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Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing
World
August 9, 2021
Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing
TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki on Monday marked the 76th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city with…
Japan gives Egypt 12 CT scanners and 5 electric generators to support COVID-19 measures
Egypt
August 8, 2021
Japan gives Egypt 12 CT scanners and 5 electric generators to support COVID-19 measures
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population signed a cooperation agreement with Japan to provide hospitals in Egypt with five electric…
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
World
August 8, 2021
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo on Sunday as Japan prepared to douse…
Feryal Abdelaziz wins Egypt’s first gold medal in Tokyo Games
Egypt
August 7, 2021
Feryal Abdelaziz wins Egypt’s first gold medal in Tokyo Games
Egypt’s Feryal Abdelaziz won gold in the women’s kumite karate +61kg event at Olympic Games on Saturday. This is the…
Ahmed al-Gendy wins Egypt silver in modern pentathlon of Olympic Games
Egypt
August 7, 2021
Ahmed al-Gendy wins Egypt silver in modern pentathlon of Olympic Games
Egyptian national modern pentathlon team player Ahmed al-Gendy won a silver medal in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Gendy finished…
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
World
August 7, 2021
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Before the Olympics began, Japan had feared that the 2020 Games, with thousands of officials,…
Karate star Gianna Farouk secures 4th medal for Egypt at Tokyo Games
Egypt
August 6, 2021
Karate star Gianna Farouk secures 4th medal for Egypt at Tokyo Games
Egyptian Karate player Gianna Farouk secured a fourth medal for Egypt in the current Tokyo Olympics, after qualifying for the…
IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’
World
August 6, 2021
IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’
TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and…
Egypt receives US$19 mn Japanese grant for Abul Rish Hospital
Business
August 4, 2021
Egypt receives US$19 mn Japanese grant for Abul Rish Hospital
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar have signed…
Egypt faces France in Tokyo Olympics handball semi-finals Thursday
Egypt
August 4, 2021
Egypt faces France in Tokyo Olympics handball semi-finals Thursday
A fiery match against France awaits Egypt’s handball team in the semi-finals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The…