The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced that 100,000 families will join the monetary subsidies program Takaful & karama on Wednesday as part of expanding the social safety network amid COVID-19 outbreak. The families will receive the social allowance monthly starting mid-April. At present, the program covers around 2.4 million families. Twenty-seven percent of individual beneficiaries […]

The Egyptian Armed Forces carried out the fourth sterilization round in Cairo as they sanitized during the partial curfew hours the bus stations of Aboud and Mazalat as well as the side streets and bridges in the area experiencing intensive passengers flow daily. “The forces also sterilized a number of buses operated by the Public […]

Saft Trab village near Al Mahala Al Kubra City at Gharbeya governorate has been quarantined for two weeks after 18 infections were identified, and the death of a woman. Police have deployed patrols and armored vehicles to close the entrances of the village, and to ensure the isolation of dwellers at their houses. Head of […]

Megastars Mohmed Mounir, Tamer Hosny, Samira Said, Saber Rebai, Wael Gassar and Carole Samaha will all participate in the massive operetta “Enta Akaw” (You are Stronger) that is scheduled to be released soon. The renowned Egyptian writer and poet Medhat el-Adl, who wrote the lyrics of “Enta Akwa”, said that the song is Egypt’s message […]

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim, 88, left Tuesday a quarantine hospital in Qaha governorate, northeastern Egypt, after he recovered from coronavirus. Abdullah has four sons and 10 grandchildren; his name has dominated news as the oldest patient to recover from COVID-19 infection in Egypt. After he felt normal flu symptoms, he was taken to Abbasiya Fever Hospital, […]

Egyptian Security forces are exchanging fires Tuesday with terrorist elements taking a hideout in Al Amiriya neighborhood in Cairo governorate according to a live feed broadcasted by Extra News satellite channel. Security patrols were seen in the neighborhood with microphones warning residents to stay away from the windows and buildings’ doors for their safety amid […]

Minister of Emigration and Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram received a phone call from Egyptian businessman in UAE Bishoy Emad Azmy, CEO of the Dubai-based Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC) Company, in which he announced that he will donate EGP 5 million in immediate response to the Egyptian government’s decision to launch a bank account No […]

Prime Minister’s Media Advisor Hany Younes posted photos for two newborn babies, saying that two women in Egypt infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) gave birth successfully at dawn. This comes while Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed in March warned against visiting the older people or pregnant women, considering them at a higher risk of […]

Egypt’s mufti Shawqi Allam urged this year’s umrah pilgrims to donate charity to those affected by coronavirus pandemic, needy persons and irregular workers. In March, Saudi Arabia decided to temporarily suspend Umra (minor pilgrimage) to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement on Monday said that the mufti called for giving […]

“Egypt’s Cairo Metro Authority is considering raising the smoking fine from LE 50 to LE 70, to be collected on the spot,” sources told Youm7 newspaper. This comes in line with Egypt’s Railway Authority’s decision to raise the fine for smoking in stations and trains. Abstaining from paying the fine will be considered a legal […]