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Awqaf minster defends decision to ban Friday prayers at mosques over coronavirus concerns
Date: 2020-03-26 10:48:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8370449
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said that now that there is a coronavirus epidemic in the country and public health safety is at serious risk, Friday prayers cannot be performed at mosques. In statements on Thursday, he underlined that ....
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Tayyeb orders preparing Azhar university hospital to receive coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-03-26 10:06:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8370368
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb ordered preparing the Azhar University hospital to receive suspected coronavirus cases. This will be in coordination with the Health Ministry. Vice President of Azhar University Mahmoud Seddiq said this ....
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Two presidential decrees approve amendments to deals with US
Date: 2020-03-26 09:25:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8370301
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree on the fourth amendment of grant agreement between Egypt and the US. The agreement which was inked in September 2019 is meant to support rural development. The president also approved ....
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Sisi: Govt adopted unprecedented measures to confront coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-22 20:23:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:8365504
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Sunday that the government took a raft of unprecedented measures to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The president made the remarks during a meeting with a group of prominent women on the occasion of ....
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Sisi meets group of prominent women on Egyptian Women's Day
Date: 2020-03-22 14:42:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8365069
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday met at Ittihadiya Palace with a group of prominent women from different fields, on the occasion of the Egyptian Women's Day, which falls on March 16, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said. The meeting ....
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EDA cautions against wrong use of Hydroxychloroquine as treatment of COVID 19
Date: 2020-03-22 14:02:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8365003
The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) has cautioned against the wrong use of Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement issued on Sunday, the EDA warned of the risks of using the Hydroxychloroquine without ....
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FRA donates EGP 250 mn to support state's efforts to counter coronavirsus
Date: 2020-03-22 10:46:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8364651
The Financial Regulatory Authority board decided on Sunday to donate EGP 250 million of its available surplus to support the state's efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the society's most needy categories which will be ....
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President Sisi sends message to Rwandan leader on GERD negotiations
Date: 2020-03-19 23:59:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:8361843
Rwandan President Paul Kagame received on Thursday a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)'s negotiations. The message was handed over by Foreign Minister Sameh ....
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Congolese president receives message from Sisi on GERD file
Date: 2020-03-19 23:51:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8361837
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday received a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the recent developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file. The message was handed over by Egyptian ....
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Education ministry cancels second academic semester for 3rd primary-2nd prep grades
Date: 2020-03-19 23:50:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8361836
Minister of Education Tarek Shawki said Thursday that the ministry has taken several decisions under the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to protect health of students over fears of the novel coronavirus. He detailed that teachers of ....