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Nile Project: Swiss musician Bastian Baker to perform in concert in Aswan and Cairo
The visit is a part of the Nile Project; an initiative which aims to raise awareness of sustainable water projects by hosting musical concerts at Nile-adjacent cities

138 governmental corruption cases monitored in January: PFT
Minister of Health ranked highest in corruption incidents, with 23 cases

University of Cambridge launches campaign for Italian student missing in Cairo
Giulio Regeni was last seen in Behoos metro station last Monday

Cartoonist ‘Gawish’ released after widespread angry responses
Prominent Cartoonist Islam Gawish was charged with publishing news on unlicensed website

Cabinet holds urgent meeting to review railway renovations following Giza accident
Six people died in a train collision with vehicle near Giza on Sunday

Cairo hosts Arab Tourist Media Forum
The forum is known since the major platform for discussing issues related to Arab tourism medi

Dire conditions in besieged Taiz endanger civilian lives: UN official
After five months, humanitarian condition in Taiz slightly improves as food, medical supplies were delivered

Funding-gap and poor practices render care in public hospitals precarious
Thousands of health sector employees referred to investigation in 2015: Prosecution

In response to lawsuit, Environment Minister says coal is being used within strict measures
Lawsuit was filed earlier by families of Wady El-Qamar against government officials for allowing coal use in a nearby cement factory

Police allegedly attempt to kidnap chairman of local NGO
The ECRF Chairman filed a complaint to prosecutor general holding the interior ministry responsible for the incident

Lawyer files report to prosecutor general over passport confiscation
Al-Awady’s passport was confiscated at border control, purportedly for a similarity in names

Unsafe abortion pervasive amid legislative, statistical silence
Absence of legal exceptions for abortions oblige many women to resort to non-supervised procedures

Casualty toll rises in Hurghada resort attack
Friday’s attack came a day after gunmen attacked tourists who were visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza

Egyptian family was trapped in Taiz, returns home safely
Taiz has been under siege since November, WHO calls on access to healthcare for thousands of trapped citizens

Raba’a Operations Room retrial to being in February
Criminal Court relied solely on evidence from State Security, says defence lawyer

Townhouse Gallery closure raises widespread concern
20 NGOs signed a joint statement calling for the reopening of all shutdown cultural places

Doctors’ Syndicate raises new questions concerning health insurance bill
Public hospitals’ capacity and funding for the project are among the main points of concern

Ministry of Interior to allow ‘exceptional’ visits for prisoners
Families of prisoners held in the Tora maximum security prison said they have only been allowed to visit their family members, and provide them with blankets and medication since mid December, following a ban that lasted several months

Syndicate concerned over hospitals’ capacity ahead of health insurance bill ratification
Health Ministry met with doctors’ syndicate to review the new bill

Year in review: Egypt’s environmental progress
The Ministry of Environment discloses annual report on environmental measures

Public pressure triggered recent hospital renovations: Watchdog
The initiative crowd-sources images for rundown healthcare facilities

Enactus Cairo University represented Egypt globally with sustainable development solutions
The team tackled the refugee crisis in light of global attention, among other societal issues

Student Union Federation denounces delay in election results ratification
Independent dissidents managed to take seats in the student unions, surpassing state supporters

Cabinet concerned over new health insurance bill budget
New bill will be drafted within two weeks for parliament review

Egypt willing to counter any human rights violations: Presidency
Al-Sisi reviews human rights progress with NCHR president

School official in Ismailia sacked for inviting poet Hisham Al-Gakh to event
ANHRI denounces restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt

$72m total investment acquired by Careem since inauguration
Around 15 females work with Careem as captains in its Egyptian fleet

Egypt is second biggest jailer of journalists: CPJ
Journalism watchdog claims “national security” is a pretext for repression

New ‘Car City’ raises controversy
The 20-year usufruct system hinders idea of establishing New Car City, says businessman

Fourth suspect in detention pending investigations into nightclub attack
Suspect faces charges of attempted murder and carrying unlicensed weapons