Narcotics
Dr. Amr Othman, Director of the Drug Control and Treatment Fund, is leading the fund’s delegation that is participating in the 69th session of the International Narcotics Control Board.
The pair landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base, north of New York City, after being transferred from Venezuela via a US naval vessel.
The tragedy unfolded at the Regional Ring Road in Ashmun city on Friday and has deeply affected the public with most of the victims aged between 14 and 23 years. The deceased included 18 young women and the microbus driver, who lost their lives while en route to work.
The Addiction Treatment and Abuse Fund is intensifying campaigns aimed at extracting blood samples from public employees to determine whether they abuse drugs or not.
The bill also punishes possessors of such substances by a rigorous life sentence and a fine ranging between LE 100,000 ($5,664) and LE 500,000 ($28,319).
Egypt's divorce rate reaches an all time high; a divorce is finalized every two minutes according to NCW.
