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CAIRO: It would be extremely difficult to block “obscene websites, the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) said following a court ruling Tuesday which ordered the NTRA and the Telecommunications Ministry to do just that. Cairo’s Administrative Court’s ruled Wednesday that the NTRA and the ministry are obliged to block “obscene websites in Egypt. The ruling …
CAIRO: An Administrative Judicial Court ordered the Lawyers’ Syndicate elections be held on May 23, the Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported, and rejected cases filed against the incumbent chairman running for another term. The elections have been postponed three times since October 2008. “We are grateful for this court order, this confirms that the …
CAIRO: A total of 28,628 pigs have been killed so far within the government’s precautionary measures against swine flu, Ibrahim El Bendary, general director of the preventive medicine department at the General Authority for Veterinary Services, told Daily News Egypt. Out of these 1,895 were slaughtered and their meat stored and the remaining 26,734 were …
CAIRO: US President Barack Obama’s choosing Egypt for his keynote address to the Muslim world has been described by his advisors as “the next step in his effort to dispel perceptions in the Muslim world that the United States is in conflict with Islam. In Egypt, however, the announcement was received with mixed reactions. Daily …
CAIRO: A recent study explored freedom of the press in Egypt, along with 22 other countries, as the world celebrated International Press Freedom Day on May 3 – an occasion most journalists in Egypt remain oblivious to. “While the whole world is celebrating International Press Freedom Day we are one of the worst 10 countries …
CAIRO: The Cairo Economic Court sentenced Egyptian businessmen Nabil El-Boushi in absentia Wednesday to 15 years in prison for fraudulently investing more than LE 350 million of his clients’ money. The court ordered El-Boushi to pay back the total sum as well as a fine of LE 10 million. His partner Fikry Badreldin, chairman of …
CAIRO: Renowned Egyptian journalist and talk show host Hamdy Kandil reportedly received an offer from Hezbollah’s official satellite channel Al-Manar to air his show “Qalam Rosas. Kandil told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the channel’s head made him the offer following Kandil’s speech on the coverage of the assault on Gaza by Arab satellite channels at the …
CAIRO: The Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence has started a campaign calling for a law that criminalizes domestic violence against women, coinciding with a study released by the center last week. The sample included 1,262 women ranging between 10 to 83 years old, with an average age of 32.7. The study …
CAIRO: Mostafa El-Fiqi, head of the Foreign Affairs committee at the People’s Assembly, sparked controversy when he proposed that Al Azhar University, traditionally the global center of Islamic study, to start accepting Christian students. He suggested on primetime talk show El Beit Beitak on terrestrial television that the university should admit Christians into the schools …
CAIRO: Attention is slowly diverting away from one social networking website to another, as more and more users substitute Facebook with the latest fad: Twitter. But that kind of attention can prove to be a double-edged sword – many expect the government to crack down on the micro-blogging website. Twitter is a social-networking website that …
For several years, Diwan Bookstore has managed to revolutionize the book industry in Egypt. Now, Diwan has turned its attention to music, venturing in a new project that would introduce Egyptian listeners to untraditional sounds from across the globe, with an emphasis on the Arab world. Diwan has recently acquired exclusive distribution rights of Lebanese …
CAIRO: In a move to expand its reach among Arab viewers, France 24 has now extended its daily broadcasting from four to 10 hours with a new format and programming schedule and announced plans to develop into a 24 hour flow. “We want to develop the French perspective which recognizes the diversity of opinion, culture, …
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood MPs denied press reports claiming they filed investigation requests to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and Minister of Higher Education Hany Hilal, asking them to close down the American University in Cairo (AUC). Brotherhood MP Azab Mostafa Morsi said that the group’s parliamentary bloc never filed any requests related to the university. Local …
CAIRO: While high profile leaders struggle to establish dialogue between the West and the Middle East, American journalist John Wallach saw potential in the younger generations. “It only took one Anwar Sadat, one King Hussein, and one Yitzhak Rabin to change history. That is what one or more of these extraordinary youngsters will do if …
CAIRO: A police officer broke into blogger Wael Abbas’ home and physically assaulted him after a dispute between him and his neighbor, said Abbas. “My mother and I have been assaulted by a neighbor and his police officer brother. My tooth was broken and I’m suffering a head injury . Police corruption has arrived to …
CAIRO: The April 6 strike around Egypt saw the arrest of 32 political activists, bloggers, university students and a photojournalist. The most notable arrest was that of political activist and student at Zagazig University, Ahmed Alaa, whose house was broken into by police late Monday night. Three computers, his mobile phone and several documents were …
CAIRO: Believing that the understanding of family and youth in Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon should be an integral part of policy making and reform debates, a group of scholars and researchers met recently to share and discuss their findings on these two subjects, in addition to religions, migration and domestic labor. Fifteen scholars from various …
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) again denied reports by independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm, binding it with the US Army through a federal contract. AUC said that a federal contract stipulating it “provide consultations and administrative services for the US Army in exchange of a monetary amount is a mistake. “We were alerted with …
CAIRO: Around the world, April 2 is dedicated to celebrating the talents and skills of people with autism as well as raising awareness about the disorder. World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) highlights the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention as well as the developmental challenges faced by people suffering from autism. While Egypt has …
CAIRO: In an attempt to combat illegal immigration, the government announced plans to establish schools for vocational education in the governorate of Fayyoum. The schools are a joint project between the Ministry of State for Family and Population Affairs, the Ministry of Manpower and Immigration and the Italian Cooperation in Egypt, the ministry of population …
CAIRO: A study on the effects of foreign education institutions on Egypt warned of a schism in society because of the westernized education students receive. The study, “Foreign Education and its Effects on Shaping the Values of the Egyptian Society, conducted by Bothaina Abdel Raouf Ramadan, at the Institute for Research and Educational Studies at …
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) has called a report implying that a hidden agenda exits between the university and the American government “misleading. In its Monday edition, independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm published a federal contract between the US government and AUC along with a story by the America in Arabic news agency, implying …
CAIRO: A global call for action against climate change urges people around the world to turn off their lights today, March 28, from 8:30 to 9:30, as part of the Earth Hour 2009 campaign. “In 2007, Earth Hour was held in one city, Sydney. A year later, the number of cities had skyrocketed to 371, …
CAIRO: A rise in the water levels of Lake Qaroun has flooded eight villages in Fayoum, submerging acres of agricultural land and three touristic resorts on Tuesday. Among the flooded areas is the historic Auberge du Lac, a landmark of Fayoum. Built in 1942, the hotel was once Egypt’s last monarch King Farouk’s hunting lodge. …
CAIRO: The Ministry of Interior dispelled rumors that SMS and phone calls on mobile phones from unknown foreign bodies cause their recipients severe headaches followed by a brain hemorrhage that leads to death, according to an official press statement. An SMS, with a number beginning with (+) and ending with (111), allegedly killed people in …
CAIRO: Coptic activist and lawyer Naguib Gobrael is calling on the Egyptian government to legalize adoption for Christians since it is permissible in their religion. “We are currently working on a draft law on adoption made up of 17 articles which we will present to the [National Democratic Party’s] policies committee, said Gobrael, head of …
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood lawyers held protests inside the Higher Court of Justice and in front of the South Cairo Court calling for expediting the procedures to hold the Lawyers’ Syndicate elections. “We’ve had enough, the elections have been postponed several times and now nothing is happening . we had to make a move, said Abdel …
CAIRO: While local press reports claim that Egypt has filed an official extradition order for businessman Mamdouh Ismail, the British ambassador repeatedly denied that this is true. In the notorious Al-Salam ferry case, Ismail was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in absentia earlier this month. The recent seven-year sentence overturned a previous verdict absolving him of …
CAIRO: Ever since surviving breast cancer 20 years ago, Musa Mayer has devoted her life to raising awareness about the disease, specifically metastatic breast cancer (MBC), which is “what happens when breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body, most commonly the bones, liver, lungs and the brain and what causes women to die …
CAIRO: Head of the Shoura Council and Higher Press Council, Safwat El-Sherif, met with the four chairmen of state-run newspapers regarding an upcoming top management shuffle. El-Sherif discussed the need to restructure the organizations’ administration with Morsi Attallah, chairman of Al-Ahram; Karam Gabr, chairman of Rose El-Youssef; Abdel Kader Shohaib, chairman of Dar Al-Hilal and …