pandemic
COVID-19 measures collapse as thousands flock for Thanaweya Amma exams
Egypt
June 21, 2020
COVID-19 measures collapse as thousands flock for Thanaweya Amma exams
Precautionary measures to protect high school students from the coronavirus during the Thanaweya Amma exams collapsed on the very first…
Saudi Arabia to lift nationwide curfew, resume economic activities from Sunday
Middle East
June 21, 2020
Saudi Arabia to lift nationwide curfew, resume economic activities from Sunday
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will end a nationwide curfew and lift restrictions on businesses from Sunday morning after three…
Beijing sees drop in virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million
World
June 20, 2020
Beijing sees drop in virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in China appeared to be winning their battle against an outbreak of coronavirus in Beijing on…
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
Middle East
June 20, 2020
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan…
Coronavirus drug remdesivir to be manufactured in Egypt starting in July
Egypt
June 19, 2020
Coronavirus drug remdesivir to be manufactured in Egypt starting in July
Official sources at the Ministry of Health revealed that the drug remdesivir, which is used to treat severe cases of…
Ninety-five percent of COVID-19 deaths in Egypt associated with chronic diseases: minister
Egypt
June 19, 2020
Ninety-five percent of COVID-19 deaths in Egypt associated with chronic diseases: minister
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed on Thursday announced that 95 percent of coronavirus deaths in Egypt are associated with chronic…
WHO ends hydroxychloroquine trials on coronavirus patients
World
June 18, 2020
WHO ends hydroxychloroquine trials on coronavirus patients
The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that is is ending hydroxychloroquine trials on patients with the novel coronavirus COVID-19.…
EgyptAir seeking $185 mln from state banks to weather crisis
Egypt
June 17, 2020
EgyptAir seeking $185 mln from state banks to weather crisis
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s national carrier EgyptAir is seeking a three billion Egyptian pound ($185 million) loan to tide it…
Egypt extends export ban on medical masks for 3 months
Egypt
June 17, 2020
Egypt extends export ban on medical masks for 3 months
Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea has extended an earlier ministerial decision suspending the export of face masks and…
India media fear pandemic finally brings end of the newspaper era
World
June 17, 2020
India media fear pandemic finally brings end of the newspaper era
Indian newspapers, which just a few months ago had defied the global trend by gaining circulation, are now buckling under…