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World
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International
5/5/2023 4:40:34 PM
The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide, and killed at least 7 million people worldwide.
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Life & Style
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Health
5/5/2023 1:34:52 PM
The World Health Organization published its new strategy for fighting COVID-19, seeking to help countries move from emergency mode to a long-term prevention and control strategy.
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World
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International
5/4/2023 4:11:53 PM
The World Health Organization's emergency committee is meeting Thursday to discuss if Covid-19 is still a global health emergency.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
5/4/2023 11:09:25 AM
Arab League foreign ministers are to hold emergency meetings Sunday on the conflict in Sudan and Syria's readmission to the bloc, a diplomat said.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/1/2023 2:09:42 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced on Monday the establishment an emergency support fund for irregular workers.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
4/30/2023 7:28:42 PM
An aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed Sunday in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by more than two weeks of fighting between the Sudanese army and its rival the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Business
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Economy
4/25/2023 1:40:09 PM
In a sign fears about the global financial system have eased for now, major central banks are scaling back their offer of emergency dollar loans to banks, a crisis step launched after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S. fed fears about wider troubles.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/24/2023 3:41:00 PM
The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) has set up a centre for relief and emergency services at the Arqin border crossing with Sudan to provide necessary services to those affected by the crisis, according to a press release issued by the organisation on Monday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
4/23/2023 5:55:31 PM
All passengers and crew aboard an Wizz Air flight were safe after their flight, which was en route to London, was forced make an emergency landing at Hurghada International Airport (HRG) shortly after takeoff due to a false fire alarm on board the aircraft late on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/16/2023 1:36:52 PM
Arab League member states are currently holding an emergency meeting at the level of permanent representatives to discuss Sudan's ongoing armed conflict, at request from Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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World
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International
4/11/2023 10:49:49 PM
Italy’s right-wing government on Tuesday declared a six-month national state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in migrants arriving on the country’s southern shores.
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World
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International
4/9/2023 3:03:27 PM
An apartment building collapsed in an apparent explosion Sunday in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille, injuring five people, with authorities warning up to 10 victims could be under the burning rubble.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/5/2023 2:29:04 PM
The Arab League said it will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon over an Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
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Business
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Economy
4/5/2023 2:04:00 PM
UBS chiefs told shareholders on Wednesday that the Swiss bank's emergency takeover of beleaguered rival Credit Suisse was a "Herculean task" strewn with risks, but still the right decision.
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World
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International
4/4/2023 10:41:20 AM
A Dutch high-speed passenger train slammed into heavy construction equipment and derailed near The Hague early Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring 30, emergency services said.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 4:18:56 PM
Ukraine's government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/24/2023 11:30:28 AM
A Russian strike on a humanitarian support centre in an eastern Ukraine town killed five people, emergency services said on Friday, as Moscow's forces push to capture the entire industrial Donetsk region.
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World
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Region
3/20/2023 11:28:02 AM
The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had been reported.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
3/13/2023 7:31:18 PM
wo large banks that cater to the tech industry have collapsed after a bank run, government agencies are taking emergency measures to backstop the financial system, and President Joe Biden is reassuring Americans that the money they have in banks is safe.
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World
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Region
2/27/2023 1:29:34 PM
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Monday, with initial reports indicating that buildings were destroyed, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported.
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