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Brazilian president's chief of staff tests positive for COVID-19
Date: 2020-08-04 07:16:27 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:3 - ID:8532367
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's chief of staff, Army General Walter Souza Braga Netto, has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Monday. Braga Netto, the seventh Brazilian minister to have contracted the disease, is doing well and ....
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EgyptAir to operate 25 flights to 20 destinations Tuesday
Date: 2020-08-04 06:59:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8532337
EgyptAir will operate 25 regular and domestic flights on Tuesday to carry 2,500 passengers to 20 different destinations. In a statement, the national flag carrier said two flights will head to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Milan and one flight to each of ....
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Egypt reports 157 new coronavirus cases, 23 fatalities
Date: 2020-08-04 06:55:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8532332
The Health Ministry said Monday that 157 new coronavirus cases were detected across the country, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 94,640. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 23 patients have died ....
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Egypt reports 238 new coronavirus cases, 29 fatalities
Date: 2020-08-01 22:09:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8530330
The Health Ministry said Saturday that 238 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 94,316. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 29 patients have died from the virus over ....
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Turkey's navigational warning violates Egypt's sovereign rights in Mediterranean Sea
Date: 2020-08-01 22:05:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8530329
Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Ahmed Hafez announced Saturday Egypt's objection to Turkey’s navigational warning to carry out seismic surveying activities in the Mediterranean Sea from July 21 until August 2. In a press release, the spokesman noted ....
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High turnout by visitors on Citadel of Qaitbay in 1st day of Eidul Adha
Date: 2020-07-31 19:39:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:2 - ID:8529434
Visitors flocked to the ancient Citadel of Qaitbay amid the celebrations of the first day of Eidul Adha (Greater Bairam), an official said Friday. Director of the Islamic, Coptic and Judaic Antiquities in Alexandria and North Coast Mohamed ....
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FM, UN chief discuss situation in Libya over phone
Date: 2020-07-31 18:26:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8529400
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in a phone call with UN Secretary General António Guterres the situation in Libya. During the phone conversation, Shoukry affirmed Egypt's supportive stance of any Libyan-Libyan political solution, away ....
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Trump floats delaying election over mail-in voting
Date: 2020-07-30 22:12:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:8528604
US President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the prospect of delaying the November election because of the COVID-19 pandemic, though the president lacks the legal authority to delay elections on his own, USA Today reported. “With Universal ....
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First Lady greets Egyptian people, Muslim world on Eidul Adha
Date: 2020-07-30 22:11:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8528602
Egypt's First Lady Intissar El Sisi greeted the Egyptian people and the Muslim world on Eidul Adha, which starts on Friday. The president's spouse said in a tweet on her official account that the religious occasion embodies the greatest meanings ....
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Sisi, S. African leader discuss developments of GERD, Libyan issue
Date: 2020-07-25 23:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8522061
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Saturday a phone call from his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, during which the two leaders discussed the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)’s file in ....