Sisi’s proposal to convert pharmacists into doctors stokes anger
The Egyptian Medical Syndicate has published an official statement confirming its categorical rejection of a proposal by Major General Doctor Ahmed al-Tawudi, head of the Military Medical Academy, to convert pharmacists into doctors. The syndicate said that the proposal, which…
TV advert for luxury residential complex exposes wealth gap in Egypt
A TV advert for a luxury residential complex, Madinaty, which was aired during Ramadan, has sparked widespread controversy on social media, as many considered it propaganda to consolidate class divisions in society at a time when a third of Egyptians…
Egypt’s National Bank agrees to EGP 27 billion worth of loans for 218 companies
The National Bank of Egypt has agreed to offer EGP 27.1 billion ($1.7 billion) worth of loans within the Central Bank’s initiative to provide low-interest funds to support industrial sector companies to face the repercussions of the coronavirus epidemic. Sherif…
Amnesty International: Journalism is a crime in Egypt
Amnesty International has issued a statement saying that journalism in Egypt has become a crime over the past four years, as the authorities crush all opposition and anti-official voices. The organisation has criticised the Egyptian government for extending its detention…
Egypt’s medical syndicate warns against rapid tests for health care workers
The Egyptian Medical Syndicate has issued a statement warning the Health Ministry against relying on rapid tests for the medical team in isolation hospitals. The protocol for isolation hospitals stipulates rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus – antigen – for all…
Coronavirus: Mansoura hospital nurses go on strike
Nurses at Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital went on strike to protest the fact that they were not tested after five doctors became infected with coronavirus in the CCU department. The nurses demanded all hospital staff be tested, especially after the…
Egyptian doctors die of COVID-19 amid official silence
The undersecretary of the Faculty of Medicine of Kasr Al-Aini, Dr. Hisham al-Saket, has died of a coronavirus infection in an isolation hospital in Obour City. Al-Saket and his wife were infected on April 16 and he was placed on…
Falcon Safety Group to guard Tahrir Square
The four sphinx statues from Karnak Temple in Luxor have been transferred to Tahrir Square, whilst the obelisk of King Ramses was installed in the garden of the square. The renovations that the square was undergoing over the past several…
Alexandria port president accused of embezzling EGP 103 million
The Central Auditing Agency has revealed that the President of Alexandria Port Authority, Captain Tareq Shaheen, embezzled EGP 103 million ($6.53 million) for himself, his deputy, and eight workers at the port from January 7 2019 to 3 October 2020,…
Mental health hospital calls for axing Ramez Galal’s prank show
The Mental Health Hospital in Abbasiya issued a statement requesting the public prosecutor axe Ramez Galal’s latest prank show, “Ramez is Officially Crazy”, demanding the programme be suspended because of its danger to citizens’ mental health. Doctors warned the show’s…
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