Nine government schools near clashes in Tahrir Square were closed Sunday, with at least one being used by security forces.
The schools were closed after students and teachers did not arrive for school due to the clashes in Tahrir (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Education announced the rate of school strikes increased 3.25 percent from the 2.88 percent yesterday.
The ministry reported the number of schools under strikes reached 1,486 nationwide. Reports issued by the (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf held a private meeting with Minister of Education Ahmed Gamal el-Din before the Council of Ministers' meeting this morning.
Sharaf insisted on holding the meeting to be aware of the latest developments (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Education Ahmed Gamal today vowed to find an immediate solution to the teachers' demands before a new parliament is elected.
“We have made a significant effort these last days with other ministers and we strive to meet (...)
CAIRO: A march of demonstrators that left Tahrir Square for the Ministry of Defense was attacked by unknown elements in side streets of Cairo's Abbasiya neighborhood, according to sources on the ground.
The march was attached with rocks, knives (...)
CAIRO: An estimated 70 people have been injured in clashes in Cairo's Abbasiya neighborhood over the past few hours. Some of them are in critical condition. No deaths have been reported.
The clashes took place in Ramsis Street in Abbasiya when (...)
Muslim Brotherhood (MB) teachers and candidates for the teachers syndicate elections were told by the MB that a group of Coptic Christians will run with them in the elections.
Mohamed Abdel-hakim, coordinator of the MB teachers in the al-Mataria (...)