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Tawsila: a taxi service tailored to serve people with disabilities
October 11, 2019
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
October 2, 2019
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
September 23, 2019
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
September 14, 2019
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
September 12, 2019
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
September 9, 2019
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
September 4, 2019
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
September 4, 2019
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
September 3, 2019
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
August 26, 2019
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…