Egyptian University President Dismissed
Dr. Osama al-Abd, former president of Al-Azhar university, was dismissed after hundreds of students were left ill from food poisoning.
The Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt.
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Egypt:
Azhar University Warns of Political Exploitation of Food Poisoning Incident
Aswat Masriya, 2 April 2013
Egypt's top Islamic university warned on Tuesday from possible political exploitation of the mass food poisoning incident that affected nearly 583 students on university campus. Read more »
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Egypt:
Morsi Visits Azhar University Poisoned Students
Egypt Online, 2 April 2013
President Mohamed Morsi visited on Tuesday 2/4/2013 70 students of Al-Azhar University hospitalized in one of the hospitals for food poisoning after a meal they ate at the… Read more »
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Egypt:
Azhar's Tayeb Convenes Meeting As Mursi Visits Food-Poisoned Students
Aswat Masriya, 2 April 2013
Top Azhar cleric Ahmed al-Tayeb convened an urgent meeting on Tuesday with university president Ossama al-Abd and board members to discuss a food poisoning crisis that began on… Read more »
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Egypt:
Health Ministry - Number of Al-Azhar's Food Poisoning Cases Rises to 479, No Deaths
Egypt Online, 2 April 2013
Health Ministry announced on Monday 1/4/2013 that the number of food poisoning cases among al-Azhar University students rose to 479, with no deaths reported. Read more »
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Egypt:
Food Poisoning Hits Azhar Students, Investigations Begin
Aswat Masriya, 2 April 2013
Egypt's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that cases of food poisoning of Azhar students have reached 479, confirming however that no deaths have been recorded to date. Read more »
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Egypt:
Azhar Food Poisoning Cases Reach 479 - Ministry of Health
Aswat Masriya, 2 April 2013
Egypt's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that cases of food poisoning of Azhar students have reached 479 and no deaths. Read more »