Some European countries have announced plans to ease restrictions on social life, transport and cross-border travel imposed since mid-March to battle the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Here is an update on such plans:
EASING STEPS (...)
On 7 April, Japanese top diplomat Toshimitsu Motegi declared that his country would allow 20 other countries to test Avigan, a drug for influenza that has helped patients in China to recover from the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Its usefulness has yet to (...)
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov said their traditional foes Liverpool deserve to be crowned Premier League champions and it would be unfair on the Anfield side if the season cannot be completed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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شهدت الطرق الحدودية بين اليونان وبلغاريا تكدس مئات الشاحنات على الطرق في طابور طويل يضم مئات الشاحنات بسبب الاجراءات التي تتخذها سلطات البلدين لمنع نقل عدوى فيروس كورونا، وعرضت قناة روسيا اليوم، لقطات علوية لمشهد طابور الشاحنات وهي تعد بالمئات (...)
The Middle East is on lockdown. From Morocco to the Gulf, passing by Egypt, most countries are either in partial or complete lockdown. In Jordan, the government ordered a night-to-dawn curfew while most Arab countries have closed down schools, (...)
The new coronavirus outbreak can now be characterised as a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was alarmed by the spread and severity of the outbreak, along with a lack of (...)
One never ceases to be amazed at the pro-government media in Turkey. One minute they're cursing the Kremlin and calling Vladimir Putin a killer. The next minute the Russian bear is the cat's meow. But then they are only keeping in lockstep with a (...)
All Romanian league matches will be played without spectators attending until further notice because of the coronavirus outbreak, the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) said.
The FRF also said in a statement it has suspended ticket sales for the (...)
In the aftermath of an airstrike in Idlib last Thursday that killed more than 33 Turkish soldiers and wounded more than 30, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had opened the gates for Syrian refugees to “flood” Europe. Tens of (...)
The final day of the five-day 2020 Pentathlon World Cup, held at the Platinum Club in New Cairo, saw Egyptian athletes dominate the mixed relay as they made it to the podium to receive the gold and silver medals in front a huge spectator (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country's borders with Europe were open, as thousands of refugees gathered at the frontier with Greece.
Migrants played a cat-and-mouse game with Greek border patrols throughout the night (...)
Greek police fired teargas to push back hundreds of stone-throwing migrants trying to cross over the border from Turkey on Saturday, as a crisis over Syria shifted onto the European Union's doorstep.
Greece, which has tense relations with Turkey, (...)
Turkey asked Russia to step aside in Syria, leaving Ankara to deal with the Syrian government forces, said Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, after the Syrian strikes which killed at least 33 Turkish soldiers.
Meanwhile, the (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he would allow North Macedonia and Albania to begin talks on joining the European Union if the bloc's executive gave them a positive review next month.
Macron's comments at the Munich Security (...)
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, alongside Saqr Ghubash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, attended today a ceremony hosted by the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity to (...)
Fencer Mohamed Hamza and squash champion Mohamed Al-Shorbagi won medals and accolades in their international contenders,
Egypt's Mohamed Hamza, ranked fourth in the world at the juniors category, won the gold medal at the Challenge International de (...)
A game-changing group was set up in Cairo in January this year to set policies for the exploitation of the natural gas in the East Mediterranean in the shape of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF).
Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Israel, (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has inaugurated Berenice military base, located south of Red Sea, on Wednesday. The inauguration witnessed the attendance of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defence Khalid bin (...)
New Vatican Ambassador to Egypt Archbishop Nicolas Henry arrived in Cairo late on Saturday.
Archbishop Henry was received by several archbishops and leaders of the Catholic Church in Egypt.
Archbishop Henry has previously served in India, the (...)
Egypt is anticipating several important sports events in 2020 after last year's great local, regional, and international achievements. The first major sports event in Egypt this year will be hosting the 2019 CAF Awards, to be held in January in (...)
Bulgaria's central bank said on Friday banks would have to accumulate more capital in 2021 to counter a build-up of systemic risks linked to low interest rates that could significantly boost lending.
The Bulgarian National Bank set the rate for the (...)
The results of the current internal investigation over the recent doping crisis of the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation (EWF) would be announced soon, according to the Egyptian Olympic committee secretary-general Sherif El-Erian, who also unveiled (...)
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says European soccer's governing body is trying to tackle the problem of racism in the game but concedes it could do more.
A series of racist incidents have tainted European soccer recently, with Italian striker (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with representatives of at least a dozen nations, including Germany, France, Italy, and Denmark, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) 70th anniversary meeting in London next week.
Senior Trump (...)
Egyptian national circus artists Walid and Ahmed Yassin won prestigious awards at the Ha Long Bay International Circus Festival in Vietnam, which took place between 11 and 17 November.
The artists were awarded for their acrobatic performance.
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