Egyptian television, 50 years on
CAIRO: Over the past few years, Egyptian television has slowly been integrating with internet technology, especially through channels broadcast on Nilesat, a report issued by the Information and Decision Support…
Nahdet Masr journalists end sit-in after promises of a solution
CAIRO: About 35 reporters at daily independent Nahdet Masr newspaper ended a three-day sit-in after a syndicate board member promised to intervene in their current crisis with the administration, journalist…
Copts protest disappearance of Coptic family
CAIRO: Dozens of Copts demonstrated inside Abbaseya’s St. Mark’s Cathedral on Wednesday against the disappearance of a Coptic woman and her three children. The demo coincided with Pope Shenouda’s weekly…
World’s biggest clock begins ticking in Mecca
JEDDAH: A giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam's holiest city Mecca began ticking on Wednesday at the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, amid hopes by Saudi Arabia…
Center announces locally developed bird flu vaccine; 111th case reported
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health reported the 111th case of avian flu in Egypt, a two-year-old girl in Cairo, at the same time as a vaccine is being developed locally.…
Rights groups call on PM to solve Quick Tel labor dispute
CAIRO: Three human rights organizations are calling on the prime minister to intervene in a labor dispute between workers and management at the Quick Tel telecommunications company. Workers from the…
Pope Shenouda intervenes in Minya diocese controversy
CAIRO: In a bid to resolve the ongoing crisis between the diocese of Maghagha city and the Minya governor, Pope Shenouda decided after a meeting with church leaders to respond…
Nile Cargo expands ‘environmentally-friendly’ barge fleet
CAIRO: Nile Cargo purchased this week 100 custom-designed barges, which the company says meet strict environmental standards. The portfolio company of Nile Logistics, a subsidiary of private equity firm Citadel…
UK rebukes Iran for calling Britons stupid
LONDON: Britain's Foreign Office says its ambassador to Iran has rebuked the country's vice president for calling British people idiots. In a speech Monday, Mohammad Reza Rahimi said Britons were…
Ugandan rebels said to kill 255 in central Africa
NAIROBI: A rights group says a Ugandan rebel group known for committing atrocities has killed at least 255 adults and children in the past 18 months in Congo and Central…