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  • Bangladesh records 3 more Omicron cases

    Date: 2021-12-29 17:22:37 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:67 - ID:9342684

    DHAKA, Dec 29 (MENA) - Health authorities in Bangladesh reported another three cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. The total number of Omicron cases confirmed in the South Asian country currently stands at seven as of Wednesday morning, Dhaka ....

  • 'Haya Karima' sends humanitarian aid to needy citizens in Aswan

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:49:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:9342683

    CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) - A plane, loaded with foodstuffs and other humanitarian aid offered by Hayah Karima Foundation, took off on Wednesday heading for Aswan. The aid convoy was arranged in cooperation with the Egyptian Food Bank and Egypt's ....

  • Gov't no longer planning to introduce total lockdowns in Ukraine - PM

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:49:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:65 - ID:9342589

    KIEV, Dec 29 (MENA) - The Cabinet of Ministers did not plan to introduce total lockdowns in Ukraine due to the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination program, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. He stated this during this year's last ....

  • France reports over 200,000 daily cases, highest of pandemic so far

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:48:54 GMT - France - World - SN:64 - ID:9342587

    PARIS, Dec 29 (MENA) - France is seeing a record rise in Covid infections, with 208,000 new cases reported over the past 24 hours, a national and European record, the health minister, Olivier Véran, told lawmakers on Wednesday. According to data ....

  • 4 Omicron cases registered in Belarus

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:48:38 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:63 - ID:9342585

    MINSK, Dec 29 (MENA) - Four Omicron cases registered in Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. Belarus confirmed 1,493 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,699 coronavirus patients ....

  • Criminal arrested in Ismailia over drug trafficking activities

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:48:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:9342709

    CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) – The Interior Ministry’s security bodies arrested a criminal element in Ismailia governorate for drugs trafficking activities. The security bodies found amounts of drugs as well as a firearm and ammunition in the criminal’s ....

  • EgyptAir to operate 680 domestic, int'l flights from Dec. 28 till Jan. 3

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:47:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:9342602

    CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) - EgyptAir will operate 680 domestic and international flights during the period from December 28, 2021 to January 3, 2022. In a statement released Wednesday, the state-owned carrier said 455 international flights are set to ....

  • 37,695 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered during past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-12-29 15:28:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9342334

    ABU DHABI, Dec 29 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 37,695 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided so far stands at 22,574,541 with a rate of ....

  • EGX indices show mixed performance, benchmark slightly decreases 0.13 pct

    Date: 2021-12-29 15:27:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:59 - ID:9342317

    CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices showed mixed performance at the close of Wednesday's trading amid purchases from Egyptian institutions and investment funds. Meanwhile, sales prevailed in transactions of local, Arab, and ....

  • Sisi reconstitutes National Council for Human Rights

    Date: 2021-12-29 15:26:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:9342418

    CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued Decree No. 616 of 2021 reconstituting the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) for the next four years. Under the decree, Ambassador Moushira Khattab shall chair the National ....

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