coronavirus (COVID-19)
Egyptian economy’s growth rate falls to 4% during fiscal year 2020/21: Minister
Egypt
June 9, 2020
Egyptian economy’s growth rate falls to 4% during fiscal year 2020/21: Minister
The growth rate of the Egyptian economy decreased from six percent to four percent during fiscal year 2020/21, due to…
Egyptian MPs criticize private hospitals over high coronavirus treatment fees
Egypt
June 9, 2020
Egyptian MPs criticize private hospitals over high coronavirus treatment fees
The Egyptian House of Representatives, headed by Ali Abdelaal, criticized some private hospitals because of the high costs of their…
Abu Dhabi extends ban on movement in and out of the emirate and between cities
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Abu Dhabi extends ban on movement in and out of the emirate and between cities
DUBAI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi will extend by one week a ban on movement in and out of the emirate…
National Bank of Egypt provides LE 20 mn to French Qasr Al-Aini Hospital to fight coronavirus
Egypt
June 8, 2020
National Bank of Egypt provides LE 20 mn to French Qasr Al-Aini Hospital to fight coronavirus
Chairperson of the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) Hisham Okasha announced that the bank has donated LE 20 million to…
Saudi Arabia to end voluntary cuts on top of OPEC+ pact
Economy
June 8, 2020
Saudi Arabia to end voluntary cuts on top of OPEC+ pact
DUBAI/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia will boost output in July to match its output OPEC quota while ending voluntary deeper…
Egypt launches awareness campaign about the benefits of a strong immune system
Egypt
June 8, 2020
Egypt launches awareness campaign about the benefits of a strong immune system
Egypt on Monday launched a nation-wide awareness campaign called “Mana’atak Hemayatak” (Your Immune System Protects You), whose goal is to…
Egyptian Health Ministry allocates 9 additional hospitals for coronavirus cases
Egypt
June 8, 2020
Egyptian Health Ministry allocates 9 additional hospitals for coronavirus cases
The Egyptian Health Ministry’s General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI) announced on Monday the allocation of nine additional…
A World Redrawn: Iranian photographer sees chance for solidarity
Art news
June 8, 2020
A World Redrawn: Iranian photographer sees chance for solidarity
Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti has created a body of work that explores the relationship between nature, human migration and the…
Coronavirus widens the cracks in Egypt’s cement industry
Business
June 8, 2020
Coronavirus widens the cracks in Egypt’s cement industry
CAIRO (Reuters) — The coronavirus is putting Egypt’s private cement industry under even more pressure. Already scrambling to respond to…
Gulf mall operators rein in expansion as retailers reel from COVID-19
Business
June 8, 2020
Gulf mall operators rein in expansion as retailers reel from COVID-19
DUBAI (Reuters) — Mall operators in the Gulf region are delaying new mega-projects as the coronavirus pandemic and low oil…