Swine flu, economic downturn overshadow Muslim holiday
RIYADH: Muslims entered the fasting and feasting month of Ramadan this week with swine flu and the economic downturn adding to the security fears that plague several Islamic countries in…
State Council to accept female law graduates, says report
CAIRO: Egypt s State Council will employ female law graduates within its ranks for the first time, daily newspaper Al-Shorouk reported Sunday.Applications will be accepted this September from female lawyers…
Teachers, students arriving from abroad to wait 8 days
CAIRO: Teachers, students and education administrators arriving from abroad are to wait eight days after they arrive before going to school as a precautionary measure against H1N1, Abdel Rahman Shahin,…
Retrial of officer convicted of assaulting Nadim doctor begins Monday
CAIRO: The retrial of a policeman convicted, in absentia, of the physical assault of a doctor in a courtroom will commence on Monday.Ahmed Antar Ibrahim was sentenced to six years…
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…