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Interior Ministry denies intervention in university elections
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Interior Ministry denies intervention in university elections
The Interior Ministry denied on Monday that it intervenes in university affairs, despite Al-Masry Al-Youm's obtaining of a Cairo University…
University workers threaten civil disobedience
Egypt
September 3, 2011
University workers threaten civil disobedience
Workers at Egyptian universities threatened civil disobedience at the beginning of the academic year after their demands were ignored by…
University leaders to be chosen by faculty electoral committee
Egypt
August 31, 2011
University leaders to be chosen by faculty electoral committee
Higher Education Minister Motaz Khorshed said Wednesday that deans of state-owned universities will now be elected by committees comprised of…
Egyptian university students demand removal of top officials
Egypt
March 21, 2011
Egyptian university students demand removal of top officials
Hundreds of Egyptian students from various universities continued to protest today, calling for the dismissal of top university officials who…
Yemen student dies in clash with regime supporters
World
February 19, 2011
Yemen student dies in clash with regime supporters
Sanaa--One protester was shot dead and five wounded in clashes with Yemeni government supporters near the capital Sanaa's university campus…
Rights groups criticize universities for punishing opposition students
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Rights groups criticize universities for punishing opposition students
A number of human rights groups criticized two Egyptian universities for preventing students affiliated with an opposition movement from taking…
Cairo University president affirms respect for security ruling, explores alternatives
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Cairo University president affirms respect for security ruling, explores alternatives
Cairo University President Hosam Kamel told Al-Masry Al-Youm he respects the recent judicial ruling to remove state security from university…
Universities suspend and interrogate MB students
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Universities suspend and interrogate MB students
Banha, Kafr al-Sheikh, and Helwan universities have suspended 14 pro-Muslim Brotherhood students for disseminating leaflets without permission and posting banners…
Niqab-wearers fight their way into exam rooms
Egypt
January 13, 2010
Niqab-wearers fight their way into exam rooms
The crisis of the university niqab ban deepened over the last couple of days as university management refused to allow…
Al-Azhar students protest quad seizure
Egypt
October 23, 2009
Al-Azhar students protest quad seizure
Students at Al-Azhar University's Wafaa Institute for Girls staged a sit-in on Thursday to protest the recent seizure of an…