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  • Interior Ministry suspends issuing, renewing driving licenses as of Thursday until April 16

    Date: 2020-03-18 15:55:46 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:58 - ID:8359744

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry suspended issuing and renewing driving licenses as of Thursday until April 16 as part of the preventive measures taken by the state to face coronavirus. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said ....

  • Telecom Egypt extends Jan. bill payment

    Date: 2020-03-18 13:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:47 - ID:8359391

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - Telecom Egypt Company announced Wednesday extending the deadline of paying the January bill of telephone landlines due on March 15, saying the payment extension will be effective until the next bill is due. The company ....

  • All anti-coronavirus precautionary measures taken at Alexandria port

    Date: 2020-03-18 13:04:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:46 - ID:8359387

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) - Alexandria Port Authority Chairman Tareq Shahin underlined taking all needed precautionary measures against the spread of the coronavirus at the level of individuals or goods. In statements on Wednesday, ....

  • Alexandria, Dekheila ports remain closed over bad weather

    Date: 2020-03-18 07:42:05 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:18 - ID:8358827

    ALEXANDRIA, March 18 (MENA) - Spokesman for Alexandria Port Authority Reda el Ghandour said that Alexandria and Dekhila ports remained closed on Wednesday over bad weather. In statements, the spokesman said that the decision was taken to prevent ....

  • NPA to address PM on national press institutions' losses

    Date: 2020-03-17 17:35:47 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:71 - ID:8358329

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - The National Press Authority, headed by journalist Karam Gabr, decided on Tuesday to address Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on the losses incurred by national press institutions due to the coronavirus outbreak. The ....

  • Planning Ministry takes precautionary measures against coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-17 10:55:39 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:26 - ID:8357429

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - The Ministry of Planning took all needed precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus at its premises. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry decided to cancel and delay all activities and activated online ....

  • Cairo bans hookahs at cafes, public places over coronavirus fears

    Date: 2020-03-16 19:14:55 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:53 - ID:8356735

    CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) – Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal decided to ban hookahs at the capital’s cafes and public places, stressing that any facility that does not comply with this decision will be fined a sum of EGP 10,000, shut down and face legal ....

  • Cairo governor bans weekly local markets

    Date: 2020-03-16 17:34:48 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:48 - ID:8356600

    CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) – Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal decided on Monday to ban all weekly local markets in the governorate as part of the precautionary measures taken by the state to prevent gatherings with the aim of combating the novel ....

  • Damietta Port receives 8 ships over past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-03-16 16:04:32 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:41 - ID:8356474

    DAMIETTA, Egypt, March 16 (MENA) - The Damietta Port received over the past 24 hours four container ships and four cargo vessels, the Damietta Port Authority Media Center said in a statement Monday. The statement added that four container ships ....

  • Agriculture minister in talks over effects of bad weather wave

    Date: 2020-03-16 10:50:57 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:16 - ID:8355754

    CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) - Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister El Sayed el Qusair held an expanded meeting on Monday with heads of different sectors and research centers to discuss the effects of the severe weather wave that hit the country on ....

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