CAIRO, Dec 15 (Aswat Masriya) Egypt’s Education Ministry has decided to bring forward mid-term exams to January 2, for holidays to begin on January 25, Al-Akhbar newspaper said.

The minister told the newspaper that there will not be exams on January 6, 7 and 8 due to Christian holidays and 13, 14, 15 and 16 due to the constitutional referendum.

Egyptian interim President Adli Mansour announced on Saturday that the referendum will take place on 14 and 15 January.