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  • Banque Misr head: Bank's proceeds from fixed-rate certificates hit EGP 7.6 bn in four days

    Banque Misr head: Bank's proceeds from fixed-rate certificates hit EGP 7.6 bn in four days

    Date: 2020-03-26 10:47:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:8370447

    Banque Misr Board Chairman Mohamed el Etribi said the bank's proceeds from certificates of deposit with a 15 percent fixed rate hit EGP 7.6 billion in four day. In statements to MENA on Thursday, Etribi said these certificates will be available ....

  • Tayyeb orders preparing Azhar university hospital to receive coronavirus cases

    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 ....

  • Two presidential decrees approve amendments to deals with US

    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 ....

  • Sisi: Govt adopted unprecedented measures to confront coronavirus

    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 ....

  • Sisi meets group of prominent women on Egyptian Women's Day

    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 ....

  • Egyptian banks to postpone loan payments for 6 months over coronavirus

    Egyptian banks to postpone loan payments for 6 months over coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-22 14:09:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:8365014

    The Central Bank of Egypt gave on Sunday directives to all banks across the nation to postpone credit dues for individual debts, including real-estate loans, for six months. No fines will be levied in case of late payment, the bank ....

  • EDA cautions against wrong use of Hydroxychloroquine as treatment of COVID 19

    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 ....

  • Russia to send medical personnel & equipment to help Italy contain coronavirus outbreak

    Russia to send medical personnel & equipment to help Italy contain coronavirus outbreak

    Date: 2020-03-22 11:15:37 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:8364716

    Russia is set to send teams of doctors, medical virologists, protective gear and medical equipment to Italy to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Sputnik news agency reported. Upon the Italian side's readiness, the inducted ....

  • FRA donates EGP 250 mn to support state's efforts to counter coronavirsus

    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 ....

  • Syria free of coronavirus, says health minister

    Syria free of coronavirus, says health minister

    Date: 2020-03-22 10:26:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8364622

    Syrian Health Minister Nizar Yaziji confirmed that there no coronavirus infections in the war-ravaged country and that all tests performed by health laboratories proved to be negative. But he stressed that the country continues precautionary ....

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