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Latest in Politics
Historical building partially collapses in downtown Cairo, 18 rescued so far
Two earlier demolition decisions were issued for building but not implemented, says Cairo Governorate
Egypt sends medical teams to Beirut
Two aircraft carrying 14 tonnes of urgent medical, relief supplies to be also dispatched
Cairo Airport requires COVID-19 PCR tests for foreigners entering Egypt
Test must be conducted maximum of 72 hours before arrival in Egypt, to prove COVID-19 free status
India marks 2nd anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death
Vajpayee was first Indian official to deliver speech in Hindi before United Nations General Assembly in 1977
Egypt PM arrives in Sudan for discussions on Ethiopian dam, issues of mutual concern
The Egyptian delegation includes Ministers of Electricity, Health, Irrigation, Trade and Industry
UAE, Israel strike deal to normalize ties, halt annexation plans
UAE said that establishing normal relations with Israel will enable the country to play a constructive role in enhancing the region’s security and stability
Greece, France conduct joint manoeuvres amid tensions with Turkey
France’s President Emmanuel Macron is true friend of Greece, and fervent defender of European values, international law, says Mitsotakis
Lebanon’s Parliamentary speaker urges for new government following Beirut port blast
Parliament approves State of Emergency declared by caretaker government
Recent increase in Egypt COVID-19 cases anticipated, no new waves: Health Official
Egypt is negotiating to secure a share of US COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer
Vote counting starts as Egypt concludes first Senate elections
Higher turnout recorded in several areas nationwide during second day of voting, compared to first day
No election related violations recorded in Egypt’s Senate polls
Some individual candidates continued handing out their campaigning flyers in front of polling stations, violating electoral silence
Ain Shams residents hopeful new legislative body will fulfil their aspirations
Sceptical boycotters of elections voice doubt that Senate will change ‘nationalised’ political scene
Increased voter turnout reported on second day of Senate elections
Voters praise precautionary measures at different polling stations
Egypt condemns Turkish strike on Iraq’s Kurdish region killing three
Iraqi officials labelled the strike as ‘blatant Turkish drone attack’
Egypt’s Intelligence Head, SRF discuss final arrangements for peace agreement with Sudan
Abbas Kamel meeting with Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) aimed to support negotiations process, reach a comprehensive agreement towards sustainable peace.
Egypt’s Health Minister pledges medical support for South Sudan to combat Hepatitis C, B viruses, COVID-19
The two ministers inspected several medical centres South Sudan, including the Egyptian Kidney and Dialysis Center, and Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH).
Egypt’s Intelligence Head meets South Sudan’s Salva Kiir in Juba
President Al-Sisi stresses strength of Egypt-South Sudan relations during meeting
US, Greece foreign ministers to meet over Eastern Mediterranean tensions
Extraordinary EU foreign ministers meeting has been set for Friday
South Africa COVID-19 infection rate appears to be stabilizing
For several days, daily confirmed cases in South Africa have hovered around 3,000, compared with about 10,000 a week ago.
Egyptians head to polls for Day 2 of Senate elections
“I came to vote because I am afraid of the prospect of Islamists sneaking back into senate,” a woman in her mid-forties told Daily News Egypt
Facebook donates $1.6m to Lebanon hospitals, NGOs
In the statement, the social networking company said that the figure includes donations of $500,000 from a campaign by Facebook users, an amount that was matched by the company. The donation by Facebook comes in the wake of a huge explosion at the port in the country’s capital, Beirut, last Tuesday.
Egypt reopens 21 COVID-19 isolation hospitals as infections increase
Health Ministry reports 168 new cases, bringing country’s total number of infections to 95,834
Greece seeks EU emergency meeting on East Mediterranean tensions
Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Egypt, and Greece discuss troubling developments in Eastern Mediterranean over phone
Shoukry meets Lebanon politicians, stresses Egypt support to Beirut reconstruction
Security officials warned last month of potentially explosive material at Beirut port, says Lebanon’s State Security Directorate
Egypt Senate elections get underway amid COVID-19 precautions
Health Ministry deploys 7,000 medical teams in polling stations to offer free face masks, measure temperature of voters
Environment Minister reviews safe handling of ammonium nitrate in Egypt
Ammonium nitrate is important substance in agricultural fertiliser manufacturing
Libya Parliament Speaker, US Ambassador discuss Cairo Declaration-based solutions
Libyan Parliament reached agreement to continue cease-fire, reopen talks
Egypt begins manufacturing Favipiravir to treat COVID-19
The applications will allow the companies to start taking special administrative and technical procedures toward completing Favipiravir’s registration.
Video | US COVID-19 cases surpass 5.1m: Johns Hopkins University
Hardest-hit US state of California recorded 574,673 COVID-19 cases, followed by Florida 536,961 cases, Texas 510,144 cases and New York 422,003 cases.
High-level China-Africa meeting calls for deepening cooperation against COVID-19 pandemic
As of Tuesday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Africa has surpassed 1.05 million as the death toll of COVID-19 pandemic rose to 23,582