Egyptian building materials exports decline 35%
A report issued by the Export Council for Building Materials and Metal Industries revealed that Egyptian exports of building materials decreased during the first quarter of the current year 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, with rates that…
2 deaths and 22 infections of health care workers in al-Nagela Hospital
Al-Nagela quarantine hospital announced the death of a nurse from coronavirus, the second death among health care workers in the hospital, after the death of the hospital storekeeper two days ago. Sources revealed that infections among the hospital’s medical staff…
Egypt authorities fine Al-Masry Al-Youm for criticising situation in Sinai
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has issued a decision to fine Al-Masry Al-Youm, one of the most prominent daily newspapers in the country, EGP 250,000 (about $16,000), and refer its editor-in-chief to a disciplinary, after the newspaper published…
Pharos Energy drops acquisition of Shell Egypt’s assets
Pharos Energy issued a statement announcing the withdrawal from an alliance looking to acquire Shell’s land assets in Egypt due to the collapse in oil prices. The company said that “in light of the circumstances the market is currently experiencing,…
Egypt’s secret police arrest two researchers
State security forces have arrested the researcher Kholoud Sayed Amer from her family’s house in Alexandria last night. Despite the fact that forces said they were taking her to El-Montaza Police Station, when Kholoud’s mother went to the station they…
Egypt’s quarantine hospital protocol violates WHO guidelines
The Ministry of Health has published a brochure directed to the directors of quarantine hospitals in Egypt, which includes a working protocol for these hospitals. The protocol stipulated rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus – antigen – for all medical teams…
WHO: Egypt should perform more coronavirus tests
The representative of the World Health Organisation in Egypt, Dr. John Jabbour, has said that Egypt should increase the number of coronavirus tests and have a unified methodology for doing so. Jabbour stressed that the World Health Organisation always recommends…
University exams cancelled due to coronavirus
The Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt announced the cancellation of the written and oral exams for the second semester of all colleges due to the spread of coronavirus in the country. The written exams were replaced by research theses…
Mosques continue to be closed in Ramadan
The Minister of Endowments, Mukhtar Jumaa, announced that there is absolutely no room for collective prayers during the month of Ramadan, including Tarawih prayers, stressing that mosques will be closed throughout the month. However, the spokesman for the Ministry of…
Health care workers in quarantine hospital send complaint to the PM
The Medical Syndicate has published a letter addressed to Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly summarising the complaints of the medical staff at Al-Ajmi quarantine hospital in Alexandria about mistakes made by the hospital administration which caused a number of doctors to…
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