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Female police officers deployed in Cairo to combat sexual harassment
June 16, 2018
Female police officers deployed in Cairo to combat sexual harassment
Female police officers were deployed by the Ministry of the Interior in a large number of areas during Eid al-Fitr…
Scenarist Wahid Hamed criticizes mismanagement of 57357 hospital donations, administration responds
June 14, 2018
Scenarist Wahid Hamed criticizes mismanagement of 57357 hospital donations, administration responds
Lawyer Samir Sabry has filed a claim on Wednesday against scenarist Wahid Hamed over Hamed’s article in Al-Masry Al-Youm…
BeIN or not beIN, sport TV contracts a must for football-mad Egypt
June 9, 2018
BeIN or not beIN, sport TV contracts a must for football-mad Egypt
Like it or not, Egypt is having to resort to pricey beIN sports TV network subscriptions to watch the national…
New draft law criminalizes child marriage, takes children away from offending parents
June 6, 2018
New draft law criminalizes child marriage, takes children away from offending parents
A new draft law criminalizing child marriage has been proposed by the Egyptian government, bringing with it a penalty…
Female genital mutilation is forbidden in Islam: Dar Al-Ifta
June 5, 2018
Female genital mutilation is forbidden in Islam: Dar Al-Ifta
Highly-ranking Egyptian Muslim institution Dar Al-Ifta Al-Misriyyah recently confirmed in a press statement that female genital mutilation (FGM) is religiously forbidden…
Egypt in rare unity over love for Salah, loathing for Ramos
May 30, 2018
Egypt in rare unity over love for Salah, loathing for Ramos
A heartbroken Egypt shared a rare moment of unity on Sunday: An outpouring of sympathy and love for Liverpool forward…
New family planning project in Egypt recommends ‘Only Two Kids’
May 24, 2018
New family planning project in Egypt recommends ‘Only Two Kids’
A new project in Egypt ‘Atenien Kefaya’ (Only two kids) aims to fight back at the country’s overpopulation through raising…
Giza establishes the first women and girls zone in Egypt
May 20, 2018
Giza establishes the first women and girls zone in Egypt
Giza has become the first governorate in Egypt to include a special zone for women and girls, following in the…
“Iftarna Ma’a Ahaleena” initiative aims to encourage Egyptian expats to donate Iftar meals
May 19, 2018
“Iftarna Ma’a Ahaleena” initiative aims to encourage Egyptian expats to donate Iftar meals
Minister of Immigration and Egyptians’ Affairs Abroad Nabila Makram witnessed the opening of the first Ramadan tent under the initiative…
A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
May 17, 2018
A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
There are 7.6 billion people in the world. And a full 24 percent of them — 1.8 billion — are fasting from…