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Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
Culture
December 30, 2020
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
December 29, 2020
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
December 29, 2020
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
December 29, 2020
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
December 29, 2020
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
December 29, 2020
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
December 29, 2020
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
December 29, 2020
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
December 28, 2020
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
Cinema/TV
December 28, 2020
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
December 28, 2020
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
December 28, 2020
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
December 28, 2020
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
December 28, 2020
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
December 28, 2020
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
December 28, 2020
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
December 27, 2020
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
December 27, 2020
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
December 27, 2020
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
December 27, 2020
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…