Health Ministry: Household pumps led to contaminated water in Mansoura
Ordinary motor pumps meant to increase water pressure in households in the village of Bilgay near Mansoura led to seepage of contaminants into drinking water and are believed to be…
Egyptian shares quiet in pre-holiday lull
CAIRO: Egyptian stock indexes were barely changed in a quiet market on Wednesday, with cautious investors maintaining their positions before the start of the Eid-al-Fitr holiday season that marks the…
Early start on human rights awareness
NGO aims to enhance human rights education in Cairo elementary schools through children's storiesDomestic and international organizations recently launched training programs aimed at educating youth on human rights issues and…
Crime Scene: Parents turn on their own children
Suicides choose to leap this week; passenger saves the trainCAIRO: As Ramadan comes to an end and Eid El-Fitr approaches, shocking crimes including suicide, parental murders of their own children,…
Prominent Brotherhood member detained
CAIRO: Authorities have arrested a Muslim Brotherhood leader Hassan Al-Hayawan, the group's lawyer told The Daily Star Egypt. Security forces arrested El-Hayawan at his clinic in the Nile Delta province…
Sodic approves LE 1.1 billion capital increase
Company to acquire almost 1 million sq. m. in New Cairo by end of OctoberCAIRO: Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (Sodic) shareholders approved Monday a LE 1.1 billion…
Average Cement Prices Drops 15 pct after Government Imposed
CAIRO: The Minister of Trade and Industry said on Tuesday that seven local cement producers complied with a government decision to curb cement prices at factory ground to LE 295…
Mobinil selects Followap for mobile instant messaging
SINGAPORE: Mobinil has selected Followap, the leader in mobile instant messaging (IM), presence and interconnect solutions to power its own brand of instant messaging services.Subscribers to Mobinil s operator IM…
Telecom Egypt to contribute 20 pct in the first Arab Egyptian submarine communication cable
CAIRO: State-owned communication giant Telecom Egypt plans to participate with 20 percent in the Arab Egyptian consortium, which will build a submarine international communications cable at a cost of $520…
In Japan, sushi and chicken teryaki for iftar
TOKYO: Japan s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will Tuesday treat ambassadors from Islamic nations to sushi and teriyaki chicken in a fast-breaking dinner for the holy month of Ramadan. Forty-four…
