AUC's move could mean unwanted isolation to foreign students
CAIRO: Most Egyptian students and faculty at the American University in Cairo (AUC) eagerly anticipate the move from Downtown to a new $400 million campus in New Cairo. But for…
Doctors' group lashes out against wage increase provisos
CAIRO: Lobby group Doctors Without Rights have criticized the conditions attached to wage increases under a ministerial decree passed last month.Ministerial decree 318 - passed in response to the wage…
Ramadan begins on Sept. 1, says Egypt's astronomy institute
CAIRO: "Shaaban is 30 days and Ramadan will begin Sept. 1, Dr Salah Mohamed Mahmoud, head of the National Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, told Daily News Egypt.Mahmoud said that…
Security forces obstruct Bedouin conference
CAIRO: Heightened security in North Sinai led to the delay of a proposed conference of Bedouin tribes in which they planned to make demands from the Egyptian government.Earlier on Friday,…
Lawyers blame ferry verdict on referral to misdemeanors court
CAIRO: Some lawyers are blaming the controversial Al-Salam 98 ferry case verdict on the fact that former Prosecutor General Maher Abdel Wahed had referred it to the Safaga misdemeanors court…
Ahly goalkeeper Abdulhamid defies dominant ASEC
ABIDJAN: Goalkeeper Amir Abdel-Hamid made a series of superb saves to help Ahly force a 0-0 draw with dominant ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast Saturday in the African Champions League.He…
Southgate happy with Shawky's progress
CAIRO: Middlesbrough coach Gareth Southgate is glad to see Mohamed Shawky getting used to the English game after an inconsistent start with Boro.Shawky spent the past six months trying to…
Dynamos coach expecting Ahly fans' support
CAIRO: Dynamos Harare coach David Mandigora said that he will be happy to see Ahly s fans in support of his side against Zamalek in Sunday s CAF Champions League…
12 killed in Egypt road accident
CAIRO: Twelve people were killed and 16 others wounded on Friday when two speeding passenger buses rammed into a truck in southern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported.The buses…