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Egypt's parliament to amend anti-money laundering law, review GERD negotiations
The anti-money laundering law, passed in 2002, will be amended to target terrorist activities funded through money laundering
  • Ethiopia slams Arab League resolution supporting Egypt in Nile dam rift
  • Sudan refuses to endorse Arab League resolution supporting Egypt in Nile dam dispute
  • Egypt seeks Arab support in GERD issue
  • Trump, Egypt's Sisi discuss GERD deal by phone
  • Ethiopia's ownership of GERD doesn't give it right to violate legal accords: Egypt FM
  • Egyptian parliamentary committee approves amendments to anti-money laundering law
  • 17 arrested in one of Egypt's largest money laundering cases: Interior Ministry
    • Saudi Arabia reopens area around sacred Kaaba amid virus measures
    Saudi Arabia reopened Saturday the area around the sacred Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's ...
    Gulf Arab states report new rise in coronavirus cases
    The number of coronavirus cases in the United Arab Emirates has risen to 45 from 30, the Health Ministry ...
    EgyptAir suspends flights to Kuwait over coronavirus fears
    The decision comes hours after Kuwait said it is suspending on Saturday all flights to and from seven countries, including Egypt, for a week to combat the spread of coronavirus
    Iranian MP dies from coronavirus: Tasnim news agency
    An Iranian lawmaker has died from coronavirus, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday, ...
    Kuwait suspends flights to and from Egypt, six other countries, over coronavirus
    The Gulf country said it is suspending all flights to and from Egypt, Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Syria and Lebanon to "stem the spread of COVID-19 and protect the safety of public health".
    Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria's Idlib, Russia reports some shootings
    Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday there had been no violations of the ceasefire ...
    Carteron hails fighting spirit as Zamalek march on in Champions League
    Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron hailed the team's fighting spirit as they sneaked into the African ...
    Egypt's Zamalek hold firm in Tunisia to reach Champions League semis
    Egypt's Zamalek defended stoutly in Rades to reach the African Champions League semi-final for ...
    Ethiopia slams Arab League resolution supporting Egypt in Nile dam rift
    Addis Ababa said it 'noted with dismay the resolution' by the Arab League, stressing rejection of the resolution in its entirety.
    Blast near US Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
    Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing ...
    Lebanon on verge of debt default, barring last-minute deal: Sources
    Lebanon looks set to announce on Saturday it cannot make upcoming dollar bond payments and wants to ...
    Egypt ups preventive measures at hotels nationwide after Nile cruise coronavirus cases detected
    Egypt’s confirmed cases jumped to 15 on Friday after 12 cases were discovered on a Nile cruise ship
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    15:33 Live score: South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns v Egypt's Ahly (African Champions.....
    15:31 Live score: Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth (English Premier League)
    15:11 Leader of Italy's co-ruling democratic party tests positive to coronavirus
    15:10 Pope Francis to deliver Sunday prayer by livestream due to virus
    14:31 Italian girl becomes Malta's first coronavirus case
    14:25 Coronavirus deaths rise to 145 in Iran, infections near 6,000: Ministry
    14:07 Lebanese leaders oppose repaying debt maturities: Presidency
    13:48 China exports plunge 17.2% in January-February on virus hit
    13:47 Florida reports two coronavirus deaths, the first in eastern US
    13:24 Barcelona marathon postponed due to coronavirus
    13:05 Nine killed in Mexico shootout with police
    12:33 'Star of the East' Umm Kulthum returns to light up Cairo
    12:20 Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash: Sources
    12:19 Lampard expects warm Chelsea welcome for 'gentleman' Ancelotti
    11:50 American tourists quarantined in Bethlehem hotel over coronavirus scare: Palestinian.....
    11:27 Saudi Arabia limits arrivals from UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain to airports over coronavirus.....
    11:17 Egypt's oil minister, US senator discuss efforts to enhance regional partnership.....
    11:09 UAE raises virus cases to 45, new cases from 9 nationalities
    11:01 Egyptian players abroad: weekend action
    10:59 Senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria: Fars
    10:54 Erdogan tells Turkish coastguard to stop migrants crossing Aegean
    10:26 Strasbourg v PSG postponed because of coronavirus: LFP
    00:00 Spain La Liga results & fixtures (27th matchday)
    23:59 Germany Bundesliga results & fixtures (25th matchday)
    22:56 African Champions League quarterfinal results & fixtures (2nd leg)
    20:55 Preview: Resurgent Ahly eager to erase bitter memories in Pretoria
    20:08 Egypt condemns 'in strongest terms' Tunisia suicide attack
    18:55 Alisson ruled out of Liverpool's Atletico showdown
    18:45 Facebook closes London offices until Monday due to coronavirus
    18:42 CAF may consider holding games behind closed doors due to spread of coronavirus.....
    Sending Syrians to Libya
    Turkey has been recruiting and training Syrian fighters to support its military intervention in Libya
    Libya: Salamé resigns
    Citing stress and its health risks, the chief UN envoy to Libya has resigned while progress on a political and security resolution to the Libyan civil war grinds to a halt
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    In opening its borders to Syrian refugees, Turkey is playing a card it previously wielded as a threat against the EU; one that some European officials have openly called blackmail

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    Avoiding panic: What we know about coronavirus in Egypt so far

    With only a handful of confirmed COVID-19 cases Egypt remains a low-risk country in terms of the global breakout

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    Coronavirus fallout set to take heavy toll on global trade

    Fears of the spread of the coronavirus are expected to slow global trade with China, with Egypt being no exception

    Egypt
    Egyptian consular officials following up on health of two nationals with coronavirus in Italy
    Italy is the site of a major outbreak of the virus, with over 3,000 people infected
    Egypt’s health minister returns from China, tested for COVID-19
    Hala Zayed and her accompanying delegation were subject to a range of preventative measures on arrival at Cairo International Airport
    Ethiopia recalls eight ambassadors, including from Cairo and Khartoum: Ethiopian news report
    ‘The timing of the recall of the Ethiopian envoys in Cairo and Khartoum… cannot be overlooked’ given the latest developments with the GERD, an Ethiopian source told a local newspaper
    Three Egyptians evacuated from China's Hubei, three others in Italy test positive for coronavirus
    Egypt's embassy in Beijing evacuated on Wednesday three Egyptians who were stuck in China's ...
    Egypt detects first Egyptian coronavirus case
    This is the first case of the new coronavirus detected among Egyptians in Egypt, and the third in the country
    No coronavirus cases detected among Egyptian community in Kuwait
    The Gulf state's deputy health minister said all cases in the country at present are Kuwaiti nationals
    World
    Coronavirus deaths rise to 145 in Iran, infections near 6,000: Ministry
    Iran's death toll from coronavirus reached 145 on Saturday after another 21 people were confirmed ...
    Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash: Sources
    A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes ...
    American tourists quarantined in Bethlehem hotel over coronavirus scare: Palestinian official
    Fifteen American tourists have been quarantined in a hotel in the West Bank city of Bethlehem as part ...
    Blast near US Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
    Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing ...
    Zambian president says church leaders inciting reprisals for chemical spray attacks
    More than 50 people in Zambia have been killed in mob violence in response to a spate of poision spray ...
    Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
    Migrants stuck on the Turkish side of the border with Greece tried to dodge tear gas canisters on ...
    Business
    Global economic growth to slow down in 2020 over coronavirus outbreak: IMF
    This situation affects significant elements of both supply and demand, as supply will be disrupted due to morbidity and mortality, the IMF managing director said
    EGX fell due to domestic challenges, coronavirus outbreak: Experts
    The EGX started the week in red due to Egyptian and Arab selling, recording losses amounting to $31.98 billion of market capitalisation
    INTERVIEW: Rana El-Kaliouby says emotional AI is a multi-billion-dollar industry that will enhance people’s lives
    Ninety-three percent of human communication is through body language and facial expressions, stated the leading researcher in emotion detection technology
    Corona outbreak forces IMF, World Bank to hold spring meetings virtually
    The World Bank has announced a package of emergency funding for developing countries to respond to the spread of the Coronavirus
    OPEC working on Russia to join big oil cut amid coronavirus
    Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members will seek to persuade Russia on Wednesday to join them in large ...
    CBE's international reserves up to $45.5 mln by end of February
    The CBE's international reserves have witnessed consecutive hikes since the implementation of the IMF's $12 billion extended loan arrangement
    Arts & Culture
    Venice architecture biennale postponed to August due to coronavirus
    Previously scheduled for 23 May, the exhibition will now open on 29 August
    Egyptian Rawya Mansour, African female leader of 2019
    Rawya Mansour is the only Egyptian woman to have succeeded in reaching the final list of African personalities nominated for the 2019 African women leadership award
    Alexandria Francophone Film Fest appoints Egyptian critic Mohamed Atef as artistic director
    The first edition of the Alexandria Francophone Film Festival is set to take place between 12 and 17 June 2020
    Art Alert: Beethoven, French Revolution, Bonaparte in focus at Cairo's Manasterly Palace
    The topic of the composer and the French connection is part of a series of lectures about music headed by composer and conductor Hisham Gabr
    Egypt's culture ministry launches coronavirus awareness campaign
    The awareness campaign will be held across the cultural palaces in various governorates
    Streaming titans seek passage to India for new growth
    The US giants face tough competition in the vast, ethnically and religiously diverse country where the streaming scene is rapidly evolving.
    Opinion
    Belligerence
    Mostafa Ahmady
    In its sudden about-face on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue, Ethiopia has proven that it is willing to sacrifice regional stability for domestic political gains
    Before the throne
    Abdel Moneim Said
    An Egyptian to the core, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak was a patriot devoted to serving his nation and its people
    Obituary- Mahmoud Murad: A rare breed
    Mohamed Abu Al-Fadl
    I have never written a eulogy or obituary for anyone, but the great journalist Mahmoud Murad, has ...
    Breaching Washington’s trust
    Said Okasha
    How will Washington react to Addis Ababa refraining from signing a US-brokered agreement on GERD
    Addis Ababa’s irresponsible policy
    Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial
    In the latest chapter of Ethiopian intransigence in negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance ...
    The waning of logic
    Ahmed Al-Moslemany
    People think there is always a pearl of hidden wisdom in the world’s grand politics, there is ...
    Sports
    Strasbourg v PSG postponed because of coronavirus: LFP
    Saturday’s Ligue 1 game between RC Strasbourg and champions Paris St Germain has been postponed ...
    Carteron hails fighting spirit as Zamalek march on in Champions League
    Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron hailed the team's fighting spirit as they sneaked into the African ...
    Egypt's Zamalek hold firm in Tunisia to reach Champions League semis
    Egypt's Zamalek defended stoutly in Rades to reach the African Champions League semi-final for ...
    Preview: Resurgent Ahly eager to erase bitter memories in Pretoria
    Ahly, Egypt and Africa's most successful outfit, know they can ill-afford any other embarrassments ...
    CAF may consider holding games behind closed doors due to spread of coronavirus
    African governing body CAF said it may consider holding continental matches behind closed doors, postpone ...
    Ahly coach warns players ahead of CAF Champions League clash against Sundowns
    Ahly will face South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the second leg of the African Champions League quarterfinals in Pretoria on Saturday
    Life & Style
    Coronavirus more deadly than flu but containable: WHO's Tedros
    About 3.4% of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have died, far above seasonal flu’s fatality rate of under 1%, but the novel coronavirus can be contained, the World Health Organization (WHO) said
    WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
    The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight coronavirus and asked companies to increase production by 40%
    Mercury exposure in food causes skin cancer
    Those who eat a lot of mercury-containing seafood might be at increased risk for skin cancer, suggests a study
    How long can coronavirus survive on surfaces?
    As a new coronavirus spreads quickly around the world, health officials say they are “aggressively” assessing how long it can survive on surfaces to better understand the risk of transmission
    Explainer: Coronavirus reappears in discharged patients, raising questions in containment fight
    A growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in China and elsewhere are testing positive after recovering, sometimes weeks after being allowed to leave the hospital, which could make the epidemic harder to eradicate.
    The new coronavirus: What is it and how does it behave?
    What we know about the disease it causes and how it spreads
    Heritage
    Egypt's Djoser Step Pyramid opens to visitors after 14 years of conservation works
    The Step Pyramid, the first stone building in history and the oldest pyramid in the world, consists of six stacked terraces to a height of around 63 metres
    In photos: Egypt's Hurghada Museum opens
    Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Enany asserted that the ministry is to copy the experience in Sharm El-Sheikh museum, set to open in April
    83 ancient graves discovered in Egypt's Nile Delta
    An Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced on ...
    Cairo's Tahrir Square obelisk has its pyramid-shaped top installed
    The obelisk is around 19m tall and weighs 90 tones. It is one of several obelisks in San Al-Hagar site destroyed during a strong earthquake in ancient times
    Roof of Cairo’s Baron Empain palace to be open to visitors
    The palace will re-open this month and will feature an exhibition on the history of Heliopolis
    In photos: Communal tombs for high priests uncovered Upper Egypt
    The communal tombs were dedicated to high priests of the god Djehuty and senior officials in the fifteenth nome of Upper Egypt and its capital, Ashmunin
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