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Egyptian private airlines have called the civil aviation ministry to help them cope with losses incurred because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The ministry on its facebook page said chairmen of the companies have sought the ministry’s help to stop the bleeding of losses suffered by the private companies and help […]
Egypt Sunday decided an increase by 75 per cent of allowances of Egyptians working at the frontline of the fight against Coronavirus. The decision came in appreciation of the efforts of the workers in the medical field as they strive to contain the outbreak, Egypt Today reports. In addition to the 75 per cent increase, […]
The World Bank has granted Egypt a $500 million additional financing destined to support ongoing efforts to improve the affordability of formal housing for low-income households, the Washington-based institution said in a statement. The financing also seeks to strengthen Egypt’s Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund capacity to design policies and coordinate social housing programs. […]
Egypt’s state information service (SIS) in charge of foreign media accreditation has stripped The Guardian of its press credentials and censured the New York Times for publishing false numbers on the Coronavirus in the country. The Guardian local reporter Ruth Michaelson published on March 15, citing Canadian epidemiologists, that the infections of the fast-spreading disease […]
Egypt and the UAE have trained and will provide equipment to forces loyal to retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar to block Turkish vessels from delivering aid to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), reports say citing both Egyptian and Emirati sources. The Egyptian military have trained a Libyan commando consisting of 50 Haftar loyalists to […]
A German tourist Sunday became the first death case of Coronavirus in Egypt, which has confirmed 55 patients suffering from the fast-spreading virus. The victim came to the country a week ago but refused to be quarantined after he was tested positive on March 6. The 60-year old holidaymaker, according to Health Minister Hala Zayed […]
The United States has urged Ethiopia to sign in the shortest possible time a deal with Egypt and Sudan about the giant dam it is building on the Nile. According to Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement. The government of […]
Head of Egypt’s spy agency Abbas Kamel embarked Monday on a tour of North African countries, including the eastern region in Libya, to curb Turkey’s influence in the region. The Egyptian official’s tour is aimed at building “intelligence cooperation among North African government” and ways “to confront terrorism in the region,” reports Middle East Monitor […]
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91, state television announced Tuesday. The former leader had undergone surgery just weeks prior to his death, local media reported. Hosni Mubarak had succeeded in 1981 President Anouar al-Sadat, who made Egypt the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel. He […]
Egypt will start manufacturing electric buses as of November this year under an agreement with China’s Foton Motor. Under the agreement, Foton Motor, which designs and manufactures trucks and buses, will manufacture 2,000 buses over four years, 500 vehicles per year. Production can be increased to 5,000 buses. Minister of Military Production Mohamed […]