Experts divided over settling with defendants in corruption cases
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Political and law experts were divided over a proposal to settle with defendants still undergoing investigations or standing trials in cases of squandering public funds. “I speculate…
Referral of Salafi charity to court means further escalation in NGO case
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Lifting the travel ban imposed on foreign defendants involved the illicit funding case of civil society organizations seemed to spell a deceleration in the escalating case.…
Revolutionary youth to simulate parliament
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Fifty-seven groups announced Wednesday the launch of the "Revolutionary Youth Parliament" in a bid to enhance communication between the youth and the state by presenting united…
Ashour replaces Mansour Hassan as head of Advisory Council
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Sameh Ashour, head of the Lawyers’ Syndicate, replaced Mansour Hassan as head of the Advisory Council to Egypt's military rulers on Tuesday night. Mansour, a culture…
FIFA must specify regions for World Cup bids: Richards
By Regan Doherty / Reuters DOHA: Soccer's ruling body FIFA should specify regions where it would like to stage World Cups so that nations outside those locations do not waste money…
INTERVIEW: Brotherhood takes softer line on Egypt gov’t
By Tom Perry and Edmund Blair / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday it recognized its demand to sack Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury's cabinet is unlikely to be heeded…
Hospital staff pose risk to patients in developing countries, says study
By Heather Moore CAIRO: A new study published by the British Medical Journal suggests hospital patients in developing countries are harmed most often by the mistakes of the hospital’s clinical staff…
El Gouna International Squash Open to kick off on April 5
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Professional squash players from 16 different countries are coming together next month for the Second International Squash Open held in Gouna, aiming to bring Egypt’s tourism industry…
Bargain hunters lift Egypt; most Gulf markets up
By Tom Pfeiffer and Nadia Saleem / Reuters CAIRO/DUBAI: Egyptian stocks rallied on Wednesday after their biggest losing streak in months created fresh buying opportunities, and most Gulf markets also rose,…
Egyptians design ‘faster, cheaper’ hepatitis C test
By AFP CAIRO: The American University in Cairo said Wednesday that a team of its researchers has designed a faster and cheaper test for all types of hepatitis C, which…