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Egypt set for agreement with France’s Rungis to develop wholesale markets
Business
March 15, 2020
Egypt set for agreement with France’s Rungis to develop wholesale markets
Egypt’s Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade on Monday will sign a partnership agreement with Rungis, the largest French company…
Private tutoring centers across Egypt shut down due to coronavirus
Egypt
March 15, 2020
Private tutoring centers across Egypt shut down due to coronavirus
As part of a comprehensive plan to face the novel coronavirus outbreak, Egyptian police on Sunday shut down private tutoring…
Uganda President calls for urgent African summit on GERD
Egypt
March 15, 2020
Uganda President calls for urgent African summit on GERD
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni called for an urgent African summit on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), during a meeting with…
Egypt suspends schools for two weeks, announces LE100 billion plan against coronavirus
Egypt
March 14, 2020
Egypt suspends schools for two weeks, announces LE100 billion plan against coronavirus
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday issued a decree to suspend schools and universities for two weeks beginning Sunday…
Egypt’s Endowments Minister cancels Israa and Miraj festivities
Egypt
March 14, 2020
Egypt’s Endowments Minister cancels Israa and Miraj festivities
Egypt’s Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to cancel all mass and festive aspects of the Israa…
Bad weather likely to impact Egypt’s wheat production: Farmer Syndicate Chief
Egypt
March 14, 2020
Bad weather likely to impact Egypt’s wheat production: Farmer Syndicate Chief
The chief of Egypt’s farmers syndicate, Hussien Abdel-Rahman Abu-Sadam, warned Friday that the recent wave of bad weather on Thursday…
EgyptAir suspends flights to Sudan
Egypt
March 13, 2020
EgyptAir suspends flights to Sudan
EgyptAir has announced the cancellation of its flights to Khartoum starting Friday until further notice, based on the decision of…
Photos: Ministers inspect student artwork along royal mummy procession route
Archaeology
March 11, 2020
Photos: Ministers inspect student artwork along royal mummy procession route
As part of preparations for a transfer of royal mummies between museums, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anani,…
Photos: Egypt PM media adviser publishes photos of quarantine hospital
Health & Fitness
March 11, 2020
Photos: Egypt PM media adviser publishes photos of quarantine hospital
The media adviser to Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Hany Younis, published several photos to Facebook of a coronavirus quarantine hospital…
Egypt to receive more advanced detectors for screening coronavirus
Egypt
March 11, 2020
Egypt to receive more advanced detectors for screening coronavirus
During a Tuesday press conference at the Egyptian Information Ministry’s headquarters, Health Minister Hala Zayed said that Egypt has requested…
Flow of foreign tourists to Egypt ‘normal’ and ‘on schedule’ despite coronavirus scare: Ministry
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Flow of foreign tourists to Egypt ‘normal’ and ‘on schedule’ despite coronavirus scare: Ministry
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said that large numbers of tourists flocked to Luxor from Safaga and Hurghada on Tuesday…
Coronavirus cases rise to 59 in Egypt
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus cases rise to 59 in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced that the number of positive coronavirus cases in Egypt reached 59 on Monday. Four…
Coronavirus spurs Egypt to ban gathering events at schools
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus spurs Egypt to ban gathering events at schools
Egypt’s Ministry of Education addressed schools across the country to halt seminars, celebrations, visits, trips, camps, and any gatherings of…
Saudi Arabia temporarily resumes flights to Egypt
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia temporarily resumes flights to Egypt
The Saudi embassy in Cairo announced on Monday that it would resume flights between Saudi Arabia and Cairo only for…
More warm weather for Cairo on Tuesday, hotter temperatures in Upper Egypt
Egypt
March 9, 2020
More warm weather for Cairo on Tuesday, hotter temperatures in Upper Egypt
Meteorologists expect more warm weather on Tuesday during the day in Greater Cairo and Lower Egypt, with hotter temperatures predicted…
One third of drug users, 75% of human trafficking victims are women: UNODC director
Society
March 8, 2020
One third of drug users, 75% of human trafficking victims are women: UNODC director
The executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly on Sunday said that women represent…
Egypt purchases 250,000 detectors as part of fight against coronavirus
Health & Fitness
March 8, 2020
Egypt purchases 250,000 detectors as part of fight against coronavirus
Egypt has continued taking measures to confront the coronavirus dilemma with the recent purchasing of 250,000 detectors, and also increasing…
Egypt’s oldest pyramid reopens to the public after LE104 million restoration
Archaeology
March 5, 2020
Egypt’s oldest pyramid reopens to the public after LE104 million restoration
Restoration work at the Djoser Pyramid in Saqqara took 14 years to be completed and came in at a cost…
Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram to make acting debut in TV series this Ramadan
Culture
March 5, 2020
Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram to make acting debut in TV series this Ramadan
Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram is set to appear in the comedy series “Nesaa men Dahab” (Women from Gold), which stars…
WHO confirms only two cases of coronavirus in Egypt so far
Egypt
March 5, 2020
WHO confirms only two cases of coronavirus in Egypt so far
The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that there are only two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Egypt…