Egypt cracks down on foreign journalists for their reporting on Covid19

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

1154 issue: week ending 19 Mar. 2020Cairo, March 17, 2020 – Egypt revoked the press credentials of a journalist for The Guardian and censured The New York Times Cairo bureau chief on Tuesday over “bad faith” reporting on the country’s...

Egypt: Hundreds of families north of Cairo quarantined after coronavirus death

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

1154 issue: week ending 19 Mar. 2020Cairo, March 17, 2020 – Egypt has placed over 300 families under quarantine in a Delta village to stem the spread of the new coronavirus after two deaths were recorded this month originating from the area. “We have...

Egypt: Covid-19 fallout, Hurghada resort and village in the Daqahliya on lockdown

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

1154 issue: week ending 19 Mar. 2020Cairo, March 17, 2020 – Egypt on Tuesday locked down the Red Sea resort of Hurghada where a German tourist died of new coronavirus earlier this month as it battles the spread of the disease. Hurghada is a magnet for tourists,...

Egypt: 20 killed in floods, as Egypt is unable to fix its crumbling infrastructure

Friday, March 13, 2020

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Egypt: Foreign tourists stranded in Nile cruise over coronavirus flown back home

Thursday, March 12, 2020

1153 issue: week ending 11 Mar. 2020Luxor, Egypt, March 11, 2020 – Egyptian authorities said Wednesday that 46 French and US tourists who had been quarantined on a coronavirus-hit Nile cruise boat have flown home. They were among dozens of foreign tourists and...