Egypt
Al-Dostour’s new chairman sacks absentee reporters
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Al-Dostour’s new chairman sacks absentee reporters
Reda Edward, the new chairman of popular independent daily Al-Dostour, sacked 11 reporters this week for exceeding the number of…
France to boost grain exports to Egypt to 3 million tons annually
Business
October 28, 2010
France to boost grain exports to Egypt to 3 million tons annually
Participants at the 15th French Grains Conference, held in Cairo on Thursday, predicted more heat waves and floods in different…
Local development minister warns of high rural poverty rates
Business
October 28, 2010
Local development minister warns of high rural poverty rates
“There are some 1000 rural villages in Egypt inhabited by a total of 12 million people, half of whom live…
Egypt’s FM: No breakthrough in Mideast talks
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Egypt’s FM: No breakthrough in Mideast talks
Ramallah--Egypt's foreign minister says there has been no breakthrough in restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks, which have run aground over Israeli settlement…
Protectorates not protected: The Siwa Oasis
Environment
October 28, 2010
Protectorates not protected: The Siwa Oasis
Siwa Oasis became a protectorate in 2002 as per Prime Ministerial decree number 1219, although nowadays visitors would have a…
Q&A with Cairo University guards founder Major-General Mohamed Tawfiq
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Q&A with Cairo University guards founder Major-General Mohamed Tawfiq
Al-Masry Al-Youm spoke with Major-General Mohamed Tawfiq about the history of state-administrated security on Egyptian university campuses, as well as…
Higher education minister vows to remove uni guards in line with court ruling
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Higher education minister vows to remove uni guards in line with court ruling
At a cultural symposium held on Wednesday, Higher Education Minister Hani Helal promised to implement a court order to remove…
Detained members of Shia group released and deported
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Detained members of Shia group released and deported
Egypt's high state security prosecutor ordered the release this week of a group of Shia activists detained in September for…
AUC workers call strike to demand salary increases
Egypt
October 28, 2010
AUC workers call strike to demand salary increases
Cleaning staff at the American University in Cairo (AUC) have been on strike since Wednesday to demand better pay.After weeks…
Musicians protest low wages at Cairo Opera House
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Musicians protest low wages at Cairo Opera House
Nearly 200 musicians from the Arabic Music Orchestra and Egypt's National Orchestra demonstrated on Wednesday outside the Cairo Opera House…