“Egypt did not apply for any funding due to the emerging crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jihad Azour said Wednesday. Azour added in a video conference...اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 155 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, raising the total number of cases in the northeastern African country to 2,505 cases. The ministry in a statement also reported 5 new deaths, the country’s lowest...اقرأ المزيد
The Health Ministry announced Tuesday, that 160 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 2350, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said in a statement. Fourteen patients have died from the virus over...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir revealed on Tuesday that the ministry plans to establish a company that manages rail freight transport. The company will be independent administratively and financially from the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA)...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi meet Tuesday with Minister of Defense Mohamed Ahmed Zaki and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohammed Farid Hegazy; they discussed the latest updates concerning confronting the spread of coronavirus pandemic. According...اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian security forces managed on Tuesday to exterminate the terrorist elements hiding in Al Amiriya neighborhood in Cairo after a lengthy fire exchange, reported Extra News. Lieutenant officer Mohammed Fawzy Al Hofi was killed during the gun battle...اقرأ المزيد
“Lowered number of marriage contracts has been witnessed since the outbreak of the coronavirus in Egypt,” says an official at the Marriage Registration Authority. “The number of marriage contracts witnessed a noticeable decrease due to the...اقرأ المزيد
Qatar National Bank Alahly (QNBA) recorded consolidated profits of LE 1.86 billion during the first quarter of 2020, compared to LE 2.02 billion including minority rights, during the same period of 2019, marking a decrease of 7.5 percent. The bank’s...اقرأ المزيد
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Monday said two exceptional flights took off from the Egyptian capital Cairo to the Iraqi capital Baghdad, evacuating 324 Iraqi nationals over coronavirus (COVID-19). Iraq has recorded a total of 1,352 coronavirus cases,...اقرأ المزيد
The official Facebook page of the World Youth Forum (WYF) addressed the need for investing the time we spend at home due to the precautionary measures against coronavirus in creativity to entertain ourselves. “Staying at home for a long period of time...اقرأ المزيد