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Coronavirus cases in Egypt pass 3,000 mark, death toll at 224
Egypt reported 188 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country up to 3,032 cases, according to the ... Coronavirus -
Egypt’s Azhar says it’s not permissible to avoid fasting in Ramadan amid coronavirus
Egypt’s top Sunni Muslim authority Al-Azhar said early April it is not permissible for Muslims to avoid fasting in the holy month of Ramadan amid the ... Coronavirus -
Egypt kills 7 extremists in Cairo who were planning attacks on Coptic Christians
Egypt’s security forces killed seven militants during a tense raid in the al-Amireya neighborhood in Cairo, according to interior ministry officials, ... Middle East -
Egyptian forces exchange fire with ‘terrorist’ group planning bomb attacks in Cairo
Egyptian special forces exchanged fire with “terrorist” fighters during a raid near the al-Amireya area, according to Al Arabiya’s correspondent in ... Middle East -
Egypt second quarter GDP growth to exceed 1pct, says deputy minister
Egypt’s economic growth is expected to exceed 1percent in the second of quarter of 2020, the country's deputy minister of planning said on Monday. ... Coronavirus -
Fearful Egyptians disrupt burial of coronavirus victim
Egyptian police arrested a dozen people and fired tear gas in a Nile Delta village Saturday, as a crowd protested the burial of a COVID-19 victim, a ... Coronavirus -
WHO warns of global nursing shortage, lack of health workers in eastern Mediterranean
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a shortage of health workers in the Eastern Mediterranean region and said underreporting of ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt business conditions fall at record pace
Three of the biggest Arab economies buckled in March after transportation seized up and hundreds of thousands of businesses shut down to slow the ... Economy -
Coronavirus postpones launch of Egypt’s big projects, Grand Museum
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday postponed moving civil servants to a planned new administrative capital city to 2021 from 2020 due ... Middle East -
Egypt’s Sisi postpones launch of mega projects to 2021 due to coronavirus
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday postponed the launch of mega-projects including the Grand Egyptian Museum and moving civil ... Economy -
Coronavirus: 15 medics at Egypt's main cancer center test positive
At least 15 medics in Egypt’s main cancer hospital have been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Saturday, raising ... Middle East -
Global coronavirus cases cross the 1 million mark, death toll more than 50,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally topped one million on Thursday as the pandemic sweeps through the United States and the death tolls ... World News -
Egypt’s famed Great Pyramid lights up in solidarity against coronavirus
Egypt’s famed Great Pyramid was emblazoned Monday evening with messages of unity and solidarity with those battling the novel coronavirus the world ... Variety -
Coronavirus: Egypt shuts hospitals, quarantines villages to slow spread
Egypt has shuttered several hospitals and quarantined villages in an attempt to halt the rising infection rate of new coronavirus in the most populous ... Middle East -
Egypt’s mega-city Cairo shuts down for coronavirus curfew
Egypt and its capital Cairo, a mega-city home to some 20 million people, shut down on Wednesday evening as authorities launched a night-time curfew to ... Middle East -
Video: Egypt disinfects pyramid complex amid coronavirus concerns
Egypt on Wednesday began sanitizing the Pyramids of Giza complex as part of measures to combat the spread of coronavirus.The last standing wonders of ... Art and culture -
Coronavirus kills two senior military officers in Egypt
A second senior military officer in Egypt has died of the new coronavirus, state television reported Monday, as the officially declared death toll ... Middle East -
Egypt’s recorded coronavirus cases rise by 33 to 327, four new deaths
Egypt has recorded 33 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Sunday, raising its total number to 327.The ministry confirmed four new ... Middle East -
Egypt closes down mosques, churches over coronavirus fears
Egypt on Saturday ordered its mosques and churches to shut their doors to worshippers in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, after calls ... Middle East -
Egypt confirms one new coronavirus death, 29 new cases, total at 285
Egypt reported on Friday 29 new coronavirus cases and one new fatality, the health ministry said.This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in ... Middle East -
Egypt confirms 46 new coronavirus cases, one new death
Egypt on Thursday registered 46 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, bringing the total up to 256.The ministry said that ... Middle East -
Egypt reports 14 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 210
Egypt has reported 14 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases up to 210. The ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Muslim Brotherhood activist calls on Egyptians to infect officials
New York-based Muslim Brotherhood activist Bahgat Saber has called for Egyptians to intentionally infect government officials and state employees with ... Digital -
Egypt confirms 40 new coronavirus cases raising total to 166, two new deaths
Egypt reported on Monday 40 new coronavirus cases raising the total number of cases to 166, in addition to two new deaths, raising the death toll to ... Middle East -
Oman Air to suspend all flights to Bahrain, Egypt amid coronavirus
Oman Air will be suspending all flights to and from Bahrain and Egypt as of March 19, the airlines announced on their official Twitter page. For more ... Gulf -
Egypt suspending flights from March 19 to halt spread of coronavirus
Egypt will halt all air traffic from its airports starting Thursday until March 31 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Mostafa ... Middle East -
Five killed as heavy rain, strong winds batter Egypt
Heavy rainfall and strong winds that began in the early hours of Thursday morning killing five people. The government declared a national holiday, ... Middle East -
13 new coronavirus cases, 1 death reported in Egypt
Egypt reported on Thursday 13 new coronavirus cases, which included one person who died, the health ministry said.A 60-year old woman had died in a ... North Africa -
Egypt reports seven new coronavirus cases, increasing total to 67
Egypt has registered seven new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 67, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Of the ... Middle East -
First coronavirus death recorded in Egypt is German citizen: Health ministry
Egypt confirmed its first death as a result of the coronavirus in the country after a German citizen died from the disease on Sunday, according the ... Middle East