CAIRO: Shaimaa Ramadan Saad, 11, narrowly escaped death Saturday morning after suffering heavy blood loss following FGM surgery. The nurse performing the surgery was reportedly detained.
Shaimaa hemorrhaged for nearly 13 hours before doctors at (...)
The Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) once said, "The best of you are those who learn it and teach it. With that in mind, Research and Development International (RDI) created a program called "Hafss , designed to help Muslims whether young, old, man or woman (...)
CAIRO: A conflict between Marsah Matrouh governorate and the Urban Communities Authority about who has the authority to buy and sell public land in El Alameen area is the main reason behind the Marina church dispute, Priest Anglos Ishaq told Daily (...)
CAIRO: Speculations of the increase in the prices of meat, fish and chicken are circulating, with ministry officials denying the rumors.
The ministry had released a price list to state-run newspaper Al Ahram over the weekend.
Engineer Ahmed El (...)
CAIRO: We as a country suffer from one major problem, which is alienating women from not only political matters but also everyday ones, said Maged Sorour, the director of One World Foundation for Development and Civil Society Care.
Sorour's (...)
CAIRO: Minister of Housing Ahmed El Maghraby announced that a total of 20,000 units of have been completed under the national housing project.
The minister made the announced during a routine visit to the districts involved in the project. El (...)
CAIRO: Thirteen-year-old, Karima Rahim Massoud became the second victim of an illegal female genital mutilation (FGM) surgery, where an overdose of anesthesia killed her at a Delta village in Gharbiya, the press reported.
"When we arrived at the (...)
CAIRO: Three police officers were arrested Wednesday and charged with murder for their involvement in the death of Nasser Sadiq Gadallah who died after plunging from his fourth floor balcony in El Omraneya district, Giza.
The detainment of Hassan (...)
CAIRO: In an effort to reduce the pollution caused by black clouds, the Ministry of Environmental Affairs plans to educate farmers and create incentives to prevent rice husk burning.
According to reports by Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, Minister of (...)
CAIRO: The night preceding the announcement of the Thanaweya Amma results was marked by anxiety for some, and for others it was a night of unfulfilled promises.
As many students tried the different websites and phone services that offered a (...)
CAIRO: In an effort to provide the facilities needed for early detection of breast cancer, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt (BCFE) launched an early detection unit and clinic on July 14.
The clinic (...)
CAIRO: Elections are the largest and most extensive logistical exercise conducted during peacetime involving almost the entire adult population of a state or nation, stated Emad Yousef, Arab World Project Manager from the Institute for Democracy and (...)
CAIRO: Presidents are meant to improve the general picture of their country. If women were given that power, they will take that away. This is what an ordinary man had to say when asked whether or not he was for women holding a position of (...)
CAIRO: CA, one of the major international information technology management and software companies, has agreed to finance the Young Arab Leaders Organization (YAL) to launch the regional Youth Network Initiative.
The initiative aims to develop (...)
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch blamed both Palestinian armed groups and the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) for endangering civilian lives and accused them of violating human rights laws.
A report filed by the US-based human rights watchdog referred to (...)
CAIRO: Five-year-old Galal Hisham Galal died Saturday from excessive bleeding, after being left to wait for two hours at Cairo's El Demerdash hospital, the press reported.
His transfer was requested by El Matareya Hospital which lacked the (...)
CAIRO: Seven students were reportedly diagnosed with Hepatitis C after being injected with insulin shots using the same syringe in Sporting Student Hospital in Alexandria.
However Ayman Kamel, an employee at Sporting Student Hospital in (...)
CAIRO: As part of the campaign against substance abuse, the United Nations Information Center marked international anti-drug day with a conference at their Cairo office on Tuesday.
Maher Nasser, manager of the United Nations Information Center, (...)
CAIRO: The new anti-smoking bill passed by parliament last week, though much-awaited by many, was received with disgruntlement by many others.
The bill finally banned smoking for minors (citizens under the age of 18), indoor smoking, smoking in (...)
CAIRO: In a report revealed to the daily Al-Masry Al-Youm dated November 2003, the paper claimed that the high school thanweya amma board has been in violation of standard regulations for years.
First and second degree relatives of students are (...)
CAIRO: We have heard, read and even witnessed their constant suffering. It s the hardest two years of their lives, or so they believe. According to both students and parents, August is when it all begins. Private lessons start after a very short (...)
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 graded.
They claim that this cuts into a large chunk of (...)
CAIRO: During a reward ceremony on Monday at the Cairo Marriott hotel, Procter & Gamble ((P&G), awarded a prize of LE 10,000 to the winners of the "Best Brand Building contest from the American University in Cairo (AUC) who were enrolled in (...)