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Bahrain tells arrivals from four countries to self-quarantine due to coronavirus
Bahrain’s health ministry on Saturday urged its citizens and residents who have been in Lebanon, Egypt, Italy or South Korea during the last two ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Oman suspends chartered flights from Egypt
Oman’s civil aviation authority announced on Saturday the suspension of all non-scheduled flights with Egypt for a month starting from March 8, ... Gulf -
Legendary singer Umm Kulthum returns to light up Cairo
Revered Arab singer Umm Kulthum returned to light up the stage once more on Friday, almost five decades after her death, in the form of a hologram ... Entertainment -
Egypt confirms 33 new cases of coronavirus on Nile cruise ship
Egypt confirmed on Saturday 33 new cases of coronavirus on a cruise ship on the River Nile that officials said the previous day had been struck by the ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia tells arrivals from Lebanon, Egypt to self-quarantine
Saudi Arabia’s health ministry announced on Saturday that anyone in the Kingdom who has been in Lebanon, Egypt, Italy or South Korea during the ... Gulf -
Cruise ship on Egypt’s Nile River quarantined as 12 coronavirus cases detected
A cruise ship on Egypt's Nile River with over 150 tourists and local crew was in quarantine Saturday in the southern city of Luxor, after 12 people ... Middle East -
UAE denies banning entry of travelers coming from Egypt amid coronavirus fears
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority denied on Thursday imposing a ban on the entry of travelers coming from Egypt ... Gulf -
Total of 15 coronavirus cases confirmed in Egypt
Egypt's health ministry said it registered 12 people carrying the coronavirus on a Nile cruise ship heading to the southern city of Luxor from Aswan, ... Middle East -
Egypt records first coronvirus case in Egyptian national
Egypt registered the first coronavirus case in an Egyptian national who had returned from Serbia via France, a joint statement from the health ... Middle East -
Egyptian officer-turned-extremist Hesham Ashmawy executed: Military
Egyptian officer-turned-extremist Hesham Ashmawy was executed on Wednesday morning, the country’s military spokesperson says. The militant ... Middle East -
Kuwait to ‘double-check’ all travelers from Egypt, Syria for coronavirus
Kuwait’s ministry of health announced on Sunday that it will test all travelers coming from Egypt and Syria via all airlines for the coronavirus ... Gulf -
Egypt sentences officer-turned-extremist Hesham Ashmawy to death
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, following their ... Middle East -
Egypt says one foreigner tested positive for coronavirus inside the country
Egypt’s health ministry confirmed on Monday that a “foreigner” tested positive for the coronavirus inside the country, according to ... Middle East -
Qatar bans entry of visitors from Egypt via intermediate points over coronavirus
Qatar imposed on Sunday a temporary entrance restriction on all travelers coming from Egypt through intermediate points due to fears over the spread ... Gulf -
Egypt testing staff at lodging of tourists who caught coronavirus: PM
Egyptian authorities have been testing staff at the site where tourists later diagnosed with the novel coronavirus had stayed before returning to ... Middle East -
Legendary singer Umm Kulthum to star in Cairo hologram concert
Legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum will feature in a hologram concert in Cairo next week, the city’s opera house director said on ... Entertainment -
US vows to remain engaged with Sudan, others on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
The United States will continue to work with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan until they sign an accord on a giant Blue Nile hydropower dam, after failing to ... Middle East -
Eni, Naturgy agree on deal to reopen Egypt’s Damietta LNG plant by June
Italy’s Eni and Spain’s Naturgy have reached an agreement with Egypt to resolve a series of disputes over the Damietta gas liquefaction ... Energy -
Egypt holds military funeral for former leader Hosni Mubarak
Egypt held a military funeral on Wednesday for its former president Hosni Mubarak, bestowing the state’s final rehabilitation on the man who ... Middle East -
Egyptair postpones resumption of flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak
Egyptair said it would postpone the resumption of its flights to and from China because of the new coronavirus outbreak. The Egyptian national ... Middle East -
Ethiopia asks US to postpone final talks over dam dispute
Ethiopia has asked the United States to postpone what was expected to be the final round of talks on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam, it said on ... World News -
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, former Egyptian president and military leader has died at the age of 91. He was admitted to the intensive care unit ... Middle East -
Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain to resume postal services to Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain have agreed to resume postal services to Qatar almost three years after they were stopped due to a political dispute, ... Gulf -
Egypt clears ex-leader Mubarak’s sons and six others over stock exchange case
An Egyptian court on Saturday acquitted two sons of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and six others in a case known in the Egyptian media as ... Middle East -
Coronavirus study pinpoints African nations’ vulnerabilities
Egypt, Algeria and South Africa are at high risk of suffering from the deadly coronavirus, a study released on Wednesday suggested. The Lancet medical ... Middle East -
Possible coronavirus patient in Egypt tests negative for infection
A foreigner in Egypt who was thought to be carrying the coronavirus has tested negative for it, Egyptian state TV said on Wednesday, citing the health ... Middle East -
Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh welcomes first British flights since 2015 ISIS attack
Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh has welcomed the first British charter flights since 2015, when the ISIS’s bombing of a Russian airliner dealt a ... Travel and Tourism -
Meet Pope Francis’ top Arab aide, Egyptian priest Yoannis Lahzi Gaid
When extremists attacked a Catholic Church in Baghdad in 2010, killing 58 Iraqi Christians, Egyptian priest Yoannis Lahzi Gaid witnessed the bloodbath ... Features -
Union of Egyptian musicians bans performances by singers of popular street music
The union of Egyptian musicians has banned performances by singers of popular street music after the lyrics of a chart-topping song were deemed too ... Entertainment -
Egypt agrees with five energy firms on exploration in Mediterranean
Egypt has reached initial agreements with five major energy firms to explore for oil and gas in deep waters in off its western coast on the ... Energy