AUC's Gerhart Center launches corporate sustainability capacity building program
CAIRO: With over 150 leaders from the private sector, the public sector and civil society from Egypt in attendance, the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement launched…
Egypt sex selection clinics engender controversy
CAIRO: Some consider it medical progress, but baby gender selection in conservative Egypt has caused a stir among traditionalists who see it as an affront to ethics and have lashed…
Belgium first to ban burqa and niqab in public spaces
CAIRO: In a rare show of unity on Wednesday, the Belgian home affairs committee of the federal parliament spoke in a single voice and issued a decision to ban the…
Health Minister to allocate LE 200 mln to improving doctors' pay
CAIRO: Health Minister Hatem El-Gabaly announced Wednesday that LE 200 million will be apportioned to improving doctors' pay.The announcement, made during a "surprise visit to the Faqous general hospital in…
Zamalek Fan storms training, wants to play
CAIRO: A Zamalek fan stormed a training session on Wednesday and asked coach Hossam Hassan to give him a chance to play with the team.The man, who called himself Ahmed…
At least two migrants dead in Egypt boat accident
CAIRO: At least two Egyptians drowned when a boat ferrying illegal migrants to Italy capsized in the eastern Mediterranean off Egypt on Tuesday, a security official said. Rescue workers saved…
Tanta Flax and Oils workers protest unpaid retirement packages
CAIRO: Some 550 workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company continued to protest for the fifth day Tuesday in the company’s factory after early retirement packages were not paid.…
Biden wishes Mubarak speedy recovery
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden called President Hosni Mubarak on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery from surgery in Germany, the White House said. "The vice president called…
Minister of Education fires officials in a bid to cull corruption
CAIRO: In the latest of a series of surprise visits and inspections in schools, Minister of Education Ahmed Zaki Badr fired the head of the Syllabi Development Center and demoted…