INTERVIEW: Egypt's UNESCO candidate: Anti-Semitic or pro-Israeli?
CAIRO: Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni is defending his controversial bid to head UNESCO, fighting off accusations of anti-Semitism abroad while ducking attacks at home for his soft tone with…
Trial of police colonel accused of brutality begins Sunday
CAIRO: The trial of a police colonel accused of physical assault which led to permanent disability to his victim begins on Sunday at the Alexandria criminal court.Colonel Akram Ahmed Suleiman…
Advertising tycoon threatens to sue man accusing him of 'stealing ideas'
CAIRO: The creator of a Facebook group accusing advertising magnate Tarek Nour of stealing ideas for promos for his TV channel Al-Qahera Wal Nas (Cairo Centric) says he will not…
Nazif launches new system to supervise water quality
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on Tuesday launched a new electronic system to monitor the performance of water pipes in various governorates.A cabinet statement indicated that the new program will…
Nadeem Center calls on activists to support Ragai Sultan
CAIRO: Al Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Violence launched a campaign Sunday asking activists and rights groups to support Ragai Sultan as the trial of the police colonel accused…
Cairo governor says will sue people who rebuild on evacuated slum areas
CAIRO: Egypt will not allow shantytowns in the evacuated Mansheyet Nasser district off Nasr City to be rebuilt, Cairo Governor Abdel Azim Wazir told the press.In an official statement, the…
Microfinance: No silver bullet in Egypt's war on poverty
CAIRO: Om Adel is 55 years old. She has scraped a living since her husband died a decade ago by buying and selling scraps of raw materials, primarily leather, and…
Ministry of Health sets criteria for hospitalizing H1N1 patients
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health said H1N1 patients are not going to be hospitalized unless they are younger than five years old, older than 65 years old, pregnant or suffering…
Prosecutor general extends detention of bad Russian wheat importer
CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud extended for 15 days the detention of Ashraf El-Attal, chairman of Egyptian Traders Co., pending investigation of a Russian wheat shipment that was rejected…
Ministry willing to resolve the crisis soon, say specialists
CAIRO: An unidentified member in the National Democratic Party (NDP) is pressing for a resolution to the ongoing legal specialists ordeal and a compromise is expected soon, specialists told Daily…