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35 thousands tablets delivered to students in 5 governorates: education minister

CAIRO: The Ministry of Education delivered 35 thousand electronic tablets to students in five...

54 MB students detained in Sunday clashes, inquiry into 2 bombs at Al-Azhar Uni.

Dec. 30, 14:00

CAIRO: Fifty-four pro-Muslim Brotherhood students from Al-Azhar University are under investigation by Nasr City Prosecutors after being detained Sunday during clashes. The students are being investigated for several charges,...

Renewable energy could save 5 billion EGP: ECPPS

Dec. 30, 13:53

CAIRO: The expansion of renewable energy is a step towards reducing energy subsidies which are worth five billion EGP, representing 3.4 percent of total subsidies in the state budget for the fiscal year 2012-2013, the Egyptian...

Cairo University professor to be investigated over altercation with students

Dec. 30, 13:41

CAIRO: Dr. Yasser al-Serafy, a Pro-Muslim Brotherhood Cairo University law professor was referred Sunday to administrative investigation over allegations that he was involved in verbal altercations with students following an...

87 MB schools seized by the state

Dec. 30, 13:24

CAIRO: Minister of Education Mahmoud Abou el-Nasr announced that 87 schools affiliated with the recently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were requisitioned by the ministry on Sunday. The minister told the parents, teachers, and...

MB Support Coalition to continue protests on Christmas

Dec. 30, 12:40

CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood Support Coalition plans to continue protesting even through New Year’s and Christmas, Jan. 7, a source within the coalition revealed Monday to Youm7. “There was a proposal inside the Coalition...

UPDATE: Clashes rage on at Al-Azhar Uni. for 4th day

Dec. 30, 11:33

CAIRO: On the third day of final exams at Al-Azhar University, clashes erupted again on Monday between pro-Muslim Brotherhood students and security forces for the fourth day in a row. Students in the university’s on-campus...

Break-in at air balloon warehouse stalls 64 flights

Dec. 30, 11:21

LUXOR, Egypt: A suspected gang broke into a Luxor warehouse owned by a hot air balloon company on Monday morning. The incident resulted in the disruption of 64 tourist flights. Deputy of the Air Balloon Union in Luxor,...

Al-Azhar Uni. MB students only 5%: Deputy head

Dec. 30, 11:16

CAIRO: The attempts of pro-Muslim Brotherhood students to disrupt exams at Al-Azhar University have practically failed, university deputy head Ahmed Hosni told Al-Hayat channel Sunday, adding that Brotherhood students in...

Security forces deactivate bomb in Arish

Dec. 30, 11:04

ARISH, Egypt: The Explosives Forces of the North Sinai Security Directorate deactivated a bomb found in Arish Monday morning. North Sinai Security Directorate stated on Monday that a 27–year-old man informed the Third police...

Interior Min: unprecedented security measures for churches during the holidays

Dec. 30, 09:37

CAIRO: Assistant Minister of Interior for Information Abdel Fatah Othman said that unprecedented security measures are in place to protect churches during the holidays. Othman said that the Coptic community will enjoy safe...

Police to be deployed outside Cairo University during mid-year exams

Dec. 30, 08:49

CAIRO: Police cars will be present outside Cairo University as of Monday, University President Gaber Nassar said. The decision is a coordinated response by the university and the Giza security directorate to contain potential...

Hegazy: presidential declaration following the constitutional referendum

Dec. 30, 08:26

CAIRO: Presidential Advisor for Political Affairs Mostafa Hegazy said that a presidential declaration regarding presidential and parliamentary elections should following the constitutional referendum on Jan.14 and 15. Hegazy’s...

Coptic organizations call on Egypt to launch war against Brotherhood

Dec. 30, 07:33

AMSTERDAM: On Sunday the Union of Coptic European Organizations for Human Rights strongly condemned Tuesday’s bombing of Dakahlia security directorate which claimed 16 lives. “The union offers condolences to the Egyptian...

Surveillance cameras to monitor exams at Ain Shams University

Dec. 30, 07:06

CAIRO: Twenty-two surveillance cameras were installed inside the Faculty of Computers and Information Sciences at Ain Shams University, said dean of the faculty Mohamed Roushdy on Sunday. The cameras were installed atop...