Egypt
Coptic church organizes ‘Volcano of Homosexuality’ conference
Egypt
September 28, 2017
Coptic church organizes ‘Volcano of Homosexuality’ conference
St. Mark’s Orthodox Coptic Cathedral, which represents Egypt’s Copts, recently declared that it will organize a conference entitled Volcano of…
Egyptian-Iraqi woman broadcasts alleged rape story on social media, names rapist
Egypt
September 28, 2017
Egyptian-Iraqi woman broadcasts alleged rape story on social media, names rapist
Massive controversy surfaced on social media in Egypt in the wake of video footage circulated in which a 30-year-old woman…
Presidential committee drafting new list for youth detainees to be pardoned
Egypt
September 28, 2017
Presidential committee drafting new list for youth detainees to be pardoned
A presidential committee formed to examine cases of young Egyptians detained since the events that followed the January 25…
Parliament to investigate 5 members sold state-sponsored pilgrimage visas to citizens
Egypt
September 27, 2017
Parliament to investigate 5 members sold state-sponsored pilgrimage visas to citizens
Five members of parliament are facing potential investigation over accusations of corruption as they sold free travel pilgrimage visas given…
Egypt’s Health ministry to launch campaign to combat psychotherapy stigma
Egypt
September 27, 2017
Egypt’s Health ministry to launch campaign to combat psychotherapy stigma
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, Egypt’s Health Ministry is set to launch a campaign this October dubbed…
Egypt on track for year-end IMF payment, but 32 percent inflation a worry
Business
September 27, 2017
Egypt on track for year-end IMF payment, but 32 percent inflation a worry
Egypt has made a “good start” to its reform programme despite seeking waivers for missing targets in June and a…
Sinai Province slaughters six civilians including two children in North Sinai
Egypt
September 27, 2017
Sinai Province slaughters six civilians including two children in North Sinai
The IS affiliated group Sinai Province released on Tuesday photos of five civilians they decapitated and another they killed by…
Drug shortages hit Egypt, patients resort to black market
Egypt
September 27, 2017
Drug shortages hit Egypt, patients resort to black market
Patients and their relatives have complained of drug shortages again after last year’s crisis which ended in January with an…
Egyptian-Japanese schools await presidential approval to start admission
Egypt
September 27, 2017
Egyptian-Japanese schools await presidential approval to start admission
Confusion dominates the Technological Development Sector of the Education Ministry as a result of the ministry not publishing the URL…
Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage
Egypt
September 26, 2017
Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage
The Head of Egypt’s National Council of Women’s Rights [NCWR] Maya Morsi called on the parliament on Monday to set…