A 40-page analysis report drafted by Steen Lau Jorgensen, World Bank’s director for Gaza and the West Bank, has highlighted that Gaza’s economy is “on the verge of collapse” due to restrictions, poor governance and internal struggles. The report described Gaza’s economy as the worst in the world with almost half of the 1.8million people […]
Egyptian health authorities have confirmed that the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, has not been detected within the country. Hossam Hosni, head of the Health Ministry’s Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus, stated during a televised interview that all surveillance methods indicate the virus has not entered Egypt. While the variant—currently under monitoring by […]
Egyptian authorities have closed the diving spot of Ras Mohammed national park, at the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh after a 12-year old Ukrainian boy lost his hand in a shark attack. The move came after a shark attacked the boy and his mother as well as their guide during a dive in the park […]
