Egypt
Green Profile: Interview with Hisham Zaazou
Environment
December 2, 2010
Green Profile: Interview with Hisham Zaazou
The following is Al-Masry Al-Youm's interview with Hisham Zaazou, senior assistant to Egypt’s Minister of Tourism, as part of our…
Egypt’s Red Sea beaches officially closed in wake of shark attacks
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Egypt’s Red Sea beaches officially closed in wake of shark attacks
The Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday instructed Egypt’s Chamber of Diving and Water Sports (CDWS) to suspend all diving activities…
Karama Party head: Vote-rigging foreshadows inheritance of presidency
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Karama Party head: Vote-rigging foreshadows inheritance of presidency
Hamdin Sabahi, president of the unlicensed pan-Arab Karama Party, claimed that the vote-rigging that took place during Sunday's parliamentary elections…
Daqahliya woman succumbs to swine flu
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Daqahliya woman succumbs to swine flu
Farida Abdel Kakim, a 29-year-old woman, died from the H5N1 virus, or "swine flu," in the Nile Delta province of…
Public, private sector jobs ops fall by 46% in October
Business
December 1, 2010
Public, private sector jobs ops fall by 46% in October
A Cabinet Information Center report revealed a 46 percent drop in the number of public and private sector job opportunities…
Amr Moussa calls for calm in advance of south Sudan vote
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Amr Moussa calls for calm in advance of south Sudan vote
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa called on all parties in Sudan to refrain from violent acts in the run-up…
Tax Authority seizes Omar Effendi bank funds for unpaid taxes
Business
December 1, 2010
Tax Authority seizes Omar Effendi bank funds for unpaid taxes
Head of the Omar Effendi workers syndicate Mohamed Gobaily announced that the Tax Authority had seized control of the department…
Court verdict permitting remarriage ‘irrelevant,’ says church lawyer
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Court verdict permitting remarriage ‘irrelevant,’ says church lawyer
Coptic Church lawyer Ramses al-Naggar said a Wednesday court verdict allowing divorced Copts to remarry would be "irrelevant" since it…
Citing electoral violations, judge declines to supervise runoffs
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Citing electoral violations, judge declines to supervise runoffs
A judge has announced his withdrawal from supervising Sunday's run-off vote, in a move that constituted the first official verification…
Brotherhood, Wafd announce withdrawal from parliamentary contest
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Brotherhood, Wafd announce withdrawal from parliamentary contest
Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), announced on Wednesday its withdrawal from next week’s parliamentary runoffs.A senior source…