American University in Cairo (AUC)
Negotiations ongoing at AUC as students blockade campus again
Egypt
September 21, 2012
Negotiations ongoing at AUC as students blockade campus again
A dispute between the American University in Cairo (AUC) administration and students over a proposed 7 percent hike in tuition…
Interior Ministry denies accusing AUC of destabilizing the country
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Interior Ministry denies accusing AUC of destabilizing the country
The Interior Ministry on Monday denied reports that it had arrested two spy rings gathering information about Egypt’s post-revolution economic…
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
Health & Fitness
January 29, 2012
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was…
AUC students mobilize to feed poor during Ramadan
Life & Style
July 26, 2011
AUC students mobilize to feed poor during Ramadan
As the nation counts down to Ramadan in August, a group of students from the American University in Cairo has…
Egypt’s revolt poses a test for AUC
Egypt
May 15, 2011
Egypt’s revolt poses a test for AUC
Any university likes to brag about prominent alumni. But when they end up taking opposite sides of a revolution on…
AUC adds courses about Egypt’s revolution to spring semester
Egypt
March 1, 2011
AUC adds courses about Egypt’s revolution to spring semester
The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced on Monday that it will be launching an educational initiative for the Spring…
American University in Cairo re-opens
Egypt
February 19, 2011
American University in Cairo re-opens
The American University in Cairo (AUC) resumed classes on 13 February for undergraduate students and will open to postgraduates on…
Minister: ICT sector sees 12% growth in 2010
Business
January 13, 2011
Minister: ICT sector sees 12% growth in 2010
The information and communication technologies sector grew 12 percent during last year, said Tarek Kamel al-Khamees, Egypt's Minister of Communications…
Streets of Cairo: Traffic in Mohamed Mahmoud Street
Life & Style
January 8, 2011
Streets of Cairo: Traffic in Mohamed Mahmoud Street
While taking a photo of the street sign of Mohamed Mahmoud Street, a police officer stopped to ask me the…
People gather at AUC to watch decade’s first solar eclipse
Egypt
January 4, 2011
People gather at AUC to watch decade’s first solar eclipse
The American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted some 250 people--including university and high school students, local residents and college professors--to…