Coronavirus in Egypt: The worst is yet to come
While workers and small business owners in Egypt expressed their outrage at the repercussions of the novel coronavirus because of the losses caused by the curfew, Egyptian officials have warned that the worst is yet to come. The Minister of…
Egypt’s foreign exchange reserves erode after financial implications of coronavirus
Fitch, the global credit rating agency, has said that Egypt’s foreign exchange reserves have begun to erode due to the financial implications of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19), which may cause a new wave of the Egyptian pound’s decline against…
How Egypt’s regime hid the number of coronavirus infections
Once a group of Canadian researchers announced their estimates of the true numbers of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Egyptian regime began to deny those estimates. The Egyptian regime says that the number of people infected has…
Fitch Ratings expects a shortage of cash reserves for Egypt
Fitch Ratings credit agency expects Egypt’s foreign exchange reserves to erode due to the financial implications of the novel coronavirus. The agency said the corona crisis will affect the Egyptian economy, and will cause a decline in its gross domestic…
Egypt: Security forces forcibly hide and torture children, says report
Human Rights Watch and Baladi, a human rights organisation, have issued a joint report entitled “No one cared he was a child,” in which they said the Egyptian police, the National Security Agency, and military officials arbitrarily arrested, forcibly disappeared,…
26 health care workers infected with coronavirus
Ibrahim al–Zayyat, member of the General Union of Doctors, has said that the total number of coronavirusinfections among health care workers in Egypt has reached 26 so far, including six doctors, one pharmacist, seven nurses, four health monitors, five laboratory…
3 Egypt army leaders die from coronavirus, director of intelligence in quarantine
On Monday the military spokesman announced the death of Major General Shafie Abd al-Halim, Director of the Major Projects Department of the Engineering Authority, and Major General Khaled Shaltout, Director of the Authority’s Water Department, as a result of their…
Exclusive: Coronavirus ignites conflicts inside Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church
Thousands of Coptic activists have caused great controversy in the past weeks, calling on the Coptic Orthodox Church to stop the ritual of Holy Communion during mass, especially after a priest, pastor, and two Egyptian deacons coming from a trip…
Coronavirus: Ethiopia’s latest reason for boycotting the Renaissance Dam negotiations
Egyptian sources expected that any negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, will be postponed until after next summer due to the novel coronavirus. Egyptian sources said that Egypt and Ethiopia were not ready…
Coronavirus infects Egypt’s army
After a complete disappearance for 19 days General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has finally appeared, warning that the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus could jump to thousands if Egyptians do not take it seriously. Al-Sisi appealed to Egyptians…
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