Egypt
Polish tourist commits suicide in Red Sea hospital
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Polish tourist commits suicide in Red Sea hospital
A young Polish woman is believed to have committed suicide by jumping out of a window in the hospital where…
Tawfiq Okasha sentenced to 1 year in prison for forging PhD certificate
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Tawfiq Okasha sentenced to 1 year in prison for forging PhD certificate
Nasr City Misdemeanor Court sentenced media professional Tawfiq Okasha to one year in prison and fined him LE5,000 for forging…
Health Minister apologizes to patients for poor services in Fayoum hospitals
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Health Minister apologizes to patients for poor services in Fayoum hospitals
Health Minister Ahmed Emad has apologized for the poor medical services offered at public hospitals in Fayyoum. In a press…
Wadi al-Hitan’s wide-open spaces — through a super-wide lens
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Wadi al-Hitan’s wide-open spaces — through a super-wide lens
Some places take much of their beauty from their secluded location, far from the bustle and noise of city life.…
Cost of electricity production doubled after currency flotation: sources
Egypt
May 9, 2017
Cost of electricity production doubled after currency flotation: sources
Officials in the Electricity Ministry said the average cost of electricity production doubled, from 46 piasters to more than 90…
Who might run for Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections?
Egypt
May 8, 2017
Who might run for Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections?
Next year's elections were recently brought to the forefront after prominent political activist and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy called…
Experts discuss transportation of King Tut collection to new Egyptian Grand Museum (GEM)
Archaeology
May 8, 2017
Experts discuss transportation of King Tut collection to new Egyptian Grand Museum (GEM)
The International conference on Pharaoh King Tutankhamun was held in Cairo earlier this week to explore options for the safe…
87% of Egyptian men believe women’s basic role is to be housewives: study
Egypt
May 8, 2017
87% of Egyptian men believe women’s basic role is to be housewives: study
Only one in four men in the Arab world and the Middle East believes in gender equality and equal opportunities…
Primary school exams leaked, parents protest
Egypt
May 8, 2017
Primary school exams leaked, parents protest
Exams of grade 6, the final year of primary school, continued in governorates yesterday amid parents' complaints that the mathematics…
39C in Cairo forecast for Tuesday
Egypt
May 8, 2017
39C in Cairo forecast for Tuesday
Tuesday's forecast is for hot weather with highs of 39C in Cairo and 35C in Alexandria, say meteorologists.Extremely hot weather will…