Health
Sisi orders COVID-19 vaccination for all university staff, students ahead of academic year
Egypt
August 16, 2021
Sisi orders COVID-19 vaccination for all university staff, students ahead of academic year
On Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the vaccination of all university and school staff and students against COVID-19…
Health Ministry warns public not to pay for coronavirus vaccine
Egypt
August 13, 2021
Health Ministry warns public not to pay for coronavirus vaccine
The Ministry of Health and Population issued a notice reminding the public that coronavirus vaccines are free for Egyptians and…
27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19
World
August 13, 2021
27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19
BELIZE CITY (AP) — Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 95 new cases, 7 deaths on Thursday
Egypt
August 13, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 95 new cases, 7 deaths on Thursday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday reported 95 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths, and 212 recoveries. A total…
Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
World
August 13, 2021
Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
WASHINGTON (AP) — US regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose…
Egypt to receive 2.5 million Pfizer doses within days
Egypt
August 12, 2021
Egypt to receive 2.5 million Pfizer doses within days
Egypt will soon receive 2.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed confirmed…
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
World
August 12, 2021
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students…
Bridge in New Cairo to be named after Samir Ghanem
Cinema/TV
August 12, 2021
Bridge in New Cairo to be named after Samir Ghanem
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has decided that the new bridge being built on the Mohamed Naguib Axis in New…
Almost 20k served under Sisi’s 2019 women’s health initiative: minister
Egypt
August 11, 2021
Almost 20k served under Sisi’s 2019 women’s health initiative: minister
18,200 women have been given free health exams and treatment as part of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s 2019 initiative to…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 86 new cases, 6 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
August 11, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 86 new cases, 6 deaths on Tuesday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday reported 86 new coronavirus cases, six deaths, and 107 recoveries. A…