Month: April 2020

World denounces Trump’s WHO funding halt

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls decision timing inappropriate

Sarah El-Sheikh

Al-Mashat highlights Egypt’s COVID-19 measures at G-24 meeting

The across-the-board economic declines have hit these countries particularly hard, with governments…

Hagar Omran

Al-Amireya residents praise police for neighbourhood’s terrorist hideout raid

Security forces were keen to maintain citizen safety, says resident

Daily News Egypt

Covid-19 distances Egyptians from Easter, Sham El-Nesim celebrations

PM Madbouly orders park, beach closure, instructs ‘use of force’ against violators…

Fatma Lotfi

Saudi Arabia reports 493 new COVID-19 cases as GCC infections continue to rise

Bahrain has conducted 726,547 medical examinations so far

Sarah El-Sheikh

East Port Said Port revenues hike 80% in 1Q 2020

SCZone, SCCT sign new agreement to enhancing port’s competitiveness

Nehal Samir

Fiscal policy key to saving lives during COVID-19 pandemic: IMF’s Mauro to DNE

Policymakers should offer emergency protection lifelines through temporary, timely, and targeted fiscal…

Nevine Kamel

COVID-19 causes major increase in fiscal deficits, public debt ratios: IMF

Transparency is crucial to managing fiscal risks, says Fiscal Monitor report

Hagar Omran

HSBC announces COVID-19 charity projects in Middle East

Roughly 80,000 will benefit from bank’s global $25m COVID-19 charitable fund, including…

Daily News Egypt

MENA’s shopping malls should adopt screening to mitigate COVID-19 disruption: Colliers International

Colliers sees retail as one of fastest sectors to recover as markets…

Daily News Egypt