Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Villagers at al-Hayatem in Gharbiya governorate held a demonstration on Wednesday against their village being placed under quarantine banning entry and…
Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Features/Interviews
April 1, 2020
Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Among the crowds in Cairo’s Ramses Square, 15-year-old Karim Mohamed was looking for his friend. After several attempts, he couldn’t…
Gharbiya village enters lockdown after 8 people contract virus
Egypt
March 31, 2020
Gharbiya village enters lockdown after 8 people contract virus
A lockdown was imposed on Tuesday morning at al-Hayatem village, Gharbiya governorate, after eight people contracted the coronavirus and 22…
Vast majority of Egypt’s coronavirus cases have only mild to moderate symptoms: Minister
Egypt
March 30, 2020
Vast majority of Egypt’s coronavirus cases have only mild to moderate symptoms: Minister
Egypt should see an increase in the recovery rates of coronavirus patients during the upcoming period, with 88 percent of…
Returning Egyptians stranded in Spain and Italy now ‘very difficult’: Minister
Egypt
March 30, 2020
Returning Egyptians stranded in Spain and Italy now ‘very difficult’: Minister
Immigration Minister Nabila Makram said that though her ministry has received numerous requests from Egyptians left stranded in Italy and…
Luxor village hosts 900 Sudanese stranded due to border closure
Egypt
March 30, 2020
Luxor village hosts 900 Sudanese stranded due to border closure
Following the closure of the border between Sudan and Egypt two weeks ago due to the coronavirus outbreak, the people…
First doctor dies of coronavirus in Egypt
Egypt
March 30, 2020
First doctor dies of coronavirus in Egypt
Egypt announced on Sunday evening the death of Ahmed el-Lawah, 50, the first Egyptian doctor to succumb to complications of…
EgyptAir to return Egyptians stranded in the US
Egypt
March 29, 2020
EgyptAir to return Egyptians stranded in the US
Sources within EgyptAir confirmed it would organize a flight to return Egyptians left stranded in the US by the coronavirus…
Egypt sees windy, dusty weather on Monday
Egypt
March 29, 2020
Egypt sees windy, dusty weather on Monday
Meteorologists predict mild active winds blowing up sand and dust on Monday at the northeastern coasts, central Sinai, Greater Cairo,…
Egypt’s food supplies remain stable but buy only what you need: FEDCOC head
Egypt
March 29, 2020
Egypt’s food supplies remain stable but buy only what you need: FEDCOC head
The Federation of the Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) president Ibrahim al-Araby on Saturday said that Egypt’s markets are stable…