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Transport minister in talks over monorail train project
Date: 2020-03-02 09:55:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8335306
Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir stressed on Monday that the monorail train, that will come into service in Egypt for the first time, will mark a turning point as regards means of transportation. The minister gave the remarks during a meeting ....
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Kuwaiti minister to be isolated at home over COVID-19 fears
Date: 2020-03-02 09:24:05 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8335216
Kuwaiti Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Mubarak al Harees will be isolated at home after his return from a vacation in Italy as a precautionary measure as part of a health plan to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ....
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China: Death toll of coronavirus rises to 2,915
Date: 2020-03-02 08:22:48 GMT - China - International - SN:3 - ID:8335090
A total of 202 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland and 42 new deaths were reported Sunday night, according to China's National Health Commission. The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland ....
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Health Ministry reports 2nd corona virus case
Date: 2020-03-02 07:50:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8335015
Egypt’s Health Ministry confirmed that a foreigner was tested positive for the new coronavirus strain known as "COVID-19" inside Egypt, bringing the number of the virus infections to two. Spokesman for the ministry Khaled Megahed said the person, ....
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Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-03-02 07:43:40 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8335005
Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the Algerian Health Ministry said on Monday. The cases brought to three the number of people infected with the novel ....
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Interior minister urges activating pan-Arab security coordination mechanisms
Date: 2020-03-01 00:52:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8333364
Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfiq on Saturday stressed the importance of activating bilateral and multilateral security coordination mechanisms among Arab security agencies to confront challenges associated with the spread of extremist ideology and ....
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Trump urges US people to remain calm in face of coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-03-01 00:51:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:8333363
US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the nation to remain calm in the face of the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying additional cases in United States were "likely" as his administration announced new travel restrictions aimed at limiting its ....
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PM inspects construction of mega tourist project in Hurghada
Date: 2020-03-01 00:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8333362
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli inspected Saturday a mega tourist project, being constructed in the Red Sea’s resort city of Hurghada. Accompanied by some ministers and the Red Sea governor, Madbouli was briefed on the resort project, planned to ....
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SLA saves state treasury $500 million
Date: 2020-03-01 00:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8333361
The Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority (SLA) has managed to save the state treasury $500 million claimed by the US-based Champion Holding Company and others. The arbitration claim was considered before the World Bank's International Center for ....
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Unemployment rate reached 8 percent in Q4 2019
Date: 2020-03-01 00:44:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:8333360
Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Saeed said on Saturday the jobless rate stood at 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to 8.9 percent in the same period last year. The total workforce increased by 1.9 percent to ....
