COVID-19
Minister of Health’s visit to Italy highlights Egypt’s elevation of human values
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Minister of Health’s visit to Italy highlights Egypt’s elevation of human values
Cairo, Egypt – Lamia Kamel, the founder of Narrative Summit and CEO of communications agency CC Plus, has commented that…
Youngest person infected with coronavirus in Alexandria recovers, leaves hospital
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Youngest person infected with coronavirus in Alexandria recovers, leaves hospital
The youngest person infected with coronavirus in Alexandria, nine-year-old Lamar Ahmed, left al-Agamy Hospital on Tuesday after being placed under…
Saudi Arabia says it could reach 200,000 coronavirus infections
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Saudi Arabia says it could reach 200,000 coronavirus infections
RIYADH (Reuters) – The new coronavirus could eventually infect between 10,000 and 200,000 people in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s health…
Jordan IMF program needs adjusting after coronavirus: central bank governor
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Jordan IMF program needs adjusting after coronavirus: central bank governor
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan is in discussions with the IMF seeking to change some of the objectives of a four-year…
Egypt launches initiative to provide small businesses with LE1 million loans
Business
April 8, 2020
Egypt launches initiative to provide small businesses with LE1 million loans
Egypt’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) launched an initiative on Tuesday to provide small businesses, including industrial and labor-intensive…
Egyptian govt. to provide assistance to private sector if needed: Sisi
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Egyptian govt. to provide assistance to private sector if needed: Sisi
Egypt’s government will provide assistance to the private sector of the economy if needed, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on…
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
CAIRO (Reuters) – Most Middle Eastern countries are seeing worrying daily increases in cases of the new coronavirus but the…
Iran says coronavirus death toll nearing 4,000
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Iran says coronavirus death toll nearing 4,000
DUBAI (Reuters) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran has risen to more than 62,000 and the death…
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament discussed a prisoner release law on Tuesday which aims to ease overcrowding in jails and…
Coronavirus outbreak poses dilemma for Palestinians working in Israel
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak poses dilemma for Palestinians working in Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — At the construction site in Tel Aviv, Jamal Salman and the other Palestinian workers wore…