One out of seven Egyptians has hepatitis C
Changing personal habits essential in combating spread of diseasePARIS: On the second day of the 12th International Symposium in Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, hepatitis C (HCV) held center stage,…
Analysis: Journalists as activists?
CAIRO: A current debate among journalists in the country is whether a reporter can be an activist as well as do their job. A journalist's job is to report from…
Judicial law passes over judges' objections
ACIJLP publishes report outlining the law's shortcomingsCAIRO: Members of the self-elected Judges Club have decided to stand firm in their protests against a recently amended draft of the judicial law,…
Gaza crisis tests limits of Egyptian mediation
Reuters JERUSALEM: A crisis in Gaza has tested Egypt s ability to mediate between the Palestinians and Israel, whose mutual refusal to give ground over a soldier captured by militants…
Cultural adaptation
Ibrahim Al-Mazini's "Ten Again And Other Stories takes us into early 20th century Egypt"Ten Again and other stories By Ibrahim Al-MazaniTranslated by William M. HutchinsThe American University in Cairo Press,…
Etisalat wins third mobile license with LE 16.7 billion offer
CAIRO: The much-anticipated bid for the third mobile license was awarded to the Etisalat consortium, which offered LE 16.7 billion, plus six percent of annual revenues paid to the government…
Recent report by Kefaya urges government to root out corruption
CAIRO: As part of its mission to accelerate social development and end corruption, the Kefaya movement has issued a report tackling various cases in Egypt under the name of "The…
Israel warns of "long war" over captured soldier
Egypt, Saudi urge continued mediation effortsGAZA: Israel warned the governing Palestinian faction Hamas that the sky will fall on them if they harm a captured soldier after a deadline passed…
MPs call for expulsion of Israel ambassador
CAIRO: Egyptian MPs called Monday for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and his Egyptian counterpart to be recalled from Tel Aviv in protest at Israel s offensive in the…
Mobile shares jump on reports of high bid
CAIRO: Shares in existing Egyptian mobile phone operators jumped sharply on Tuesday on reports of higher bids than expected for the country s third mobile license. Mobinil shares surged 31…
