Special Series: Education: Long way ahead for higher education, say experts
CAIRO: With thanaweya amma stealing the spotlight throughout the academic year, little attention is given to higher education, which suffers from lack of proper facilities, qualified faculty and overcrowding among…
Teenage girl dies of bird flu in Assiut
CAIRO: A 16-year-old Egyptian girl has died of bird flu, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in the north African nation to 23, the highest outside Asia, the…
Emergency State Security Court annuls Quranist detention order
CAIRO: The detention order issued against Reda Abdel Rahman, a Quranist blogger arrested in late October has been quashed by the Emergency State Security Court.Adel Ramadan, a lawyer with the…
Lawyer calls for disqualification of two candidates in syndicate's elections
CAIRO: Controversy continues to loom over this year's Lawyers' Syndicate elections, as a request filed to Judge Farouk Sultan, head of the South Cairo Court that monitors the elections, called…
Abou-Trika proud of exceptional generation
YOKOHAMA: Mohamed Abou-Trika is proud to be part of Ahly s current generation as he hopes the Reds can reclaim their status against Adelaide United on Thursday.Ahly succumbed to a…
Jose wonders if he's the worst coach in Egypt
YOKOHAMA: Ahly coach Manuel Jose said that the press turned him into the "worst coach in Egypt, following Ahly s 4-2 Club World Cup defeat to Pachuca. Now I am…
Minya bus plunge death toll rises to 59
MINYA: The number of people killed when a bus plunged into a canal rose to 59 on Monday after rescue workers pulled four more bodies from the murky water, an…
