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Dutch Health minister resigns one day after fainting in parliament
Date: 2020-03-19 23:53:00 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:3 - ID:8361838
The Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Bruno Bruins, has resigned, the Dutch government said in a statement to CNN. The announcement comes one day after he collapsed during a parliamentary session. Bruins was responsible for the ....
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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 ....
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Shoukry delivers message from Sisi to South African president on GERD
Date: 2020-03-18 23:14:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8360241
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry delivered on Tuesday a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Foreign Ministry Spokesman ....
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Military spox denies Armed Forces deployment for curfew
Date: 2020-03-18 23:11:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8360240
The military spokesman denied on Wednesday the reports circulated on some social media websites about the Armed Forces deployment in governorates to implement a curfew. The reports alleged that the curfew has been imposed as a precautionary ....
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Sisi orders optimal use of funds offered by int'l partners to promote Egypt's development
Date: 2020-03-18 23:10:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8360239
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ordered on Wednesday making the best use of funds provided by international partners to give a push to Egypt's development in all fields. he president made the remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa ....
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Coronavirus: Macron announces new 15-day restrictions to stop spread of COVID-19
Date: 2020-03-17 07:40:46 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:8357113
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered stringent restrictions on people's movement amid a rapidly worsening coronavirus outbreak, adding that the army will be drafted in to help move the sick to hospitals. "We are at war." That was ....
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CBE launches initiative to support financially-strapped clients
Date: 2020-03-17 07:35:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:8357100
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to launch an initiative to support financially-strapped clients whose loans are less than EGP 1 million. In a statement on Monday, the CBE said the initiative is meant to support even the clients against ....
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Judges Club branches closed over coronavirus precautionary measures
Date: 2020-03-17 06:35:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8357022
The board of the Egyptian Judges' Club under Mohamed Abdel Mohsen decided to totally close its branches in Cairo's Agouza district, Qanater and in Alexandria as of Tuesday. All cultural activities and symposiums at the judges club were ....
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Aviation, tourism ministers: Egyptian airspace not closed during flights' suspension period
Date: 2020-03-17 06:25:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8357008
Ministers Mohamed Manar of Civil Aviation and Khaled Anani of Tourism and Antiquities stressed that Egypt will not close its airspace during the period of suspending flights at all Egyptian airports as of Thursday until March 31. Egyptian ....