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A presidential apology to Mohamed ElBaradei
Opinion
March 23, 2016
A presidential apology to Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei is no traitor, because a traitor, according to my perception and limited legal knowledge, is a spy at…
ElBaradei removed from Nobel winners list in primary-school books
Egypt
March 21, 2016
ElBaradei removed from Nobel winners list in primary-school books
The name and photo of former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei has been removed from a list of Egyptian Nobel laureates…
Former official referred to prosecution over salutation of foreign flags in schools, celebrating WWI
Egypt
February 1, 2016
Former official referred to prosecution over salutation of foreign flags in schools, celebrating WWI
An informed source with the Education Ministry said that Education Minister Hilali Sherbini ratified a decision referring the former director…
Six students wounded from Daqahlia school gunfight
Egypt
November 10, 2015
Six students wounded from Daqahlia school gunfight
Six students were wounded at a secondary school in Daqahlia's city of Mansoura after a gunfight erupted among its students. The…
Hundreds of high school students protest in Minya, Gharbiya, Monufiya
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Hundreds of high school students protest in Minya, Gharbiya, Monufiya
Hundreds of high school students in Minya, Gharbiya and Monufiya protested Wednesday against the decision of the education minister to…
Student protests against attendance, discipline grades spread across provinces
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Student protests against attendance, discipline grades spread across provinces
Student demonstrations condemning a recent decision by the Education Ministry to add marks for attendance and discipline extended outside Cairo…
High school students continue protests against discipline, attendance marks
Egypt
October 15, 2015
High school students continue protests against discipline, attendance marks
Dozens of high school students resumed demonstrations on Thursday morning outside the Education Ministry against recently added grades for attendance and…
Controversial new grading system for students was coordinated with presidency: minister
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Controversial new grading system for students was coordinated with presidency: minister
A newly-adopted high school grading system, which measures students’ commitment to attendance and good behavior were coordinated in advance with…
Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks
Egypt
October 5, 2015
Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks
Education Minister al-Helaly al-Sherbiny has promised an investigation into the absence of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holy sites,…
Education minister off Facebook after viral jabs on misspelling
Egypt
September 20, 2015
Education minister off Facebook after viral jabs on misspelling
Newly-appointed Education Minister al-Helaly al-Sherbiny was so overwhelmed by a wave of jabs and satire over several instances of misspelling…