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Orascom Development eyes Romania land for housing Swiss-based developer Orascom Development has earmarked 2.5 million square meters of land for an affordable housing project in Romania, its first such project…
Swine flu cases continue to drop substantially
CAIRO: Swine flu in Egypt has substantially declined, announced the Central Operation Room of Crisis and Disaster Management at Information and Decision Support Center at the Cabinet of Ministers.The Ministry…
Buecker's Masri march on
CAIRO: Masri maintained their fine run under coach Theo Buecker and widened the misery of second-bottom Mansoura with a 1-0 victory in the Egyptian Premier League on Wednesday.The Port Said-based…
'Transplant tourism' causing global concern, say experts
MADRID: Moves to combat transplant tourism , in which patients from rich countries pay large sums to have organ transplants in poor ones, are gaining pace, experts told an international…
Farshout rape case adjourned to April 17
CAIRO: The Qena Criminal Court on Wednesday adjourned to April 17 the trial of Gerges Baroumi accused of rapping a 12-year-old girl in the town of Farshout. The rape, which…
Hearing-impaired lead the way to science challenge
CAIRO: Marwa Abdel-Fattah signs by turning her nose up and shaking her index finger: she will not be snobby about giving Daily News Egypt an interview if Falcon Eye wins…
Carrefour halts shark sales following HEPCA campaign
CAIRO: Carrefour stopped the sale of shark meat due to campaign efforts by the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA), Chahinaz El-Hossary, assistant to Carrefour Egypt's general manager, told…
