Schools
Schools to start 22 February
Egypt
February 3, 2014
Schools to start 22 February
Education Minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr said on Monday that schools will begin on 22 February with the start of the…
Security forces arrest four more suspects in Kerdasa crackdown
Egypt
September 27, 2013
Security forces arrest four more suspects in Kerdasa crackdown
Security forces have arrested four more suspects involved in the storming of Kerdasa police station and killing 11 policemen in…
28 high school students dismissed for campus protests
Egypt
September 25, 2013
28 high school students dismissed for campus protests
West Fayyoum Educational Department chief Wafaa al-Besheihy has ordered the suspension of 28 students for 10 days for refusing to…
Education minister: 10,000 new schools needed
Society
September 9, 2013
Education minister: 10,000 new schools needed
Egypt's education system is in need of 10,000 new schools, according to Education Minister Mahmoud Aboul Nasr, in order to…
Health Ministry raises alert in Damietta as more mumps cases emerge
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Health Ministry raises alert in Damietta as more mumps cases emerge
Health Ministry officials in Damietta warned residents on Wednesday as four new suspected mumps cases were reported at a primary…
Hundreds more mumps, chickenpox cases in Alexandria schools
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Hundreds more mumps, chickenpox cases in Alexandria schools
Alexandria schools have seen 249 cases of mumps and chickenpox this month alone, according to Mohsen George, the Alexandria Education…
44 students in Aswan infected with mumps disease
Egypt
March 16, 2013
44 students in Aswan infected with mumps disease
Aswan Education Directorate decided on Saturday to place 44 students at Othman Ibn Afan elementary School in Kom Ombo in…
Sources say Armed Forces deployed to Port Said schools
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Sources say Armed Forces deployed to Port Said schools
Staff Brigadier General Ahmed Mohamed Wasfy, commander of the Second Field Army, ordered troops to secure Port Said schools, according…
Egypt Education Minister: LE2.1 billion wasted on textbooks
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Egypt Education Minister: LE2.1 billion wasted on textbooks
The Education Ministry wastes LE2.1 billion annually on textbooks, an amount sufficient to build 400 schools, said Education Minister Ibrahim…
In pictures: Fire destroys historic downtown school
Egypt
January 27, 2013
In pictures: Fire destroys historic downtown school
A fire swept through Al-Howeiyaty Secondary School for Girls, leaving its contents destroyed, during clashes between protesters and security personnel…