Turkey COVID-19 cases hit 1,809,809 as Iran’s tally surpasses 1.1 million

Iraqi Health Ministry reported 1,022 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily increase in the country since mid-June, bringing the total infections to 573,622

Xinhua

Egyptian government works on raising efficiency of chest, fever hospitals

Egypt's Minister of Health Hala Zayed and Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawi have agreed to intensify their efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as the…

Daily News Egypt

Middle East faces unprecedented security, strategic challenges: Arab League chief

Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit remarks came during his speech, on Saturday, in front of the Arab Parliament

Sami Hegazi

COVID-19 recoveries in Africa surpass 2 million: Africa CDC

The most COVID-19 affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Ethiopia

Xinhua

Egypt’s high school students to take demo exam on new electronic system

Education Ministry previously announced that high school exams will be electronic starting academic year 2020-2021

Sarah El-Sheikh

Palestine welcomes UN report on Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes

Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that Israel's escalation of demolishing Palestinian homes constitutes "a crime against humanity that the world ignores."

Xinhua

Sarwa Capital to launch EGP 2.5bn movable collaterals fund

Financial services company considers establishing another movable collaterals fund valued at over EGP 1bn

Alyaa Stohy

Over 100 companies use Egypt’s e-invoicing system: Minister of Finance

Public agencies, companies will only deal with entities using e-invoicing system, starting from 1 July 2021: Maait

Daily News Egypt

Increased inflation in November makes Egypt’s interest fate open to speculation

Central Bank of Egypt to reduce interest rates by 50-100 basis points: Banking pundit Abdel-Aal

Hossam Mounir

FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The FDA's authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech is a significant milestone in battling the pandemic

Xinhua