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Cairo Opera House to broadcast online concert of Omar Khairat’s compositions
Culture
March 26, 2020
Cairo Opera House to broadcast online concert of Omar Khairat’s compositions
Cairo Opera House has organized an online concert for Thursday, March 26 at 9 pm featuring a collection of pieces…
Gov’t employees commuting into Cairo for work asked not to go to office: Cabinet
Egypt
March 26, 2020
Gov’t employees commuting into Cairo for work asked not to go to office: Cabinet
The spokesperson for Egypt’s Cabinet Nader Saad announced that government employees who reside outside Cairo and commute into the city…
Video: Police storm Chinese woman’s villa for hosting ‘snake’ barbecue amid virus outbreak
Egypt
March 26, 2020
Video: Police storm Chinese woman’s villa for hosting ‘snake’ barbecue amid virus outbreak
New Cairo police stormed a villa where a group of Chinese expatriates in Egypt were rumored to be barbecuing snakes…
Health Minister holds press conference on coronavirus as cases in Egypt jump to 456
Egypt
March 26, 2020
Health Minister holds press conference on coronavirus as cases in Egypt jump to 456
Egypt confirmed on Wednesday afternoon 14 new coronavirus cases, in addition to 40 others announced earlier that day, bringing the…
Multi-vehicle collision at curfew checkpoint in Egypt leaves 18 dead
Egypt
March 26, 2020
Multi-vehicle collision at curfew checkpoint in Egypt leaves 18 dead
Eighteen people were killed on Wednesday and others were injured when a lorry plowed into a string of vehicles stopped…
Ballet version of iconic puppet show El Leila El Kebira to be broadcast on Youtube tonight
Culture
March 25, 2020
Ballet version of iconic puppet show El Leila El Kebira to be broadcast on Youtube tonight
The Egyptian Culture Ministry’s Youtube channel will broadcast the El Leila El Kebira ballet on Wednesday at 9 pm, the Cairo…
Egypt confirms one new death, 40 additional coronavirus cases as total reaches 442
Egypt
March 25, 2020
Egypt confirms one new death, 40 additional coronavirus cases as total reaches 442
Egypt confirmed on Wednesday 40 new coronavirus cases and one additional death, bringing its total number of cases to 442.…
‘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…
Egypt Post increases ATM machine withdrawal limit to LE10,000
Business
March 25, 2020
Egypt Post increases ATM machine withdrawal limit to LE10,000
The Egypt Post authority on Wednesday increased the maximum limit for withdrawals from ATMs to LE10,000 per day, up from…
Egypt sees light rainfall, moderate to hot weather for Thursday
Egypt
March 25, 2020
Egypt sees light rainfall, moderate to hot weather for Thursday
Meteorologists predict moderate weather in Cairo, Lower Egypt, South Sinai and along the Red Sea mountains on Thursday, with light…