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  • Sports Ministry suspends all activities for 2 weeks

    Sports Ministry suspends all activities for 2 weeks

    Date: 2020-03-14 23:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:5 - ID:8353920

    The Youth and Sports Ministry, in coordination with the Egyptian Olympic Committee, announced on Saturday suspending all its activities nationwide for two weeks starting Sunday to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus. In a statement, the ....

  • Health Ministry: Egypt records new 17 COVID-19 cases

    Health Ministry: Egypt records new 17 COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-03-14 23:14:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8353919

    The total cases, which tested positive for coronavirus, reached 110 on Saturday, including 21 cases who had been recovered, the Health Ministry said. In a statement, Khaled Megahed, the ministry's spokesman, said 17 confirmed cases were detected ....

  • CBE dismisses issuing precautionary measures against COVID-19

    CBE dismisses issuing precautionary measures against COVID-19

    Date: 2020-03-14 23:12:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:8353916

    The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) denied reports circulated on social media about issuing precautionary measures for in Egypt against the coronavirus. Any instructions, to be issued in this score, will be announced officially, CBE said in a ....

  • kindergarten's activities suspended nationwide for 2 weeks

    kindergarten's activities suspended nationwide for 2 weeks

    Date: 2020-03-14 23:11:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8353914

    Social Solidarity Minister Nevin Al Qabbaj decided Saturday to suspend the kindergartens' activities nationwide in conjunction with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's decision to suspend study at schools and universities for two weeks. Qabbaj's ....

  • Sisi orders gov't to boost workers' income, raise tax exemption cap

    Sisi orders gov't to boost workers' income, raise tax exemption cap

    Date: 2020-03-14 23:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8353912

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to embark on a raft of measures aimed at increasing income of workers to raise their standards of living. Sisi made his directives during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, ....

  • Social solidarity min. visits Al-Zarayeb disaster area

    Social solidarity min. visits Al-Zarayeb disaster area

    Date: 2020-03-13 23:43:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8352696

    Social Solidarity Minister Nevin Al Qabbaj, on behalf of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, inspected on Friday Al-Zarayeb area in Cairo's May 15 city, which suffered damage due to extreme weather. In a statement, Qabbaj said the visit comes upon ....

  • Sisi sends message to French president on GERD negotiations

    Sisi sends message to French president on GERD negotiations

    Date: 2020-03-13 19:37:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8352600

    French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has received a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to French President Emmanuel Macron on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The message was handed over by ....

  • Sudan confirms first case of coronavirus

    Sudan confirms first case of coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-13 15:29:04 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8352301

    Sudan confirmed on Friday its first coronavirus case, Al Arabiya reported. The Sudanese health ministry said in a statement that the patient was a man in his 50s who died from the virus on Thursday. Preparations are underway to take the ....

  • Sisi praises Egyptians' resolve in dealing with extreme weather

    Sisi praises Egyptians' resolve in dealing with extreme weather

    Date: 2020-03-13 15:17:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8352280

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi lauded on Friday the Egyptian people's resolve to deal with bad weather conditions that hit large parts of the country. The Egyptian government and people have proved, over the past few hours, their strong ....

  • Classes suspended at Egypt's universities, institutes Saturday

    Classes suspended at Egypt's universities, institutes Saturday

    Date: 2020-03-13 15:03:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8352261

    Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar issued a decision to suspend classes at public and private universities and institutes on Saturday due to bad weather. In a statement released Friday, the Ministry of Higher ....

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