Twenty new governors to be sworn in Saturday
CAIRO: Twenty newly-appointed governors will be sworn in on Saturday before the head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Mohamed Hussein Tantawy. On Thursday, Prime Minister Essam…
Cabinet approves establishment of Farmers’ Syndicate
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf approved Thursday the establishment of a syndicate for farmers to represent farmers in collective negotiations with agricultural authorities. Eligible members must own five feddans maximum.…
Army officer storms conference against military trials
CAIRO: An army officer broke into a conference held in Imbaba denouncing military trials, as he accused the organizers of espionage and ruining the relationship between the people and the…
Thousands march from Shoubra to Tahrir in support of rights for Copts
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Thousands of Copts marched from Shoubra to Tahrir on Friday, marking the 40th day after the death of fellow Copts in clashes in Moqqattam on March 8.…
UN chief urges Libya political solution, ceasefire
CAIRO: UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Thursday for a "political" solution and immediate ceasefire in the conflict in Libya, at an international conference hosted by the Arab League in…
Bayt poll shows Egypt most optimistic about economic growth
CAIRO: Fifty-six percent of Egyptians “definitely expected improvements” when asked whether they expected to see economic progress following the recent changes in the Middle East, representing the highest percentage in…
Ex-Gitmo Australian sues top Egypt regime officials
SYDNEY: An Australian formerly detained in Guantanamo Bay said Friday he is suing Egypt's former vice president and a son of ex-leader Hosni Mubarak over his alleged torture while in…
Clinton warns intolerance threatens Arab revolts
BERLIN: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning that rising intolerance toward women and religious minorities threatens to hijack democratic transitions around the Arab world and spread violent…
Minister of Health starts reform with state-sponsored treatment
CAIRO: A dedicated department for state-sponsored medical treatment will be installed in every governorate, the health ministry said. New Minister of Health Ashraf Hatem has undertaken a series of reforms…
Mubarak headed for military hospital, then to jail
CAIRO: Egypt's state prosecutor decided Friday to move ailing ex-president Hosni Mubarak to a military hospital, then to prison when his health improves, in a probe over a deadly crackdown…
