Protesters hospitalized with food poisoning
CAIRO: At least 30 protesters who have been camped outside the cabinet's headquarters in Cairo for weeks were rushed to hospital on Wednesday suffering from food poisoning, state television reported.…
Sohag queues divided between voting and buying gas cylinders
SOHAG: Thousands of voters lined up Wednesday outside polling stations in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag, where queues outside centers selling butane gas cylinders were also long. Elections for…
Party lists elections cancelled in two constituencies in Beheira and Menufiya
BEHEIRA/MENUFIYA: The voter turnout was high in the Delta governorates of Beheira and Menufiya in the first day of the second round of parliamentary elections, as the Supreme Electoral Commission…
US ambassador’s visit to polling station ‘normal,’ says SEC chief
CAIRO: Head of the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) Abdel Moez Ibrahim said Wednesday that US Ambassador Anne Patterson’s visit to a polling station is normal and that it is not…
Freedom and Justice, Al-Nour dominate competition in Suez
SUEZ: The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and the Salafi Al-Nour Party dominated the competition in Suez, as the second round of parliamentary elections kicked off on…
ExxonMobil offers scholarship for MENA students
CAIRO: Five Egyptian students were among the 23 selected by ExxonMobil for its ExxonMobil MENA Scholars Program to receive support to earn a Master’s degree at a university in the…
How does Egypt’s parliamentary election system work?
Egyptians voted on Wednesday in the second round of a parliamentary election, part of a lengthy transition to civilian rule after generals took charge following Hosni Mubarak's removal from office…
Judges divided over violations amid high female turnout in Sharqeya
SHARQEYA: Judges were divided over the legality of flyers brought into polling stations by voters in Sharqeya in the second round of parliamentary elections. Many voters arrived with forms identifying…
Nile University honors ‘Stars of Science’ winner
CAIRO: Nile University honored Haitham Desouky, one of its R&D engineers, on Dec. 12 for winning the first prize in the "Stars of Science" Competition, for his touch screen invention…
Christians mull future in post Arab Spring
BEIRUT: The rise of Islamist movements in countries swept by the Arab revolutions has sent shudders through the region's Christians who fear for their survival and question the future make-up…