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Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
Culture

Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus

The Cairo Opera House has canceled concerts scheduled for December 30 and 31 in its Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour theaters…
Immigration Ministry, Tourism Ministry coordinate to help stranded Egyptians
Egypt

Immigration Ministry, Tourism Ministry coordinate to help stranded Egyptians

The Assistant Minister of Immigration Mazen Fahmy met with the head of the Tourism Companies and Tourist Guides Sector Magdy…
Cairo court sentences serial rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki sentenced to three years in prison
Egypt

Cairo court sentences serial rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki sentenced to three years in prison

The Misdemeanor Economic Court sentenced Ahmed Bassam Zaki to three years in prison on Tuesday, referring the civil case to…
Oxford vaccine expected to change rules of fighting the coronavirus
Health & Fitness

Oxford vaccine expected to change rules of fighting the coronavirus

The Financial Times reported that the Oxford AstraZenka vaccine, set to be approved within several days, will turn the tide…
Coronavirus infections in Egypt 20 times the official figures: University professor
Health & Fitness

Coronavirus infections in Egypt 20 times the official figures: University professor

A professor of chest diseases at the Qasr al-Aini Faculty of Medicine Maysa Sharaf-Eddin warned Monday that the true number…
Traffic Police closes numerous Egyptian highways due to foggy weather
Egypt

Traffic Police closes numerous Egyptian highways due to foggy weather

Egypt’s General Traffic Administration on Tuesday shut down numerous highways due to dense fogs. Police noticed that dense mists were…
Egypt announces murder of Egyptian teacher in Riyadh
Egypt

Egypt announces murder of Egyptian teacher in Riyadh

The Egyptian government confirmed the killing of Egyptian teacher Hany Abdel Tawab in Saudi Arabia last week. Egypt’s Minister of…
Egypt confirms 1,359 new coronavirus cases, total now 133,900
Egypt

Egypt confirms 1,359 new coronavirus cases, total now 133,900

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 1,359 new coronavirus cases, the country’s tally up to 133,900, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed…
WTTC celebrates Egypt as part of its Safe Travels stamp
Travel

WTTC celebrates Egypt as part of its Safe Travels stamp

The World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC) issued a report listing Egypt among the 200 tourist destinations it granted the…
Variety lists Egypt’s ‘Paranormal’ among Best International TV Series of 2020
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Variety lists Egypt’s ‘Paranormal’ among Best International TV Series of 2020

The US weekly entertainment magazine Variety has named the six-part Egyptian horror ‘Ma Waraa al-Tabea’ (Paranormal) as among The Best…
Warm temperatures, light rains across Egypt for Tuesday and Wednesday
Egypt

Warm temperatures, light rains across Egypt for Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday is predicted to kick off with moderate temperatures in the North Coast, moderately warm temperatures on Cairo and Lower…
Egypt negotiating with AstraZeneca, Pfizer to obtain coronavirus vaccines
Egypt

Egypt negotiating with AstraZeneca, Pfizer to obtain coronavirus vaccines

Egypt is negotiating with Sinopharm, AstraZeneca and Pfizer to obtain coronavirus vaccines, said Cabinet Spokesperson Nader Saad, who added that…
Egypt receives 13 more railway coaches from Russia’s Transmashholding
Egypt

Egypt receives 13 more railway coaches from Russia’s Transmashholding

Alexandria port on Monday received 13 passenger railway coaches, with the Transport Ministry now having received a total of 173…
EgyptAir will continue operating flights with Saudi Arabia
Egypt

EgyptAir will continue operating flights with Saudi Arabia

EgyptAir announced that it would continue operating some flights from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Cairo starting from Tuesday,…
Egypt’s Prime Minister announces measures to fend off second wave of COVID-19
Egypt

Egypt’s Prime Minister announces measures to fend off second wave of COVID-19

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday chaired a meeting with several ministers and officials to discuss measures to counter the…
Egypt confirms 1,226 new coronavirus cases, total now 132,541
Egypt

Egypt confirms 1,226 new coronavirus cases, total now 132,541

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 1,226 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total confirmed tally up to 132,541, ministry…
Alexandria’s Economic Court acquits popular singer Hamo Beka
Music

Alexandria’s Economic Court acquits popular singer Hamo Beka

Alexandria’s Economic Court on Sunday has lifted the two-year prison sentence for popular singer Hamo Beka, following a reconciliation submitted…
Warm weather and a chance of rain for Egypt on Monday
Egypt

Warm weather and a chance of rain for Egypt on Monday

Meteorologists predict moderately warm weather on Monday across Cairo, the Delta Governorates, northern Upper Egypt and the northeastern coasts, with…
COVID-19 infections among children in Egypt is under 10%: Ministry
Health & Fitness

COVID-19 infections among children in Egypt is under 10%: Ministry

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research’s spokesperson Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar announced Saturday that COVID-19 infection rates among children in…
Egypt, Sudan agree on logistic measures for utilizing Egypt’s ports
Business

Egypt, Sudan agree on logistic measures for utilizing Egypt’s ports

The head of the Egyptian Customs Authority Kamal Negm announced Sunday that an agreement has been reached with Sudan on…
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