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Egyptian Cabinet denies sale of ports to foreign parties
Egypt
March 19, 2021
Egyptian Cabinet denies sale of ports to foreign parties
On Friday, The Egyptian Cabinet’s media center denied social media rumors claiming that some Egyptian ports and airports had been…
Egypt’s Al-Azhar produces short feature film to fight harassment
Culture
July 12, 2020
Egypt’s Al-Azhar produces short feature film to fight harassment
The newspaper “Sawt Al-Azhar” (Voice of Al-Azhar) published a scene from the short film “Shahid Adl” (A Fair Witness). The…
Sherine Abdel Wahab denies catching coronavirus
Music
June 8, 2020
Sherine Abdel Wahab denies catching coronavirus
Egyptian celebrity Sherine Abdel Wahab denied Sunday rumors that she caught the coronavirus, or showed any symptoms, slamming them as…
Could tuberculosis vaccination protect Egyptians against coronavirus?
Health & Fitness
April 3, 2020
Could tuberculosis vaccination protect Egyptians against coronavirus?
Rumors have spread recently that a large percentage of Egyptians would not catch the novel coronavirus thanks to a compulsory…
Can anti-malarial and rheumatoid arthritis drugs treat coronavirus?
Science
March 27, 2020
Can anti-malarial and rheumatoid arthritis drugs treat coronavirus?
A number of rumors have surfaced online claiming that anti-malarial drugs or medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, which contain…
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
World
March 26, 2020
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
From being duped into taking poisonous “cures”, to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world…
‘Corona Question and Answer’: Sky News Arabia, Facebook battle COVID-19 misinformation
Middle East
March 25, 2020
‘Corona Question and Answer’: Sky News Arabia, Facebook battle COVID-19 misinformation
Sky News Arabia (SNA) has launched a new interactive news show on Facebook live dedicated to examining the facts surrounding…
Social media ‘rumors’ about Hantavirus ‘nonsense’: Chinese embassy
Egypt
March 25, 2020
Social media ‘rumors’ about Hantavirus ‘nonsense’: Chinese embassy
The Chinese embassy in Cairo dismissed “rumors” circulating about the hantavirus as “nonsense,” after news of a death from the…
Egypt’s stock of basic commodities will last 4 months: Minister
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Egypt’s stock of basic commodities will last 4 months: Minister
Egypt has a stock of basic commodities that will last four months and supplies of poultry and beef will last…
Egypt Cabinet denies lifting regulations for unpaid leave
Egypt
March 13, 2020
Egypt Cabinet denies lifting regulations for unpaid leave
Egypt’s Cabinet denied rumors, spread on social media and other websites, that the government has moved to remove regulations concerning…