NCW finalises draft law to toughen FGM penalties: council chief
Extensive work to unify efforts on ending FGM in Egypt is underway, says El-Sonbaty
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Parliament to discuss, vote on new laws on Sunday
Abdel Aal sends letter to NEA President requesting commission’s opinions on election law
Ethiopian obstinacy caused GERD negotiations failure: Irrigation Ministry Spokesperson
Ethiopian document is attempt to establish a fait accompli, says Sebaey
HSBC Egypt launches HSBCnet Mobile app for businesses
In a first for the Egyptian market, companies can now manage their cash flow and trade finance, and get real-time transaction reporting, from the convenience of their mobile device.
Finance Ministry disburses EGP 3bn of export subsidy arrears in three months
Total of EGP 5.2bn provided to exporting companies from July 2019 to May 2020
Egypt exempts inbound travellers to tourist destinations from visa fees
Decision aims to encourage gradual resumption of tourism activities
Egypt, Siemens discuss cooperation on industrial digitalisation
Gamea pointed out that the MoU aims to benefit from the company’s expertise in the fields of industrial zones development, automation, and digital operation in factories, education, training, energy conservation, industrial safety solutions, and environmental protection.
Health Ministry, Facebook join forces to encourage blood donation
Donors aged 18-65 to be notified directly on Faebook when there is a need for blood in their vicinity
Information Minister announces night time curfew from 8pm to 4am
Houses of worship in governorates least affected by COVID-19 to reopen at beginning of July
Egypt, AFESD sign $249m grant agreement for Bahr El-Baqar drainage system
Parliament ratifies €2.9m South Korean grant to develop EPO’s automated intellectual property system
UN calls for immediate action against impending global food emergency
Organisation raised alarm in April on potential explosion in those at severe risk of hunger due to pandemic
Planning Ministry’s Rowad 2030 project produces 7,000 medical face shields
Ghada Khalil, Director of the Rowad 2030 project, noted that about 5,000 of the face shields were distributed to Zayed Specialist Hospital, Zayed General Hospital and October General Hospital.
CAF launches challenge raising COVID-19 awareness
Egypt’s former skipper Ahmed Hassan joins challenge to curb spread of virus
Al-Sisi briefed on COVID-19 updates, stresses on protecting healthcare workers
Egypt records 1,455 new cases, 36 new deaths, raising country’s total infections to 38,284
Germany’s Foreign Minister visits Israel to lobby against West Bank annexation
Palestinian presidency praised Saudi Arabia’s rejection of Israeli plan to annex lands in West Bank
Trump welcomes Cairo Declaration to end Libyan crisis
The US joins a long list of countries that have leant their support behind the Cairo Declaration, including Russia, France, Italy, the UAE, and the UK.
CIFF Artistic Director resigns after backlash over ‘radical’ social media posts
Activists, social media users demanded Shawky’s sacking after previous posts featuring radical opinions surfaced
4,237 Egyptians stranded in Kuwait repatriated on Wednesday: Manpower Ministry
Two EgyptAir flights Egyptians stranded in Baghdad to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday.
Central Laboratories conduct 6,000 PCR tests daily: CPHL Director
Citizens should not to go for PCR testing before visiting a hospital and conducting chest x-rays, blood analysis, says El-Guindy
US pays respects to George Floyd at Houston funeral
Floyd’s death ignited global protest movement against racism, police brutality
WHO announces 670,000 COVID-19 infections across Eastern Mediterranean
Countries must undertake one or two incubation periods to control pandemic, says WHO
Egypt reports 1,385 new COVID-19 cases, 35 deaths
Total recoveries reached 9,786, death toll stands at 1306
Egypt allocates EGP 8.5bn to establish 13 industrial parks for SMEs
Companies face decrease in labour-supply due to ongoing COVID-19 circumstances
Secrets of Arabia’s prehistoric monuments revealed in study
Discovery of platform in modern day Saudi Arabia provides better understanding of area’s uses and populations
Borg El-Arab Airport receives 9 repatriation flights from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Total of 5,879 Egyptians stranded across GCC arrived in Cairo on Monday
COVID-19 contributed to localising Egypt’s drug industry: Health Minister
Critical patients have shown signs of recovery following injections of plasma from recovering virus patients
Chery Arrizo 5 price increases EGP 3,000: Ghabbour Auto
This entails the following updates on prices: the first category M/T Baseline is now priced at EGP 172,000 instead of EGP 169 000; the second category A/T Baseline is EGP 192,000 instead of EGP 189,000; and the third category A/T Highline is EGP 206,000 instead of EGP 203,000.
Pandemic to change automotive industry; price hike likely in near future: Naggar
Egypt’s automotive market unlikely to return to pre-coronavirus levels before August 2020, says Kayan Chairperson
Global economy to shrink 5.2% in 2020: World Bank
Interruptions in schooling, primary healthcare access likely to have lasting impacts on human capital development
FRA suspends insurance brokerage licensing for 12 months
Study finds oversupply of companies licensed in insurance brokerage activity relative to the market’s needs