National Housing Project underway
CAIRO: Minister of Housing Ahmed El Maghraby announced that a total of 20,000 units of have been completed under the national housing project. The minister made the announced during a…
Shoura Council debates thanawiya amma
CAIRO: The Shoura Council's education and scientific research committee met to discuss the problems of the thanawiya amma (the Egyptian High School certificate) in their first session since the summer…
More FGM cases reported to Health Ministry
CAIRO: Less than one week after the death of the second victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) surgery, Karima Rahim Massoud, citizens from six different governorates filed complaints to the…
Detained Egyptian doctor returns back home
CAIRO: The saga of Mamdouh Fahmi, the 42-year-old Egyptian physician who has been unable to leave Suadi Arabia for 14 months, came to an abrupt end when he was granted…
Priest denies Matrouh governor's claims over Marina land dispute
CAIRO: Statements by the Marsah Matrouh governorate contradicted claims by the Marina Church Priest Anglos Ishaq regarding a land dispute in the North Coast's Marina resort.Five-hundred Coptic protestors clashed with…
Man dies in revenge killing
CAIRO: Mahmoud Abdel Maguid, 65, was murdered in a revenge killing by three men outside a mosque in Refaai village in El Ayat, reported Al Akhbar newspaper. The three men…
Italy-bound Egyptians rescued in Mediterranean
CAIRO: The Egyptian navy has picked up 91 would-be illegal immigrants headed from Egypt to Italy after their boat broke down on the high seas, the local press reported on…
Arab youth conference aims to solve regional problems
CAIRO: For the first time, Arab youth were given the opportunity to collectively discuss pending regional issues within an official setting and present their findings and suggestions to the Arab…
Coptic protestors clash with security over church land
CAIRO: About 500 Coptic protestors clashed with security officials Tuesday at the North Coast resort of Marina, an eyewitness told Daily News Egypt."The conflict was over a piece of land…