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BeIN or not beIN, sport TV contracts a must for football-mad Egypt

BeIN or not beIN, sport TV contracts a must for football-mad Egypt

Like it or not, Egypt is having to resort to pricey beIN sports TV network subscriptions to watch the national…
New draft law criminalizes child marriage, takes children away from offending parents

New draft law criminalizes child marriage, takes children away from offending parents

  A new draft law criminalizing child marriage has been proposed by the Egyptian government, bringing with it a penalty…
Female genital mutilation is forbidden in Islam: Dar Al-Ifta

Female genital mutilation is forbidden in Islam: Dar Al-Ifta

Highly-ranking Egyptian Muslim institution Dar Al-Ifta Al-Misriyyah recently confirmed in a press statement that female genital mutilation (FGM) is religiously forbidden…
Egypt in rare unity over love for Salah, loathing for Ramos

Egypt in rare unity over love for Salah, loathing for Ramos

A heartbroken Egypt shared a rare moment of unity on Sunday: An outpouring of sympathy and love for Liverpool forward…
New family planning project in Egypt recommends ‘Only Two Kids’

New family planning project in Egypt recommends ‘Only Two Kids’

  A new project in Egypt ‘Atenien Kefaya’ (Only two kids) aims to fight back at the country’s overpopulation through raising…
Giza establishes the first women and girls zone in Egypt

Giza establishes the first women and girls zone in Egypt

Giza has become the first governorate in Egypt to include a special zone for women and girls, following in the…
“Iftarna Ma’a Ahaleena” initiative aims to encourage Egyptian expats to donate Iftar meals

“Iftarna Ma’a Ahaleena” initiative aims to encourage Egyptian expats to donate Iftar meals

Minister of Immigration and Egyptians’ Affairs Abroad Nabila Makram witnessed the opening of the first Ramadan tent under the initiative…
A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims

A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims

There are 7.6 billion people in the world. And a full 24 percent of them — 1.8 billion — are fasting from…
Education Minister announces internal networking system to be used for school tablets

Education Minister announces internal networking system to be used for school tablets

Minister of Education Tarek Shawki announced that school tablets, which will be provided for free by the ministry, will operate…
USAID to contribute US$19 million to new family planning program in Egypt

USAID to contribute US$19 million to new family planning program in Egypt

In wake of Egypt’s rapid population growth that hit an alarming level of more than 104 million people, Egypt’s Ministry…
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