The ginger and blond elements in Pharoanic genes debated
CAIRO: Doubts about the ethnic origins of the Pharaohs are surfacing with the unearthing of mummies with red and blond hair. But an Egyptology scholar stresses that such doubts are…
Antivirus company warns against hijacked blogs
CAIRO/DUBAI: "Be extra careful, is the advice Trend Micro Incorporated officials are stressing this year. The company, specializing in network antivirus and content security software and services, has warned internet…
Electoral violence increased 1000 pct in 20 years
CAIRO: Electoral violence has risen 1,093 percent since 1987, according to a field study conducted by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights. The study, entitled "The Impact of Election Violence…
Social Affairs employees demand transferal to Solidarity Ministry
CAIRO: Around 200 employees from the social affairs offices - which report to their respective governorates - demonstrated Sunday in front of Mogamaa El-Tahrir, to campaign for both a rise…
Cable cut brings internet traffic to a standstill
CAIRO: Egypt's information highway was moving at a crawl Wednesday due to a failure in the deep water fiber optic cable that travels beneath the Mediterranean Sea, linking Egypt with…
MCIT to compensate internet subscribers
CAIRO: Internet subscribers in Egypt will be compensated for the service disruptions caused by the damage of the two undersea cables last week, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology…
Egypt briefly detains AFP journalists in Rafah
RAFAH: Security forces briefly detained an AFP journalist and photographer in Rafah on the border with the Gaza Strip for a couple of hours on Sunday. Plainclothes police officers erased…
Doctors demand new law to hike salaries
CAIRO: The Doctors' Syndicate General Assembly decided in a meeting on Friday to hold protests starting next week demanding a new law that would increase doctors' salaries, according to Dr…
Chelsea connection clicks for Nigeria, Ivory Coast
ACCRA: Nigeria bounced back from the brink to sneak into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday but the door to the last eight closed on Mali. The two countries…
