Egypt
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
Features/Interviews
April 24, 2020
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street…
Coronavirus means low-key, cost-saving wedding for one Egyptian couple
Egypt
April 24, 2020
Coronavirus means low-key, cost-saving wedding for one Egyptian couple
Mustafa Amin had looked forward to a regular Egyptian wedding party in a large Cairo reception hall packed with family…
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives 364 stranded Egyptians
Egypt
April 24, 2020
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives 364 stranded Egyptians
Egypt’s Marsa Alam International Airport on Thursday evening received three flights carrying 364 Egyptians who had been stranded in the Netherlands,…
Iran, like wider Middle East, relies on deliveries amid pandemic
Middle East
April 24, 2020
Iran, like wider Middle East, relies on deliveries amid pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For some US$15 a day, deliverymen don masks and gloves in Iran’s capital to zip across…
UK’s National Health Service mourns Egyptian doctor’s death from coronavirus
Egypt
April 23, 2020
UK’s National Health Service mourns Egyptian doctor’s death from coronavirus
Egyptian doctor Medhat Atallah, who worked as a geriatrician with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) at the Doncaster Royal…
Egypt’s embassy in Rome lit up with Italian flag to show solidarity
Egypt
April 22, 2020
Egypt’s embassy in Rome lit up with Italian flag to show solidarity
The Egyptian Embassy in Rome on Tuesday lit up its headquarters in green, white and red — the colors of…
No pay cuts, layoffs but Middle East firm rethinks food security
Business
April 22, 2020
No pay cuts, layoffs but Middle East firm rethinks food security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the biggest private employers in the Middle East has no plans to…
Four young men dead in traffic collision in Beni Suef Governorate
Egypt
April 22, 2020
Four young men dead in traffic collision in Beni Suef Governorate
Four young men died on Wednesday following a collision between a pickup truck and a “trocycle” (a three-wheeled hauling vehicle)…
Egypt’s Central Bank to ease cash withdrawal limits during Ramadan
Economy
April 22, 2020
Egypt’s Central Bank to ease cash withdrawal limits during Ramadan
Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Banks (FEB) and President of Banque Misr Mohamed al-Etriby said on Wednesday that the…
Telecom Egypt extends payment of January, April bills until mid-June
Egypt
April 22, 2020
Telecom Egypt extends payment of January, April bills until mid-June
Egypt’s primary telecommunication company Telecom Egypt on Tuesday extended the payment of January and April landline bills until mid-June owing…