Activists visit striking workers in Tanta factory
CAIRO: In a show of support, a delegation from the Tadamon movement visited the workers on strike at the Tanta Flax and Oil Company this week. Security forces at the…
Infant mortality rate decreasing, says CAPMAS
CAIRO: Egypt's infant mortality rate decreased by approximately 4 percent between 2006 and 2007, a recent study conducted by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed.The total…
Egypt to help German authorities with Islamophobic murder case
CAIRO: Egypt will send a state prosecutor to Germany to help with investigations into the fatal stabbing inside a Dresden courtroom of a pregnant Egyptian woman, the prosecutor general said…
Hajj, Umrah seasons kick off amidst global pandemic
CAIRO: A month after the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the H1N1 alert level to stage six, signaling a global pandemic, it remains unclear whether it will take its toll…
Egypt quells concerns over Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 strain
CAIRO: The H1N1 cases that have appeared in Egypt are all responding to Tamiflu, Ministry of Health spokesman Abdel Rahman Shahin said, quelling concerns over the appearance of a strain…
Egypt extends Brotherhood leaders' detention
CAIRO: Egypt's State Security Prosecution renewed the detainment order of six Muslim Brotherhood deputy leaders for 15 more days pending investigations.Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, secretary general of the Arab Doctors'…
Vuckovic chose Ismaili over Gulf temptations
ISMAILIA: Ismaili newly-appointed coach Nebosja Vuckovic said that he rejected some lucrative offers from Arabic Gulf sides in order to take over the Egyptian club.The Serbian has officially become Brazilian…
Contractors to keep Al-Masri
CAIRO: Arab Contractors football director Mohamed Ramadan refuted rumors that the club will sell striker Ibrahim Al-Masri to Zamalek next January.Zamalek s have earlier expressed a desire to sign Al-Masri…
Ahly chairman slams door on Al-Hadari
CAIRO: Ahly chairman Hassan Hamdi has ruled out the possibility of re-signing Essam El-Hadari, in the wake of the latter's recent pleas.El-Hadari issued a public apology for his sudden departure…