coronavirus (COVID-19)
1.8 million in Egypt apply to receive coronavirus vaccine: Health Ministry
Egypt
April 29, 2021
1.8 million in Egypt apply to receive coronavirus vaccine: Health Ministry
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 1.8 million people have applied to receive the coronavirus vaccine so…
Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’
World
April 29, 2021
Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal…
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
World
April 29, 2021
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, said on Thursday a first quarter loss of 329 million pounds ($459 million) took total losses…
Supreme Council of University Hospitals in Egypt alerted to confront COVID-19
Egypt
April 29, 2021
Supreme Council of University Hospitals in Egypt alerted to confront COVID-19
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar has confirmed the provision of precautionary medical needs and supplies…
Iraqi medics recount horrors from Baghdad’s hospital inferno
Middle East
April 28, 2021
Iraqi medics recount horrors from Baghdad’s hospital inferno
BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a night of unimaginable horror as flames engulfed the intensive care unit of a Baghdad…
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
The official website of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday published a video clip showing its armed forces cleansing…
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Business
April 27, 2021
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Mohamed Abu-Basha, deputy head of the research sector at EFG Hermes, praised the decision to resume flights between Egypt and…
Coptic Orthodox Church bans media coverage of Easter Sunday due to COVID-19
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Coptic Orthodox Church bans media coverage of Easter Sunday due to COVID-19
The Coptic Orthodox Media Center has apologized for not allowing press and media coverage of any of the current church…
Parliament’s committee meeting on Sohag coronavirus cases cut short after tempers flare
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Parliament’s committee meeting on Sohag coronavirus cases cut short after tempers flare
A Health Committee meeting on the state of coronavirus cases and hospital readiness in Egypt’s Sohag Governorate ended early after…
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced the country’s strictest pandemic restrictions so far, closing businesses and schools, limiting travel…