Some 2000 judges have threatened not to participate in the supervision of the 19 March constitutional referendum, citing procedural irregularities in the selection of judges.
The announcement comes as the Supreme Judicial Committee supervising the (...)
Cairo Court of Appeal President Fouad Rashed on Sunday submitted a note to Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud where he lambasted certain judges. He said some judges were cooperating with the State Security Investigation Bureau by allowing the (...)
The constitutional amendments committee, which was formed by presidential decree, agreed to amend six articles of the Constitution during its first meeting on Wednesday,.
The committee, which is headed by Serry Seiam, president of the Court of (...)
The State Council Judges Club has decided to submit an official request to the council's executive board asking it to absolve the judiciary of responsibility for supervising future elections in Egypt.
The decision was made on the basis that none of (...)
Egyptian judges excluded from the High Elections Commission (HEC) have begun collecting signatures for an official complaint that they intend to submit to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
They claim that the HEC failed to consider judges' (...)
The High Elections Commission on Saturday began granting permit for civil society institutions seeking to monitor Egypt's upcoming parliamentary poll, scheduled for 28 November.
The commission set 8 November as the application deadline. (...)
Physicians at a scientific conference on back pain, osteoporosis, arthritis and rheumatic pains have said bad eating habits--particularly excessive consumption of fizzy drinks and fast food--and inadequate exercise combined with genetics are (...)
The High Elections Commission (HEC) on Wednesday announced the official timetable for parliamentary elections slated for 28 November.
The schedule will run as follows:
November 3-7: Candidacy applications
November 8-11: Applications for female (...)
Candidates using the slogan "Islam is the Solution" in the run-up to next month's parliamentary elections will be disqualified, High Elections Commission (HEC) head Abdel Aziz Omar declared this week.
“The use of this slogan violates the rules laid (...)
Egypt's Supreme Election Committee has warned that all parliamentary candidates running in November elections who did not comply with the rules and regulations governing electoral campaigning would be banned from the races.
Candidates are (...)
The maximum campaign spending allowed for candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections will be LE200,000, the Supreme Elections Committee, headed by Abd al-Aziz Omar, chief justice at Cairo's High Court of Appeal, announced on Sunday. In the (...)
The final draft of a comprehensive health insurance bill will be completed within the next two weeks to be ratified during the next parliamentary, a senior health official has revealed.
The official, who asked not to be named, told Al-Masry Al-Youm (...)
The supreme election commission has appointed members of the judiciary to posts throughout Egypt to oversee the electoral process for the upcoming parliamentary poll. Authorities assured the public that the upcoming parliamentary elections will be (...)
Three children in the village of Zefta in the Gharbiya Government were reported on Wednesday to have been infected with the fashiola disease, causing panic among local residents.
All three cases showed symptoms usually associated with the illness, (...)
A new study released by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) has warned of an "epidemic spread" of Hepatitis C in Egypt, predicting a possible 500,000 new cases per year.
But Wahid Doss, director of the Egyptian National (...)
More than 50,000 approvals for state-financed medical treatment have been suspended, according to official documents produced by the Health Ministry's Specialized Medical Councils.
The total value of the suspended approvals amounts to more than LE85 (...)
The Judicial Disciplinary Council has issued a ruling ordering the dismissal of a number of judges who face charges that may potentially tarnish the reputation and prestige of the judiciary. The judges include, among others, the head of the criminal (...)
A six-member delegation from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) visited the National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCR) laboratories to evaluate quality regulations and standards being applied in Egypt.
During the two-week visit (...)
Controversial Islamic scholar Nasr Hamed Abu Zaid's death earlier this week was caused by a severe cerebral infection, the Health Ministry announced yesterday. Abu Zaid died Monday at Sheikh Zayed hospital in 6 October City.
According to the (...)
At a pharmacists' conference held on Sunday, Health Minister Hatem el-Gabaly announced he had ordered new price reductions on certain medicines, in addition to the 84 listed in May. He also said he had ordered pay bonuses for state-employed (...)
Ten doctors specialized in liver disease have warned that more than half a million Egyptians risk dying each year of liver cancer.
At a medical conference held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, they said that liver cancer struck between 2 and 5 percent of (...)
The Egyptian Cardiology Society has launched a new initiative to save cardiac patients from sudden death, said Dr.Mohamed Sobhy, head of the Society.
The initiative involves training workers at metro and train stations to provide first aid to (...)
The Ministry of Health has announced that LE61 million was spent last month on the anti-viral drug Interferon, which is used to treat Hepatatis C. Approximately 7.5 million Egyptians are infected with the virus, according to the Health (...)
Shura Council seats will be contested by 490 candidates in elections slated for June, the Supreme Electoral Commission has announced.
Intissar Nassim, chairman of the commission, said in a press conference yesterday that 490 of the 575 who submitted (...)
Egyptian judges have disagreed over the government's recent justifications for extending the state of emergency. This came in response to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's announcement earlier today of a draft law that would extend the state of emergency (...)