Egypt Independent
Egypt’s Health Minister suggests Friday as weekly sterilization day
Health & Fitness
March 18, 2020
Egypt’s Health Minister suggests Friday as weekly sterilization day
Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed has suggested picking Friday to be a weekly sterilization day, where buildings for public…
Egyptian band Massar Egbari to give concert online amid ban on large gatherings
Music
March 18, 2020
Egyptian band Massar Egbari to give concert online amid ban on large gatherings
Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari is giving online concerts broadcast directly through YouTube and Facebook, allowing Egyptian and Arab audiences the…
Egyptian man dies of coronavirus in Italian city of Bergamo
Egypt
March 18, 2020
Egyptian man dies of coronavirus in Italian city of Bergamo
The Egyptian community in Italy on Wednesday has announced its first death from the coronavirus. In a Facebook post, the…
Cairo Opera House undergoes sanitation as chairman inspects theaters across nation
Art news
March 18, 2020
Cairo Opera House undergoes sanitation as chairman inspects theaters across nation
Cairo Opera House chairman Magdy Saber on Tuesday went on an inspection tour of theaters in Cairo, Alexandria and Damanhour,…
Egypt confirms two new deaths, 30 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 196
Egypt
March 18, 2020
Egypt confirms two new deaths, 30 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 196
Egypt announced on Tuesday 30 new coronavirus cases and two additional deaths, bringing the total number of cases confirmed so…
Egypt slams Guardian report claiming the number of coronavirus cases surpasses 19,000
Egypt
March 17, 2020
Egypt slams Guardian report claiming the number of coronavirus cases surpasses 19,000
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has slammed a report by the Guardian claiming that the number of coronavirus cases…
Egypt to sanitize metro cars, stations daily to fight spread of coronavirus
Egypt
March 17, 2020
Egypt to sanitize metro cars, stations daily to fight spread of coronavirus
Egypt’s Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir has instructed the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation to sanitize metro cars and stations…
Aviation Minister says can evacuate Egyptians anywhere
Egypt
March 17, 2020
Aviation Minister says can evacuate Egyptians anywhere
Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Mohammad Manar Enabah on Monday explained that the government set the suspension of flights at…
Egypt quarantines 300 families in Daqahlia in bid to contain coronavirus outbreak: Minister
Egypt
March 17, 2020
Egypt quarantines 300 families in Daqahlia in bid to contain coronavirus outbreak: Minister
Egypt’s Health Ministry has moved to place 300 families in Daqahlia under quarantine as fears rise over increasing numbers of…
In battle against coronavirus, Egypt issues resolution to reduce public work
Egypt
March 17, 2020
In battle against coronavirus, Egypt issues resolution to reduce public work
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has issued a resolution to reduce the number of workers in government departments and agencies, as…
Egypt confirms two deaths, 40 new cases of coronavirus, raising total to 166
Egypt
March 17, 2020
Egypt confirms two deaths, 40 new cases of coronavirus, raising total to 166
Egypt announced on Monday 40 new coronavirus cases and two additional deaths, with a total of 166 cases and four…
Central Bank of Egypt slashes key interest rates by 3 percent
Business
March 17, 2020
Central Bank of Egypt slashes key interest rates by 3 percent
The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) during an unscheduled meeting on Monday has chosen to slash…
Egypt sees light to medium rains for Wednesday, Thursday
Egypt
March 17, 2020
Egypt sees light to medium rains for Wednesday, Thursday
Meteorologists predict light rains on Wednesday and Thursday over Cairo and the northwestern coasts, as light to medium rains will…
Egypt to ban public shishas, close gyms over coronavirus
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Egypt to ban public shishas, close gyms over coronavirus
Egypt’s latest precautionary measures against the coronavirus include banning shisha services in public places and shutting down gyms and sports…
Egypt suspends flights until March 31 over coronavirus
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Egypt suspends flights until March 31 over coronavirus
Egypt has moved to suspend all air traffic across the country’s airports beginning Thursday at noon and lasting until March…
Coronavirus likely to increase US dollar exchange rate in Egypt: Experts
Business
March 16, 2020
Coronavirus likely to increase US dollar exchange rate in Egypt: Experts
Experts anticipate that the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus will increase the US dollar’s exchange rate against the Egyptian…
Egypt’s stock of basic commodities will last 4 months: Minister
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Egypt’s stock of basic commodities will last 4 months: Minister
Egypt has a stock of basic commodities that will last four months and supplies of poultry and beef will last…
CBE announces measures to mitigate coronavirus impact on banking sector
Business
March 16, 2020
CBE announces measures to mitigate coronavirus impact on banking sector
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced, on Sunday, a set of preventive measures in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Media adviser for PM denies Egypt under curfew Tuesday
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Media adviser for PM denies Egypt under curfew Tuesday
On Sunday the media adviser to the Prime Minister, Hany Younis, denied a widely-circulated rumor across social media that the…
Churches in Egypt suspend activities to slow spread of coronavirus
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Churches in Egypt suspend activities to slow spread of coronavirus
Churches across Egypt have announced the suspension of church meetings and activities, following a government decision to suspend schools and…