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University places have not run out, says higher education minister
Date: 2021-08-24 07:17:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:9127456
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Monday denied some reports circulated alleging that places at universities have run out by first-stage Thanaweya Amma (final year high school) students. In a phone call ....
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Gov't: 28 more countries to benefit from tourist e-visa service
Date: 2021-08-24 06:46:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:9127386
Egypt added 28 more countries that could obtain an electronic tourist visa through the newly-launched e-visa portal. Thus, the total number of countries that could benefit from the e-visa service rose to 74. This is part of the country’s ....
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Sisi: Egyptian State has taken serious steps for education development
Date: 2021-08-24 06:43:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:9127379
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed that if the population growth continues to increase in this way, the Egyptians’ living conditions will not change significantly, emphasizing the importance of raising the citizens’ awareness about the ....
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Israeli raids target Hamas sites west Khan Yunis in Gaza
Date: 2021-08-24 06:31:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:9127365
An Israeli raid on Monday night targeted a Hamas site, west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. Al Qadisiyah site in Khan Yunis was bombed by five missiles and explosions were heard west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 caseload tops 212mn
Date: 2021-08-24 06:29:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:9127364
The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 212 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at ....
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US evacuated nearly 28,000 persons from Afghanistan since Aug 14, says Biden
Date: 2021-08-23 09:42:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:9125893
US President Biden said that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, including around 11,000 people in about 36 hours over the weekend, CNBC News reported. In a televised address from the White House on Sunday ....
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Egypt reports 184 new coronavirus cases, 8 fatalities
Date: 2021-08-23 09:40:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:9125891
The Health Ministry said Sunday night that 184 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 286,352. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed ....
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Lavrov: Moscow-Washington talks on strategic stability are encouraging
Date: 2021-08-23 09:37:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:9125883
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described as encouraging the Russian-US dialogue on strategic stability. Lavrov said Moscow and Washington must begin joint work to establish systemic cooperation on the cybersecurity track, the Russian ....
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Russia: We will not rush to remove Taliban from terrorist list
Date: 2021-08-23 09:35:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:9125880
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Siromolotov announced Monday that Russia will not rush to remove the Taliban from the terrorist list and will not recognize the new Afghan authorities. "We will focus on the practical steps of the new Afghan ....
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Sisi orders full medical care be given to former head of Egyptian Radio
Date: 2021-08-23 09:27:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:9125864
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ordered that former head of the Egyptian Radio Hamdy el Konaiessy be given full medical care at the Military Hospital in Maadi, where he is receiving treatment, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said Monday. ....