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Fewer Covid cases in Middle East but situation is fragile, says WHO
Five countries are reporting significant surges and nine will not meet 10% vaccination target this month
Egyptian university wins Unesco literacy prize
The Cairo university is one of six international recipients recognised for outstanding inclusive distance and digital learning projects in Covid times
El Sisi says developing countries need help to meet UN goals
Egypt’s President tells international forum developing countries need help of private sector and financial institutions for ‘green recovery’
Souq rebrands as Amazon in Egypt
North African country is the third after the UAE and Saudi Arabia to shift platforms since Amazon acquired the online retailer in 2017
Cairo exhibition and tour mark 15 years since Naguib Mahfouz's death
The legacy of the late Egyptian Nobel laureate is being revived with a new photo exhibition, a special tour and free museum entry
WHO in Afghanistan to run out of medical supplies in one week
UN agency has been unable to deliver more than 500 tonnes of healthcare supplies owing to restrictions at Kabul airport
Egypt detects first Delta variant case
Health Minister Hala Zayed has urged citizens to be vaccinated as registrations slow and fourth Covid wave looms
Egypt's first surf camp proves you can catch waves on the Mediterranean Sea
The North Coast's conditions suit a range of ability levels, say the founders behind Surf Camp Egypt
Egyptian remittances grow 13% in 11 months despite pandemic headwinds
Capital flows from abroad increased annually to $28.5bn between July 2020 and May 2021, according to the central bank
Egypt’s inflation rate hits 7-month high on the back of price hikes
Urban consumer prices rose due to increases in fuel, electricity, tobacco and food costs
Bahrain’s Bank ABC buys 99.5% of Blom Bank Egypt
Bid to acquire Lebanese lender for $427m was approved last month
Egypt’s health ministry warns of coming fourth Covid wave
Daily cases are creeping up again after reaching their lowest level since March 2020
Delta variant fuels Covid-19 surge in largely unvaccinated Middle East nations
Health systems in Tunisia and Lebanon ‘brought to their knees’ amid political and economic upheaval
Dubai-based Swvl to go public through $1.5bn SPAC deal
The Cairo-born tech-enabled mass transit company is set to go public through a merger with female led-blank cheque company Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital
Ancient Egyptian priest statue returned home
Egypt recovered the figure of Ni Kau Ptah from the Netherlands after it was put up for sale at a fine art fair
