Chanel said in a statement that following the guidance of Chinese authorities it had decided to postpone its Beijing replica of a catwalk display held in Paris last December “to a later and more appropriate moment.”
Chanel was monitoring the (...)
Coronavirus infections on a cruise ship moored near Tokyo rose to 621 people on Wednesday as passengers began disembarking following a contentious two-week quarantine that some foreign health experts said appeared insufficient to stop the (...)
Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani met with Japan's Ambassador to Egypt Masaki Noke to discuss cooperation in the field of tourism and archaeologically
between Egypt and Japan in the coming period, especially in light of (...)
European stocks tumbled on Tuesday morning following a weak handover from Asia, as Apple's revenue guidance warning rocks electronics supplier shares and coronavirus fears persist.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell by 0.8% in early trade, with tech (...)
The Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) was established in July 2014 to lead South-South cooperation. It aims to utilise Egypt's comparative advantages and technical expertise for the benefit of the South and in particular of (...)
Japanese ambassador in Cairo Masaki Noke inked an agreement with Treasurer of Takatof Association for Development Ahmed Shawky to support the latter's programmes that aim to improve Egypt's educational environment for the kindergarten stage in two (...)
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Thurs 20, 8pm: Alharamlektroupe features singer Marwa Amr.
Fri 21, 8pm: Singer Reem Kamaland her band.
Sun 23, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble.
Thurs 27 and Fri 28, 8pm: The Cairo Opera (...)
China reported its fewest new infections of coronavirus since January and its fewest deaths for a week, but the World Health Organization said data suggesting the epidemic had slowed should still be viewed with caution.
Apple Inc warned that its (...)
Tokyo Marathon organizers drastically reduced the number of participants for this year's race on Monday out of fear of the spread of the virus coming from China.
The general public is being barred from the race on March 1. It will now be limited to (...)
A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China hit by the new coronavirus.
Following are some countries' evacuation plans, and how they aim to manage the health (...)
Here are the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak:
* The death toll in mainland China reached 1,770 as of Sunday-end, up by 105 from the previous day, while there were 2,048 new cases, bringing the total count to 70,548.
* In Hubei (...)
Japan canceled the emperor's birthday celebrations next week as it moved on Monday to limit crowds to contain the spread of the coronavirus, and said it will close the Tokyo Marathon to all but elite professional runners
The widening fallout of the (...)
More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were flown home to military bases in the United States, after two weeks under quarantine off Japan.
The cruise ship Diamond Princess, with more than (...)
China reported Sunday a drop in new virus cases for the third straight day, as it became apparent that the country's leadership was aware of the potential gravity of the situation well before the alarm was sounded.
In the early days of the epidemic, (...)
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
The latest figures reported (...)
Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara performed the first ‘torch kiss' handover of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay on Saturday during a rehearsal on the outskirts of the capital.
Ishihara's handover in Hamura City formed part of a dress (...)
More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, health officials said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days.
The total of (...)
Liverpool can stop team star Mohamed Salah from participating with Egypt's Olympic team in the Tokyo Olympics next summer, said the FIFA spokesperson.
The participation of the 27-year-old winger in the prestigious tournament was recently the head (...)
An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died of the new coronavirus in a hospital in France, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn announced on Saturday. This announcement confirms the first death from the fast-spreading respiratory virus in Europe.
France (...)
A new coronavirus has taken a growing toll of Chinese health workers on the front line of the fight to stop it, a top official said on Friday, as authorities reported more than 5,000 new cases, including more than 120 deaths.
Policymakers pledged to (...)
The number of Egyptian companies participating at the current international exhibition of "Fruit Logistica" is 98, Abdel Hamid El Demerdash, chairman of the Agriculture Export Council (AEC), estimated, said. The companies will display 67 Egyptian (...)
Stocks in major Asian markets, including China's stocks, dropped on Thursday as investors weighed a jump in the number of new coronavirus cases reported in the Chinese province of Hubei due to a tweak in methodology.
Mainland Chinese stocks reversed (...)
Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterated their message on Thursday at the start of two days of meetings with the International Olympic Committee: The 2020 Games will not be waylaid by the virus that is spreading from neighboring China.
"I would like to (...)
Egyptian fertilizer company Evergrow is planning to float 30 percent of its shares on the Egyptian stock exchange within two years, its chairman said on Tuesday.
The move will support the company's expansion plans in the country, Mohamed El-Kheshen (...)
Nissan filed a civil suit Wednesday seeking 10 billion yen ($91 million) in damages from the Japanese automaker's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
Nissan Motor Co. filed the case in Yokohama District Court to recoup some of the monetary damages (...)
