Egypt’s Parliament to donate EGP 20m to Tahya Misr Fund

Move aimed at fighting coronavirus: parliamentary statement

Daily News Egypt

Trump threatens to cut WHO funding; official responds ‘Now is not the time’

Trump also criticised the WHO’s initial response to the outbreak and the time it took to declare the outbreak a global pandemic, on 11 March.

Daily News Egypt

Stakeholders offer innovative support for Egypt’s entrepreneurs

Support organisations roll up sleeves to help start-ups overcome COVID-19 impact

Mohamed Alaa El-Din

TMG Sukuk records 2.5 bid-to-cover ratio: EFG Hermes

FRA earlier approves first Sukuk offering worth EGP 2bn

Alyaa Stohy

Egypt’s net international reserves retreat to $40bn in March amid global shocks

Bank directs $5.4bn to cover local hard currency needs, bridge gap from foreign investment decline

Hossam Mounir

Cabinet approves 6-month leeway on tourism, private airlines utility payments

Stakeholders argue decision protects against lay-offs, hotel closures, others believe it neglects tourism companies

Nehal Samir

High online grocery orders growth due to COVID-19 measures: Noon

We demand exclusion of e-commerce companies from curfew, says Hendawy

Mohamed Alaa El-Din

UAE records highest number of new GCC COVID-19 infections Wednesday

Gulf state records 300 new cases, alongside Qatar at 153, Saudi Arabia 137 cases and Kuwait records 112

Sarah El-Sheikh

Egypt’s Covid-19 precautionary measures extended 

Egypt reports 110 new cases, 9 deaths, raising total to 1,560 cases and 103 deaths

Fatma Lotfi

Egypt to apply WHO’s FCTC on illicit tobacco trade

The states participating in this protocol should be committed to the principles of equal sovereignty and territorial integrity, alongside no interference in the internal affairs of other countries

Bassant Mohammed