Security cordon prevented protestors from joining anti inflation demo
CAIRO: A protest against inflation, organized Monday by the Kefaya Movement for Change and other opposition groups, in front of the Ministry of Social Solidarity ended shortly after a handful…
Rights group to sue gov’t for not implementing ICLD decree
CAIRO: A labor rights NGO is planning to file a case against the government following its failure to implement a May decree that awarded Information Centers for Local Development (ICLD)…
Egypt says ‘visually’ observing missing satellite
CAIRO: The Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science said that the missing satellite Egypt Sat-1 is still in orbit and is being visually observed from different sites,…
Refaat sacked after inappropriate Emam remark
CAIRO: Zamalek board member Ahmed Refaat has been sacked by the Supreme Council of Sport in the wake of his infamous conflict with midfielder Hazem Emam. The dispute was triggered…
Egypt reach African Youth Championship
CAIRO: Egypt reached the African Youth Championship after crushing Senegal 3-0 at home on Sunday in an ill-tempered clash that witnessed three red cards in the dying minutes. The young…
Eradicating FGM
Maria says it was the most violent day of her whole life. Even now, 30 years later, she remembers every detail. That morning, her mother told her “We are going…
Supporting people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Egypt
The threat of a growing HIV epidemic in Egypt is momentous. One key barrier to a comprehensive national response is mounting stigma and discrimination mostly a result of prevailing…
Nutritional knowledge sharing builds capacity for mothers and their children
The village of Neda is a sleepy enclave on the outskirts of Sohag in Upper Egypt. A few cars screech down the rugged roads avoiding the men who are…
UN renews commitment to global development on 65th anniversary
CAIRO: Marking its 65th anniversary, the United Nations renewed its commitment to global development and raised awareness about the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) through a series of events on Oct.…
Ramsis Hilton to get a facelift
Tarek Moharram, managing director of the Arab International Company for Hotels and Tourism, which owns the Ramsis Hilton Hotel, signed on Sunday a renovation contract with Mohamed El-Taher Frahan of…
