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Egypt's bourse gains 18.4 billion pounds
Date: 2020-03-22 10:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:8364608
All indices of Egypt Stock Exchange jumped in the first minutes of morning trading on Sunday with the main index upping by 6.38 percent. The increase is prompted by the stimulus procedures the government has adopted and to the initiative that the ....
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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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CBE cuts interest rates of some economic initiatives
Date: 2020-03-19 23:58:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:8361842
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided on Thursday to lower the interest rates applied on some economic initiatives to 8 percent, down from 10 percent. The CBE has launched several economic initiatives, aimed at spurring the activities of the ....
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FDA approves anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19
Date: 2020-03-19 23:57:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:8361841
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that a common drug used to fight malaria has shown great promise in treating people infected with COVID-19, Hurra channel reported. The drug, chloroquine, is a medication used to prevent and to treat ....
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90 coronavirus cases reported in Algeria, 9 dead
Date: 2020-03-19 23:56:06 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8361840
The Algerian Health Ministry announced on Thursday that a 47-year-old person died of coronavirus, taking the number of fatalities to 9. The ministry added that there are 90 coronavirus cases reported in Algerian provinces, mostly in the capital ....
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Italy's coronavirus death toll surpasses China's number of fatalities
Date: 2020-03-19 23:55:10 GMT - Italy - International - SN:4 - ID:8361839
With 427 deaths in the last 24 hours, Italy's COVID-19 death toll has reached 3,405, surpassing China's number of fatalities, ABC News reported. Coronavirus has killed 3,249 in China, according to Johns Hopkins University. As COVID-19 ravages ....
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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 ....