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Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
World
August 13, 2021
Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
WASHINGTON (AP) — US regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose…
Egypt to receive 2.5 million Pfizer doses within days
Egypt
August 12, 2021
Egypt to receive 2.5 million Pfizer doses within days
Egypt will soon receive 2.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed confirmed…
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
World
August 12, 2021
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students…
Bridge in New Cairo to be named after Samir Ghanem
Cinema/TV
August 12, 2021
Bridge in New Cairo to be named after Samir Ghanem
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has decided that the new bridge being built on the Mohamed Naguib Axis in New…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 91 new cases, 9 deaths on Wednesday
Egypt
August 12, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 91 new cases, 9 deaths on Wednesday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday reported 91 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths, and 112 recoveries. A…
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
KUWAIT, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Thousands of small and medium Kuwaiti businesses could go to the wall after being walloped…
India in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine – WSJ
World
August 11, 2021
India in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine – WSJ
Aug 11 (Reuters) – India is in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 86 new cases, 6 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
August 11, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 86 new cases, 6 deaths on Tuesday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday reported 86 new coronavirus cases, six deaths, and 107 recoveries. A…
Delta variant not yet detected in Egypt: official
Egypt
August 11, 2021
Delta variant not yet detected in Egypt: official
The Delta and Delta Plus variants of the coronavirus have not actually been detected in Egypt so far, said Mohamed…
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
Middle East
August 11, 2021
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, handled some 40 percent…