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Ministry of Health: Egypt is coronavirus-free after recovery of foreigner case
Date: 2020-02-28 00:42:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8331057
The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the recovery of the only case of a foreigner who was found to be carrying the coronavirus in Egypt, so the country has become free of COVID-19. Spokesman for the ....
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EgyptAir cancels Umrah pilgrims' bookings till further notice
Date: 2020-02-28 00:38:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8331055
EgyptAir has decided to cancel all bookings of Umrah pilgrims as of Thursday and until further notice. The cancellation comes after the Saudi government's decision to temporarily impose a ban on the entry into the kingdom for Umrah pilgrims and ....
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Egypt receives part of Kabaa Kiswah to be displayed at NAC’s museum
Date: 2020-02-28 00:36:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8331054
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani on Thursday received a part of the holy Kabaa’s Kiswah as a present from Saudi Arabia to be shown at the New Administrative Capital (NAC)’s museum. The minister received the kiswah from Saudi ....
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Egypt condemns Israeli plan to build new settlement units in West Bank
Date: 2020-02-27 00:47:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8329534
Egypt condemned Wednesday an Israeli decision to build 3,500 new settlements units in the occupied West Bank. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said the Israeli move violates international law and undermines chances of ....
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Ghana’s special envoy praises Egyptian stances in support of African brothers
Date: 2020-02-25 08:30:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8326612
A special envoy of Ghana praised on Monday Egypt’s sincere stances in support of its African brothers, underscoring its constant efforts to ensure that Africa assumes its rightful place on the global stage. Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister of Civil ....
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Sisi okays law allowing finance min. to guarantee loans of state-run cotton, textile company
Date: 2020-02-25 06:14:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8326458
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday signed a law allowing the minister of finance to guarantee some loans granted for the benefit of the Cotton and Textile Industries Holding Co. to purchase new equipment. Under the law, the company is ....
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Sisi receives letter from Ethiopian PM
Date: 2020-02-23 00:44:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8323295
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Saturday a letter from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said. Haile Mariam Dessalines, the special envoy of the Ethiopian prime minister and former premier, handed ....
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Sisi: Egypt eager to boost cooperation with Chile
Date: 2020-02-23 00:43:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8323298
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Saturday that Egypt is eager to boost cooperation with Chile in various fields, especially the parliamentary, trade and economic ones. Sisi’s remarks came during his meeting with Speaker of Chile's Chamber of ....
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Dar al-Iftaa to spot Rajab's crescent Sunday
Date: 2020-02-23 00:34:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8323293
Dar al-Iftaa will spot the crescent that marks the end of Jumada al-awwal and the start of Rajab; the seventh month of the Muslim calendar on Sunday. Mufti's adviser Ibrahim Negm said Grand Mufti Shawki Allam will deliver a speech on this ....
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Security source: No explosive device found outside Virgin Mary church in Helwan
Date: 2020-02-22 00:47:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8322160
A security source denied media reports that an improvised explosive device was found outside Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Helwan, south of Cairo. The source dismissed as "totally groundless" such reports that were circulated on some ....