Kasr El Aini's new fetal medicine unit treats fetuses, saves families
CAIRO: The Kasr El Aini School of medicine at Cairo University launched the first specialized unit for fetal medicine in Egypt, Cairo Fetal Medicine (CAIFM). The unit aims to treat…
PA approves the new Teachers'law on principle
CAIRO: The People s Assembly (PA) agreed in principle on the new Teachers law that will increase salaries by 50 percent starting next July.The new law s budget is estimated…
Individual adapting to climate change won't be sufficient, says expert
CAIRO: The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) organized a workshop in Cairo, from June 18 to 20, on climate related risks and the collaboration…
Columnist Fahmy Howeidy's banned article appears in Al-Masry Al-Youm
CAIRO: In an article banned from running in the state-controlled Al Ahram daily newspaper, political commentator Fahmy Howeidy argues that the recent coup by the Islamic resistance group Hamas in…
Teachers allegedly face difficulties at exam marking center
CAIRO: Teachers marking the Thanaweya Amma exams have reportedly complained about the high cost of staying at the Mubarak Educational Institute in 6th of October City where all exams are…
Parliament condemns Rushdie knighthood
CAIRO: The People's Assembly denounced on Wednesday the recent knighting of controversial writer Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses, describing it as a worse error than the publication of…
Ministry of Health accused of permitting expired medication
CAIRO: Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, member of the People s Assembly (PA) affiliated to the National Democratic Party (NDP) accused the Ministry of Health of allowing the sale of expired interferon,…
Changes to UK visa application system to kick off in July
CAIRO: The United Kingdom has launched new modifications to the visa application system that are gradually taking effect around the world and will be introduced in Cairo on July 5,…
Muslims who reverted to Christianity face administrative discrimination
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative Court has begun discussing appeals to court orders forbidding Christian converts to Islam who have reverted back to Christianity from updating the relevant data on their…
