Former minister joins World Bank
CAIRO: Medhat Hassanein, former Finance Minister and a finance professor at the American University in Cairo, was appointed as a member on the World Bank's Joint Committee on the Remuneration…
ECWR distributes children's booklet on sexual harassment
CAIRO: The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights released last week a booklet and animation film on sexual harassment of children in a step aimed at confronting the taboo issue. The…
Police brutality in Warraq gets rights group's attention
CAIRO: An alleged mass arrest, torture of detainees and framing evidence turned the attention of human rights lawyers from El-Nadim Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence to Al-Warraq district…
Ministry of Justice launches surprise inspection campaign on specialists
CAIRO: The Ministry of Justice is paying surprise inspection visits to legal specialists' offices nationwide, threatening to take administrative action should specialists fail to report their achievement records for July.Regular…
Umrah pilgrims protest canceled trips, will be refunded
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptians staged a sit-in Sunday at Cairo airport after they were barred from traveling to Mecca to perform a pilgrimage due to new restrictions to prevent the…
Conflicting reports on Egyptian fishermen's escape
CAIRO: Days after 34 Egyptian fishermen overpowered their Somali pirates captors, versions of their escape differ, with one indicating that coordination efforts with other Somali tribes helped set the Egyptians…
Abdel-Fadil plays first match with Ahly
CAIRO: Sherif Abdel-Fadil played his first match with Ahly as the Red Devils slumped to a surprising 2-0 defeat to Egyptian league newcomers Military Production in a friendly game on…