Specialists resume protests amid dire financial conditions
CAIRO: Protesting legal specialists will resume their protests every Sunday and Wednesday, after legal specialists' offices nationwide donated LE 1,000 each from their own salaries to finance the protests.Protestors had…
Giza governorate to help clean streets
CAIRO: The Giza governorate's local council has decided to provide urgent assistance to the Italian cleaning company operating in Giza's main areas to make up for the company's recent shortfalls.…
53,500 teachers to take 'cadre' exams
CAIRO: On Saturday and Sunday, some 13,400 teachers and 40,100 student-activities' supervisors and social consultants will sit for the second stage of the new teachers' law exams.Also known as the…
H1N1 patients to be treated in their homes
CAIRO: The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) announced that Egypt will start treating Egyptian patients suffering from H1N1 virus in their homes, while only certain cases will be…
"The Right for Food" to fight poverty in Egypt
CAIRO: As the effects of the global economic downturn take their toll on Egyptians, the Civil Watchdog for Human Rights launched a new program under the title "The Right for…
Six years after his disappearance, Al-Ahram's Reda Helal is back in the headlines
CAIRO: The Journalists' Syndicate has filed an official memo to Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, demanding the investigation of rumors that Reda Helal, the former managing editor of Al-Ahram daily…
Draft law on Egyptians abroad for discussion in coming PA session
CAIRO: A draft law drawn up by the Public Agency for the Welfare of Egyptians Abroad will be presented during the upcoming parliamentary session, assistant foreign minister for consular affairs…
Decastel's future in the balance
CAIRO: Zamalek are considering sacking head coach Michel Decastel, following the White Knights unsatisfying results in their last two league games. Henri Michel has been mooted as a possible successor…
Gouna's Samaka suffers injury blow
CAIRO: Playmaker Amr Samaka has become the second Gouna player in less than a month to suffer a serious knee injury. Scans showed that Samaka ruptured the cruciate ligament in…
Celtic in official Shikabala bid
CAIRO: Scottish giants Celtic have sent an official enquiry to Zamalek for the services of playmaker Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq.Celtic have asked Zamalek to allow Shikabala join the club for a…