Egypt Independent
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate sees slight increase
Business
December 30, 2020
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate sees slight increase
The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Wednesday saw a slight increase, recording LE15.66 for purchase and LE15.76…
Chinese Ambassador to Cairo: We’ll provide vaccines to developing countries at low prices
Health & Fitness
December 30, 2020
Chinese Ambassador to Cairo: We’ll provide vaccines to developing countries at low prices
The Chinese ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang announced Tuesday that his country will provide coronavirus vaccines to developing nations via…
Egypt allows judicial officers to enforce tickets against violators of coronavirus measures
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Egypt allows judicial officers to enforce tickets against violators of coronavirus measures
Egypt’s Justice Minister Omar Marwan issued a decree on Tuesday to enable judicial officers with law enforcement authorities to issue…
Egypt confirms 1,333 new coronavirus cases, total now 135,233
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Egypt confirms 1,333 new coronavirus cases, total now 135,233
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 1,333 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally up to 135,233, ministry spokesperson…
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
The Damietta City Endowments Directorate has closed seven mosques for violating coronavirus precautionary measures as per the Minister of Endowments’s…
Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
Culture
December 30, 2020
Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
The Cairo Opera House has canceled concerts scheduled for December 30 and 31 in its Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour theaters…
Immigration Ministry, Tourism Ministry coordinate to help stranded Egyptians
Egypt
December 29, 2020
Immigration Ministry, Tourism Ministry coordinate to help stranded Egyptians
The Assistant Minister of Immigration Mazen Fahmy met with the head of the Tourism Companies and Tourist Guides Sector Magdy…
Cairo court sentences serial rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki sentenced to three years in prison
Egypt
December 29, 2020
Cairo court sentences serial rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki sentenced to three years in prison
The Misdemeanor Economic Court sentenced Ahmed Bassam Zaki to three years in prison on Tuesday, referring the civil case to…
Oxford vaccine expected to change rules of fighting the coronavirus
Health & Fitness
December 29, 2020
Oxford vaccine expected to change rules of fighting the coronavirus
The Financial Times reported that the Oxford AstraZenka vaccine, set to be approved within several days, will turn the tide…
Coronavirus infections in Egypt 20 times the official figures: University professor
Health & Fitness
December 29, 2020
Coronavirus infections in Egypt 20 times the official figures: University professor
A professor of chest diseases at the Qasr al-Aini Faculty of Medicine Maysa Sharaf-Eddin warned Monday that the true number…