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  • Cabinet denies rumors about imposing curfew Tuesday

    Date: 2020-03-15 21:19:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:8355217

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - The cabinet media office on Sunday denied as groundless reports that went viral on social media about imposing a curfew as of Tuesday. In a statement, the cabinet stressed that a voice message circulated in this respect, ....

  • Cabinet dismisses reports on cancelling second academic semester

    Date: 2020-03-15 20:54:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:8355216

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – The cabinet dismissed Sunday reports claiming that the government had cancelled the second academic semester at schools and universities. In a statement, the cabinet media center said the educational process has been ....

  • 2 websites shut down for spreading fake news on coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-15 19:39:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:8355176

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) decided Sunday to suspend two news websites for six months over publishing fake news on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It also decided to send warnings to six ....

  • HCWW denies reports on water cut in Cairo

    Date: 2020-03-15 19:05:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:8355151

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – The Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) has dismissed reports circulated on social media networks on a three-day water cut in Cairo governorate. The company on Sunday urged citizens to verify the accuracy of ....

  • Sisi issues law amending provisions of anti-money laundering law

    Date: 2020-03-15 18:54:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:8355008

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday approved amendments to certain provisions of Law No. 80/2002 promulgating the Anti-Money Laundering Law. According to amendments to Article (14), any person who commits, or ....

  • All mosques open for 5 daily prayers nationwide – Awqaf ministry

    Date: 2020-03-15 18:51:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:8355012

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – The Ministry of Awqaf has said all mosques are open for the five daily prayers nationwide, dismissing any reports on any directives to close them. The recent statement issued by Al Azhar's Council of Senior Scholars ....

  • PM vows firm action against unjustifiable increase of goods' prices

    Date: 2020-03-15 17:42:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:8355006

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has ordered the bodies concerned to take firm action against traders, who deliberately increase prices of commodities without justification. The premier made the remarks during a meeting ....

  • PM, ministers review weather challenges

    Date: 2020-03-15 16:39:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:8354674

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli reviewed Sunday some challenges faced by some sectors nationwide during the bad weather wave that recently hit the country. This came during a meeting with Minister of Electricity Mohamed ....

  • APA chief lays off half employees for 15 days over coronavirus concerns

    Date: 2020-03-15 14:45:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:8354793

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - The Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) has temporarily laid off half its employees for 15 days over coronavirus fears. The decision taken by APA Head Essam El Din El Menshawy will be effective as of Monday, the ....

  • Sudan's Dagalo: We will mediate in GERD negotiations to reach agreement

    Date: 2020-03-15 14:45:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:8354746

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - First Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has said that his country will act as a mediator in the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to reach an ....

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