Arts & Culture
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Screens
7/10/2022 5:15:00 PM
Saudi Arabia, the 12th globally in terms of GDP value and the country that accounts for about 50 percent of the GCC countries’ economy with about $833.5 trillion, is seeking to boost its economy further through cinema production that seems to experience a boom after a very long time of ban.
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World
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International
6/30/2022 1:10:46 PM
The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization.
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World
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International
6/8/2022 8:00:20 PM
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere last week except the Middle East and Southeast Asia, according to the World Health Organization.
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World
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International
5/26/2022 5:19:26 PM
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organization said.
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Egypt
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Tourism
5/25/2022 3:23:36 PM
Egypt ranked first in Africa, fifth in the Middle East and North Africa, and 51st globally in the World Economic Forum’s recently released 2021 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI).
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World
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International
5/18/2022 12:36:35 PM
A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
5/15/2022 2:20:38 PM
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC bought a 9.8% stake in Vodafone Group Plc for $4.4 billion as the Middle Eastern technology provider seeks to expand globally, Bloomberg reported.
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World
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International
5/12/2022 5:07:06 PM
President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders on Thursday for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he led the U.S. in marking the approaching ``tragic milestone'' of 1 million deaths at home from the virus. He ordered flags lowered to half-staff and warned against ``complacency'' around the globe.
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Business
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Economy
5/11/2022 2:52:57 PM
Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait announced on Wednesday that the government is considering issuing Yuan-dominated bonds that will target the Chinese market, which is the second largest bond market globally.
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World
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International
4/26/2022 9:10:06 PM
A dramatic drop in testing for Covid-19 has left the world blind to the virus's continuing rampage and its potentially dangerous mutations, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
4/12/2022 3:36:45 PM
Sukuk issuance globally grew by 11.6 percent in value in the first quarter (1Q) of 2022 to post $64.5 billion, driven by sovereigns and multilateral institutions despite the ongoing challenges, Fitch Ratings said in a report on Tuesday.
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World
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Africa
4/12/2022 11:03:26 AM
The UN official spearheading global vaccination efforts against the coronavirus said late Monday that the number of countries where 10% or less of the population has been vaccinated dropped from 34 to 18 since January and called for accelerated progress to end the pandemic.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/9/2022 4:14:38 PM
Egypt will have a big role in integrating water and climate issues globally, said Mari Pangestu — the World Bank’s managing director of development policy and partnerships.
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Business
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Economy
4/5/2022 3:55:51 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that the cumulative output loss caused by the pandemic globally to reach $13.8 trillion by 2024.
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World
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Africa
3/31/2022 7:03:34 PM
A senior World Bank official called for more support for poor people globally Thursday as the war in Ukraine sends food prices soaring.
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Business
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Energy
3/18/2022 5:03:45 PM
The Egyptian cabinet raised on Thursday the prices of household and commercial butane gas cylinders by seven percent starting Friday - the second such increase since December amid a sharp rise in oil prices globally.
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World
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International
3/10/2022 8:07:20 PM
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. But how will it end? Past epidemics may provide clues.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
3/7/2022 8:36:34 PM
Globally popular American pop group Maroon 5 are gearing up for their first performance in Cairo, scheduled for Tuesday 3 May at the great historical sight of the Giza pyramids.
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Life & Style
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Health
3/3/2022 11:01:37 AM
The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, the WHO said, indicating that cases of anxiety and depression had swelled by over 25 percent globally
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World
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International
3/2/2022 1:57:59 PM
The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week, marking a month-long decline in COVID-19 infections, according to figures from the World Health Organization.
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