Amr Helmy
Italy prosecutor to visit Cairo to investigate student’s killing
Egypt
March 11, 2016
Italy prosecutor to visit Cairo to investigate student’s killing
Italian prosecutors investigating the torture and killing of an Italian student in Cairo will travel there to meet Egyptian magistrates,…
Death toll from clashes rises to 35 nationwide
Egypt
November 23, 2011
Death toll from clashes rises to 35 nationwide
A protester died on Wednesday morning in clashes in Marsa Matruh in northwest Egypt and three more were killed in…
Doctors hold health minister responsible for colleague disappearance
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Doctors hold health minister responsible for colleague disappearance
Ahmed Atef, the coordinator of Doctors' Youth Coalition, mysteriously disappeared while on duty at Nile Hospital in Shubra, said Engy…
Health Ministry denies allocating LE700 million to increase doctors’ pay
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Health Ministry denies allocating LE700 million to increase doctors’ pay
Health Minister Amr Helmy has denied allocating LE700 million from the state budget to provide doctors with better pay. The…
1500 doctors protest for removal of minister, better pay
Egypt
October 2, 2011
1500 doctors protest for removal of minister, better pay
Approximately 1500 doctors from across Egypt protested Sunday in front of the cabinet building to call for the dismissal of…
Alexandria’s doctors continue strike
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Alexandria’s doctors continue strike
Doctors in Alexandria continued their strike Tuesday for the second consecutive week. The strike includes 12 public hospitals, one of…
Doctors begin open-ended strike, threaten escalation
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Doctors begin open-ended strike, threaten escalation
Doctors announced a nationwide strike on Tuesday demanding higher wages, better medical services for citizens, and the dismissal of corrupt…
Health Ministry drafts anti-thug strategy for hospitals
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Health Ministry drafts anti-thug strategy for hospitals
The Health Ministry has tasked a number of experts to create a complete security plan to secure health facilities against…
Egypt, Germany to build medical center for crash victims
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Egypt, Germany to build medical center for crash victims
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf agreed on Thursday with a number of German medical experts to build a specialized center in…
Protester’s death reinvigorates Upper Egypt’s revolutionaries
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Protester’s death reinvigorates Upper Egypt’s revolutionaries
Carrying echoes from the recent unrest in Sinai, the memorial ceremony of Mohamed Mohsen, killed during a march in Abbasseya…