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Word on the street: Passengers, workers at Ramsis station react to Mansour's resignation

CAIRO: The resignation of Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour following Saturday's train…

Daily News Egypt

Sean Penn wants to shoot film in Venezuela: Chavez

Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in…

AP
AP

Student detained for allegedly defaming ad mogul claims abuse

CAIRO: Twenty-two-year-old student Tamer Azab was released Wednesday from police custody for…

Safaa Abdoun

Citadel Capital sets up investment funds

CAIRO: Cairo-based Citadel Capital, a private equity fund that manages $8.3 billion,…

Daily News Egypt

UN expert issues damning report on Egypt's counter-terrorism measures

CAIRO: The United Nations Special Rapporteur (SR) on the Promotion and Protection…

Sarah Carr

UN investigator warns US on use of drones

UNITED NATIONS: A UN human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday…

Daily News Egypt

Health minister to get first flu shot

CAIRO: The H1N1 vaccine will arrive in Egypt on Sunday, said Minister…

Yasmine Saleh

UN chief calls on Israel to back Gaza reconstruction

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel Wednesday to…

AFP
AFP

Railway Authority chief resigns following Al-Ayyat tragedy

CAIRO: Head of the Railway Authority, Mahmoud Samy, resigned Tuesday and was…

Tamim Elyan

Egypt PM sees turnaround, seeks 7 percent growth

Egypt s prime minister said on Tuesday he aimed to get annual…

Reuters