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Tawsila: a taxi service tailored to serve people with disabilities

Tawsila: a taxi service tailored to serve people with disabilities

To help combat the transportation challenges faced by people in wheelchairs, Tawsila launched a commuting service earlier this year customized…
US court blocks strict Georgia abortion law

US court blocks strict Georgia abortion law

A US federal court on Tuesday blocked the state of Georgia from implementing a restrictive abortion law whose passage earlier…
Egypt to connect sanitation services to 179 rural areas by 2020

Egypt to connect sanitation services to 179 rural areas by 2020

Egypt’s Housing Ministry plans to connect sanitation services to 179 rural areas with 21.5 million inhabitants by the end of…
Teen Egyptian girl’s case puts legal system under spotlight

Teen Egyptian girl’s case puts legal system under spotlight

CAIRO (AP) — The prosecution of a 15-year-old girl who killed a bus driver after he allegedly tried to rape…
Education minister announces public school fees, exempted groups

Education minister announces public school fees, exempted groups

Egypt’s Minister of Education Tarek Shawki issued on Thursday ministerial decision number 193 of 2019 regarding public school fees, which…
Egypt discusses combating endemic diseases in Africa

Egypt discusses combating endemic diseases in Africa

Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Academic Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar praised the solidarity among numerous African countries in combating…
Egg freezing is permissible in Islam: Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta

Egg freezing is permissible in Islam: Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta

Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, the Egyptian state-run Islamic institution assigned to issuing religious edicts, said on Wednesday that egg freezing is…
U.N. sees locust trouble brewing as Yemen war hampers pest control

U.N. sees locust trouble brewing as Yemen war hampers pest control

GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen can expect substantial swarms of locusts in coming months as its war hinders pest control measures…
Metro company to apply new fines on violators 

Metro company to apply new fines on violators 

The Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation announced that it will collect fines from violators of the company’s instructions…
Governmental statement: Egyptian hotels should allow burkinis

Governmental statement: Egyptian hotels should allow burkinis

The Chamber of Tourism Establishments issued a statement warning hotels against banning women from swimming in burkinis (swimwear for hijabi…
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