nile talks next month
January 13, 2010
Sharm el-Sheikh to host Nile talks next month
Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Mona Omar has announced that the third round of negotiations over Nile water consumption…
Deaths associated with liver cancer on rise
January 13, 2010
Deaths associated with liver cancer on rise
Egyptian Liver Cancer Association President Ashraf Omar said that the number of deaths resultant from liver cancer in Egypt had…
Meshaal: “Hamas has no problem with Egypt”
January 13, 2010
Meshaal: “Hamas has no problem with Egypt”
Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal announced his willingness, if he were welcome, to visit Cairo "anytime.""Hamas is a Palestinian, Arab…
Living with the voltage vampire
January 13, 2010
Living with the voltage vampire
When the streets of Ezbet el-Haggana are flooded with rain water in the wintertime and children go out to play…
Waiting at the governor’s doorstep
January 13, 2010
Waiting at the governor’s doorstep
Dozens of poor people are assembled outside the office of the Daqahlia governor, Brigadier-General Samir Salam. They have been at…
Minya villagers demand roads, jobs
January 13, 2010
Minya villagers demand roads, jobs
Dozens of residents from the villages of Barsha, Deir el-Barsha and Abu Hens in Minya protested on Tuesday, demanding that…
Niqab-wearers fight their way into exam rooms
January 13, 2010
Niqab-wearers fight their way into exam rooms
The crisis of the university niqab ban deepened over the last couple of days as university management refused to allow…
Daqahlia farmers celebrate victory over Shura Council member
January 13, 2010
Daqahlia farmers celebrate victory over Shura Council member
The Mansoura Felony Court passed a verdict on Monday acquitting three farmers from Bahout village in Daqahlia of rioting and…
Hot off the press: Health insurance, new oil, and national football victory
January 13, 2010
Hot off the press: Health insurance, new oil, and national football victory
Egypt, through the ministries of finance and social solidarity, will support more than 15 million citizens in its new health…