pandemic
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
World
April 29, 2021
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, said on Thursday a first quarter loss of 329 million pounds ($459 million) took total losses…
Supreme Council of University Hospitals in Egypt alerted to confront COVID-19
Egypt
April 29, 2021
Supreme Council of University Hospitals in Egypt alerted to confront COVID-19
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar has confirmed the provision of precautionary medical needs and supplies…
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
World
April 28, 2021
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a…
As nation grapples with surging infections, Egypt’s Presidential Adviser warns of new coronavirus lockdown restrictions
Egypt
April 28, 2021
As nation grapples with surging infections, Egypt’s Presidential Adviser warns of new coronavirus lockdown restrictions
Egypt’s Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin implored that all citizens comply with precautionary measures against the coronavirus…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,003 cases new confirmed, 61 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
April 28, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,003 cases new confirmed, 61 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday announced 1,003 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total up to 224,517. The total number of…
India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system
World
April 28, 2021
India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system
NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating…
Iraqi medics recount horrors from Baghdad’s hospital inferno
Middle East
April 28, 2021
Iraqi medics recount horrors from Baghdad’s hospital inferno
BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a night of unimaginable horror as flames engulfed the intensive care unit of a Baghdad…
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
The official website of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday published a video clip showing its armed forces cleansing…
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Business
April 27, 2021
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Mohamed Abu-Basha, deputy head of the research sector at EFG Hermes, praised the decision to resume flights between Egypt and…
‘Cannon fodder’: Medical students in India feel betrayed
World
April 27, 2021
‘Cannon fodder’: Medical students in India feel betrayed
NEW DELHI (AP) — Since the beginning of the week, Dr. Siddharth Tara, a postgraduate medical student at New Delhi’s…