US economy contracts in Q1 '25    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    EGP closes high vs. USD on Wednesday    Germany's regional inflation ticks up in April    Taiwan GDP surges on tech demand    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    UNFPA Egypt, Bayer sign agreement to promote reproductive health    Egypt to boost marine protection with new tech partnership    Eygpt's El-Sherbiny directs new cities to brace for adverse weather    CBE governor meets Beijing delegation to discuss economic, financial cooperation    Egypt's investment authority GAFI hosts forum with China to link business, innovation leaders    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's Gypto Pharma, US Dawa Pharmaceuticals sign strategic alliance    Egypt's Foreign Minister calls new Somali counterpart, reaffirms support    "5,000 Years of Civilizational Dialogue" theme for Korea-Egypt 30th anniversary event    Egypt's Al-Sisi, Angola's Lourenço discuss ties, African security in Cairo talks    Egypt's Al-Mashat urges lower borrowing costs, more debt swaps at UN forum    Two new recycling projects launched in Egypt with EGP 1.7bn investment    Egypt's ambassador to Palestine congratulates Al-Sheikh on new senior state role    Egypt pleads before ICJ over Israel's obligations in occupied Palestine    Sudan conflict, bilateral ties dominate talks between Al-Sisi, Al-Burhan in Cairo    Cairo's Madinaty and Katameya Dunes Golf Courses set to host 2025 Pan Arab Golf Championship from May 7-10    Egypt's Ministry of Health launches trachoma elimination campaign in 7 governorates    EHA explores strategic partnership with Türkiye's Modest Group    Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan opens 5th round of Film Consultancy Programme for Arab filmmakers    Fourth Cairo Photo Week set for May, expanding across 14 Downtown locations    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Ancient military commander's tomb unearthed in Ismailia    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Egypt to host global celebration for Grand Egyptian Museum opening on July 3    Ancient Egyptian royal tomb unearthed in Sohag    Egypt hosts World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay for 3rd consecutive year    Egyptian Minister praises Nile Basin consultations, voices GERD concerns    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Sama Osama
LNA condemns, apologises for abuse of Egyptian workers in Libya
The Libyan National Army (LNA) denounced in an official statement on Monday “the dreadful acts that attempt to propagate hostility and hatred between the Libyan and Egyptian peoples,” after the kidnapping and abuse of Egyptian workers in Libya. The (...)

16 - 06 - 2020
Egypt's coronavirus cases predicted to rise by 40% to 20,000 next week: Minister
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Egypt is predicted to reach 20,000 next week, Egypt's higher education minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said on Thursday. The figure, around 40% up from the current confirmed 14,229 cases, is expected to be (...)

21 - 05 - 2020
Coronavirus cases in Egypt could be over 71,000: Minister
The true number of coronavirus infections in Egypt could be over 71,000, Egypt's Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Thursday, adding that the number of confirmed cases in the country is predicted to reach 20,000 next week. As of (...)

21 - 05 - 2020
Egypt's national death rate drop in April despite coronavirus: Cabinet
The national death rate in Egypt has dropped 2.8% in April, the peak of the country's coronavirus outbreak, compared to the same month in 2019 and 2018, the cabinet's think tank announced on Sunday. The coronavirus pandemic "has not led to an (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
Egypt's courts partially resume work on Sunday
Egyptian courts resumed work on Sunday following suspension since mid-March as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the website of the National Media Authority said. The head of the Cairo Court of Appeals has decided to resume (...)

03 - 05 - 2020
Cairo University temporarily shuts down Faculty of Dentistry after dean tested positive for coronavirus
Cairo University is shutting down its Faculty of Dentistry building in Qasr Al-Ainy for two weeks after the faculty dean tested positive for coronavirus, spokesman Mahmoud Alam El-Din said on Thursday. Alam El-Din said dean Atef Shaker tested (...)

30 - 04 - 2020
Egypt to trial plasma therapy using blood from coronavirus survivors
Egypt's health ministry has begun clinical trials using blood plasma from patients who have recovered from the coronavirus to treat the illness, sources from the ministry told several new outlets on Sunday. The ministry has reportedly collected (...)

19 - 04 - 2020
UPDATED: Egypt logs 112 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing total to 3,144
Egypt's health ministry announced 112 new coronavirus cases and 15 new fatalities on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 3,144 and the death toll to 239. Thirty-one Egyptians have fully recovered and been discharged from (...)

19 - 04 - 2020
Repatriation flight for Egyptians in Spain scheduled for Thursday
The Egyptian embassy in Madrid has said a special flight will take place on Thursday to repatriate Egyptian nationals stranded in Spain. The Air Cairo flight will leave from Barcelona and land in Marsa Alam in Red Sea governorate, where the (...)

19 - 04 - 2020
BREAKING: Egypt to shutdown public transport, shops, parks on Sham El-Nessim
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that all public transportation including buses, railway, and metro will be shut down next Monday which marks Sham El-Nessim holiday. All shops, malls, beaches, public parks and gardens will be (...)

16 - 04 - 2020
Charity iftar tables banned in Egypt in Ramadan owing to coronavirus: Endowments ministry
Egypt's endowments ministry said on Saturday that public charity iftar tables, which offer free meals for breaking the fast during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, will not be permitted this year to curb the spread of coronavirus. The ministry (...)

04 - 04 - 2020
Egypt closes some beaches as people flock to seaside amid coronavirus crisis
Red sea Governor Amr Hanafi announced on Saturday the closure of all beaches in the governorate after they were seen packed with people during the hours prior to the 7 pm to 6 am coronavirus curfew. Governor Hanafi directed authorities to close the (...)

28 - 03 - 2020
UPDATED: Egypt reports 54 new coronavirus cases, one death
Egypt's health ministry has announced that 54 new coronavirus cases have been detected and one person has died from the virus on Wednesday. The total number of cases has now reached 456 and the number of fatalities is up to 21. The ministry added in (...)

25 - 03 - 2020
Egypt's health ministry calls for volunteers to fight coronavirus
Egypt's health ministry has opened registration on Wednesday for volunteers to help fight the spread of coronavirus in either medical support teams in isolation and referral hospitals or in field investigation and follow-up teams. The ministry's (...)

25 - 03 - 2020
School suspension will likely be extended: Egypt's education minister
Egypt's Education Minister Tarek Shawky said on Monday that the suspension of schools in the country over the coronavirus outbreak will likely be extended. “President [Abdel-Fattah] El-Sisi said we have two more weeks… I believe the two-week (...)

24 - 03 - 2020
BREAKING: Egypt detects 40 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths
Egypt's Health ministry announced Monday it has detected 40 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 166 and the deaths to 4. Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said that there are 35 Egyptians among (...)

16 - 03 - 2020
ISIS has created mobile app for recruitment and funding: Egyptian Fatwa Observatory
The Observatory for Monitoring Takfiri Fatwas and Extremist Ideologies at Egypt's Dar Al-Iftaa said in a statement on Sunday that the terrorist group ISIS has created a new mobile application on Google Play and the App Store called ‘Because (...)

15 - 12 - 2019
Ministry of Investment organises visit for African ambassadors to New Administrative Capital
The Egyptian Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation and the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) organised on Tuesday a visit for a number of African ambassadors in Cairo to the New Administrative Capital, to check (...)

12 - 11 - 2019
70 hospitalised with food poisoning from fesikh in Alexandria
Four people were hospitalised on Tuesday in Alexandria after eating spoilt fesikh (fermented mullet fish), bringing the total number of reported cases of fesikh food poisoning in the city over the past 10 days to 70, including one fatality, (...)

08 - 10 - 2019
Egypt signs letter of intent to implement 'Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator' project
During her visit to the US to participate in the World Economic Forum Summit on the Impacts of Sustainable Development, Egypt's Minister of Tourism Rania Al-Mashat signed a letter of intent to implement Egypt's 'Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator' (...)

25 - 09 - 2019
Military council supporters reject inter'l call to hand over authority to civilians
CAIRO: Pro-military council protest in Abbasseya district started their demonstration after the Friday prayers by singing the Egyptian national anthem, asking Allah for mercy upon Egypt. They chanted, "The peoples and the army, one hand," and (...)

02 - 12 - 2011
In pictures: Egyptians attend funeral for Maspiro martyrs
CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptian Coptic Christians and Muslims yesterday attended the funeral for the martyrs killed during the Sunday clashes between Copts and the military forces outside the Egyptian Radio and Television Headquarters (Maspiro). The (...)

11 - 10 - 2011
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