Editorial: We need a hero
CAIRO: Back in mid-April when it was first reported that Egyptian fishermen were taken hostage by Somali pirates, it seemed that their fate was sealed. Their two fishing boats, the…
Swine flu, economic downturn overshadow Muslim holiday
RIYADH: Muslims entered the fasting and feasting month of Ramadan this week with swine flu and the economic downturn adding to the security fears that plague several Islamic countries in…
State Council to accept female law graduates, says report
CAIRO: Egypt s State Council will employ female law graduates within its ranks for the first time, daily newspaper Al-Shorouk reported Sunday.Applications will be accepted this September from female lawyers…
Teachers, students arriving from abroad to wait 8 days
CAIRO: Teachers, students and education administrators arriving from abroad are to wait eight days after they arrive before going to school as a precautionary measure against H1N1, Abdel Rahman Shahin,…
Retrial of officer convicted of assaulting Nadim doctor begins Monday
CAIRO: The retrial of a policeman convicted, in absentia, of the physical assault of a doctor in a courtroom will commence on Monday.Ahmed Antar Ibrahim was sentenced to six years…
Specialists resume protests amid dire financial conditions
CAIRO: Protesting legal specialists will resume their protests every Sunday and Wednesday, after legal specialists' offices nationwide donated LE 1,000 each from their own salaries to finance the protests.Protestors had…
Giza governorate to help clean streets
CAIRO: The Giza governorate's local council has decided to provide urgent assistance to the Italian cleaning company operating in Giza's main areas to make up for the company's recent shortfalls.…
53,500 teachers to take 'cadre' exams
CAIRO: On Saturday and Sunday, some 13,400 teachers and 40,100 student-activities' supervisors and social consultants will sit for the second stage of the new teachers' law exams.Also known as the…