Gold prices firm to 8-year high as coronavirus worries boost demand
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hovering near an eight-year peak, as worries over surging coronavirus cases around the…
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Dollar prices wallow as data temper recovery doubts
Dollar nursed losses on Tuesday and riskier currencies added a fraction to galloping earnings, after…
European stocks drop as investors look to economic data, U.S. coronavirus increase
European stocks dropped on Tuesday morning as worries over the threat to economic recovery of new coronavirus cases…
PMI: Egypt’s non-oil private sector activity at its slowest rate in Jun
Egypt’s non-oil private sector activity contracted in June at its slowest rate since the coronavirus hit the…
Egypt receives first $2 billion tranche of IMF standby loan: minister
Egypt has received the first $2 billion tranche of a $5.2 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) standby loan…
Egypt registers 1,218 new coronavirus cases, 63 fatalities on Sunday
Egypt confirmed on Sunday 1,218 new coronavirus cases, taking the toll to 75,253, according to a health ministry…
Ragaa El-Gedawy, a star of Egypt’s Golden age, dies after 43-day-long battle against…
Well-Known Egyptian actress Ragaa El-Gedawy died on Sunday at the age of 81 years old, after a publicised 43-day…
Egypt reopens 5 museums, 8 archaeological sites and operates 171 international, domestic…
Egypt has on Thursday reopened five museums and eight archaeological sites across the country, while Cairo…
Egypt dismisses rumours of imposing tax on bank deposits
Egypt on Friday dismissed rumours circulating through media reports that said the country intended to impose tax on…
Gulf economies to shrink 7.6% due to coronavirus, decline in oil prices: IMF
The Gulf states' economies could shrink by 7.6 percent this year in their deepest fall in decades, as the…
Ex-FDA official says the worst of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak to end in January
The worst of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak will come to an end by January, former Food and Drug Administration…
Moderna delays coronavirus vaccine trial – report
Shares of Moderna shrank on Thursday as much as 9.4 percent on a report that said the company’s late-stage trial…
U.S. military coronavirus cases spike as Pentagon lifts travel restrictions in 48 states
The number of the U.S. active-duty military personnel that contracted coronavirus has hiked in the past three…
Dr. Fauci: coronavirus may have mutated to become more infectious
The coronavirus appears to have mutated in a way that might help it become more infectious , White House health…
Egypt developing four WHO-registered vaccines to treat coronavirus patients
Egypt is developing four vaccines that have been registered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to treat…
Egypt shuts down Cairo’s famous Al-Hussein Mosque as anti-coronavirus rules violated
Authorities in Egypt decided on Thursday to close one of the most famous mosques in Cairo, Al-Hussein Mosque until…
313 tourists from Switzerland, Belarus arrive in Egypt following flight resumption
Egypt has received on Thursday two flights carrying on board 313 tourists from Switzerland and Belarus. This is the…
Coronavirus spread too rapidly, too broadly to bring under control: CDC
The coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and too broadly for the U.S. to bring it under control, Dr. Anne Schuchat,…
SoftBank’s Z Holdings sees Line merger slipping beyond October
SoftBank’s Z Holdings Corp said on Tuesday the closure of its merger with messaging app operator Line Corp will be…
Global coronavirus deaths top half a million
The death toll from coronavirus surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim…
Japanese stocks drop over 2% as global coronavirus death toll crosses 500,000
Asian Pacific stocks fell on Monday as the number of coronavirus cases globally continues to rise.
European shares whipsaw as Covid-19 weighs on sentiment
European shares fluctuated on Monday morning as investors digested the rising coronavirus death toll and spiking…
2 Egyptian members of parliament test positive for coronavirus
Two Egyptian members of parliament were diagnosed with coronavirus on Saturday and Sunday, including Abdel-Rehim…
Bahrain’s property market is good chance for investors despite coronavirus
Bahrain's real estate market, despite facing a hit due to Covid-19, remains a good opportunity for investors with…
11 coronavirus cases detected at Egyptian Premier League clubs – EFA
11 people tested positive for coronavirus on the third day of testing held by the Egyptian Football Association…
EBRD, UNWTO to facilitate tourism recovery in countries including Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization…
Egypt to reopen nurseries nationwide starting Wednesday – minister
Egypt will reopen nurseries nationwide starting Wednesday, after three months of closure amid the coronavirus…
Dubai’s real estate sales improve as investors return to market
Dubai’s real estate market is starting to see some buyers jumping back into business following the lifting of…
Egypt to fully resume work at all courts starting Saturday – ministry
Egypt will fully resume work at all its courts starting Saturday, the justice ministry said, after the government…
Saudi Arabia closes borders to hajj pilgrimage attendees, allowing only a limited number
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will bar arrivals from abroad to attend the hajj this year due to the…
Global coronavirus cases surpass 9 million
Global coronavirus cases have surpassed on Monday 9,036,002, with at least A 471,754 people died due to the virus,…
UNICEF provides Egypt with $17 million in aid to address coronavirus battle
UNICEF has provided Egypt with $17 million in aid to support the country’s efforts in its fight against the…
Egypt’s Eva Pharma begins manufacturing of coronavirus drug Avipiravir approved by…
Egyptian drugmaker Eva Pharma announced on Monday that it has begun manufacturing antiviral drug Avipiravir, which…
UK lowers coronavirus threat level from high to general circulation
UK chief medical officers have on Monday lowered the nation’s threat level around coronavirus from “high or rising…
Google’s U.S. ad revenue will drop for the first time ever due to coronavirus pandemic
Google’s U.S. advertising revenue is expected to see its first-ever drop this year due to coronavirus pandemic,…
Golden Globes 2021 ceremony postponed by almost two months amid coronavirus pandemic
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced on Monday that it would postpone the 2021 Golden Globes…
Trump to suspend visas for certain foreign workers through year-end
U.S. President Donald Trump is temporarily suspending H-1B and other types of visas for certain foreign workers…
South Korea confirms second wave of coronavirus outbreak is underway here
South Korea is facing a second wave of coronavirus outbreak, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
Egypt records 1,576 new coronavirus cases, 85 deaths on Monday
Egypt confirmed on Monday 1,576 new coronavirus cases, taking the toll to 56,809, according to a health ministry…
OPPO pledges EGP 5 million to support Egyptian families affected by coronavirus
Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is donating 5 million Egyptian pounds ($308,362) in form of food boxes to support…