On the border of delirium
TABA: The X amount of hours I spent waiting with friends to cross the Israeli border from Taba flew by due to pleasant conversation, trend-watching, and sheer mockery of our…
Malpractice plagues Ghazl El Mahalla hospital, say patients
El MAHALLA EL KOBRA: The Ghazl El Mahalla Hospital administration has denied accusations that anesthesia related to surgery at the hospital caused patients to have serious health repercussions.Several patients claim…
PA approves raise to all workers in education sector
CAIRO: The People s Assembly (PA) approved offering a special raise to all workers in the education sector who will not benefit from the new teacher s law, similar in…
Quranists still behind bars despite court decision
CAIRO: Two conflicting court decisions were announced in court hearings on Wednesday concerning the five detained members of the Quranist movement. While the national security court cancelled the Ministry of…
Only 18 African nations have safe stadiums
CAIRO: After completing an inspection of 50 of the continent's 53 nations, FIFA announced that only 18 countries have safe stadiums to host World Cup qualifiers. The world soccer governing…
Tashkent celebrates being "the pearl of Islamic culture in Asia"
CAIRO: Before Uzbekistan observes next month the 16th anniversary of its independence from the former Soviet Union, Tashkent, the capital, will celebrate being chosen as the capital of Islamic culture…
Egyptian pound appreciates against a weakened dollar
CAIRO: The value of the Egyptian pound recently appreciated against the US dollar after a global downturn knocked the dollar down to a 15-year low. Within the past two weeks,…
Mubarak to meet Abbas today in Alexandria
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak will host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Alexandria today for discussions following the first visit by an Israeli prime minister to Palestinian lands in seven years…
