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  • Egypt runs 1st exceptional flight to ferry 200 expats home from Kuwait: Ambassador

    Date: 2020-03-17 20:42:01 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:8358518

    KUWAIT CITY, March 17 (MENA) - Cairo operated Tuesday the first exceptional flight to bring back home about 200 Egyptian expats stuck in Kuwait due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Egypt's Ambassador to Kuwait Tariq Al Qoni said. The ....

  • PM: Gov't to start immediately repairing flood damage

    Date: 2020-03-17 18:20:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:8358355

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Mabouli on Tuesday said the government will immediately start implementing presidential directives on repairing all damage caused by the recent floods that hit large parts of the country. The ....

  • Health Ministry reports 30 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

    Date: 2020-03-17 18:09:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:8358390

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - The Health Ministry said on Tuesday 30 new coronavirus cases were detected. This upped the total number of confirmed cases to 196. The ministry noted that two more deaths were recorded, taking the total number of ....

  • Cairo governor decides to shut down public parks

    Date: 2020-03-17 17:54:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:8358385

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) – Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal decided on Tuesday to shut down public parks in the capital as part of the precautionary measures to confront the novel coronavirus. The governor also decided to ban all public tents for ....

  • PM decides to grant 15-day leave for employees with special needs

    Date: 2020-03-17 17:31:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:8358275

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Tuesday decided to grant an exceptional leave for state employees infected with a chronic disease for 15 days to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The decision is ....

  • SIS withdraws Guardian correspondent' license over publishing fake new about COVID-19

    Date: 2020-03-17 16:36:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:8358131

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - The State Information Service (SIS) decided on Tuesday to withdraw the accreditation of the Guardian Newspaper correspondent in Egypt over publishing fake news about the number of coronavirus cases in Egypt. In a ....

  • EgyptAir operates 33 domestic, international flights on Tuesday: Chairman

    Date: 2020-03-17 16:25:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:8358115

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - EgyptAir Holding Company (EHC) has operated 33 flights since Tuesday morning, two days before suspending international flights on Thursday noon, EHC Chairman Rushdi Zakaria said Tuesday. In a press release, Zakaria added ....

  • President Sisi orders mending damage caused by floods

    Date: 2020-03-17 16:23:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:8358147

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday ordered an immediate recovery of the damage caused by the floods nationwide. The floods caused an estimated EGP 400 million in damage to the electricity sector and about EGP 100 ....

  • PM suspends shows at all cinemas, theaters to prevent spread of COVID19

    Date: 2020-03-17 16:04:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:8358155

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli decided on Tuesday to suspend shows at all cinemas and theaters until further notice. The decision is a precautionary measure as part of the state's comprehensive plan to deal with any ....

  • Sisi directs army to cooperate with state bodies against coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-17 16:03:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:8358211

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Tuesday directives to the Armed Forces to cooperate with all state bodies to confront the danger of the novel coronavirus and take all measures that ensure the safety of the Egyptian ....

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