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Egypt's unemployment rate 9.2% in April due to coronavirus: Minister

Egypt’s unemployment rate has risen to 9.2 percent as a result of the economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic said Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala al-Saeed on Saturday, citing preliminary data from a labor force survey conducted from ... Read More

Science

SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time

In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk’s SpaceX defied expectations — and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years. US President ... Read More

Culture

Egyptian actress Ragaa al-Geddawy contracts coronavirus

Egyptian actress Ragaa al-Geddawy has contracted the coronavirus, medical sources said on Sunday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the sources said that an ambulance transported 81-year-old Geddawy from her house to the Abo-Khalifa isolation hospital in Ismailia. Geddawy participated in ... Read More

Life & Style

Photos: Defying ban, staff at Egyptian isolation hospital perform Eid al-fitr prayers

Defying the governmental ban on congregational prayers, medical workers of the Agamy isolation hospital in Alexandria performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Sunday morning. Staff decorated the hospital with colored balloons to celebrate Eid, and shared decorations with patients throughout the ... Read More

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Factories in Egypt can now apply to produce cloth face masks: Minister

Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise

Video: Egypt's Religious Endowments Ministry identifies running 'sheikh' in viral vid

N. Korea discusses new policies for increasing 'nuclear war deterrence': KCNA

Hong Kong hit by fresh protest after China security proposal

Egypt's unemployment rate 9.2% in April due to coronavirus: Minister

SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time

Egyptian actress Ragaa al-Geddawy contracts coronavirus

Photos: Defying ban, staff at Egyptian isolation hospital perform Eid al-fitr prayers

Under worst case scenario, Egypt could hit 100,000 cases by end of month: Minister

Mo Salah among top 50 influential figures in football: France Football

Egypt allocates 320 public hospitals to examine potential coronavirus cases

Egypt records largest coronavirus death toll in Africa: WHO

Egypt's government imposes certain restrictions on Eid al-Fitr

Egyptian TV series Al-Nihaya provokes controversy for referencing Freemasonry

Egypt's South Sinai hotels prepare for tourists' return after Eid al-Fitr

Egypt's coronavirus isolation hospitals at maximum capacity: official

Abbasiya Mental Health Hospital slams Ramez Galal's latest show

Number of people in contact with Egypt's coronavirus patients reaches 900,000

Egypt's Transport Ministry plans to run BRT buses on ring road

Egyptian actor Hisham Selim: my daughter is transgender