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This Week in Egypt: Week 14-2020 ( Mar 30-April 5)

Posted on April 6, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines

Egypt’s coronavirus cases surpass 1000 milestone
Medics at Egypt’s main cancer center test positive for coronavirus
Egypt quarantines all nationals returning from abroad
Egypt’s Central Bank keeps key interest rates unchanged
Egypt’s Health Minister arrives in Italy with medical supplies
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church extends suspension of prayers including Holy Week services due to coronavirus
Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments

Main Headlines

Monday

Social media influencer is released on bail after arrest over curfew videos
Egypt sets up hotlines for psychological support during coronavirus shutdown
First Doctor dies of coronavirus in Egypt
Vast majority of Egypt’s coronavirus cases have only mild to moderate symptoms

Tuesday

Egypt to quarantine all nationals returning from abroad
A village in Gharbiya governorate enters lockdown after 8 people contract virus
Egypt cancels mid-term exams due to coronavirus
First Egyptian child recovers from coronavirus

Wednesday

Egypt continuing disinfection of cultural venues
Egypt to produce prototype of first locally-manufactured Medtronic’s ventilator in a week
National Bank of Egypt shuts down main branch in New Cairo for two weeks over coronavirus-infected employee
An Egyptian doctor in the U.S. dies of the coronavirus

Thursday

Sisi orders Tahya Misr Fund to pay for returnee quarantine fees
Egypt’s Central Bank keeps key interest rates unchanged
Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church extends suspension of prayers, including Holy Week services due to coronavirus
Egypt’s airlines to lose $1.6 billion owing to coronavirus: IATA
Egypt increases intern doctors’ bonuses at annual cost of EGP 320 million

Friday

Egypt reports highest daily increase in coronavirus cases, deaths
Egyptians returning from US are quarantined in Red Sea’s Marsa Alam
Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments

Saturday

Egypt’s coronavirus cases surpass 1000 milestone
Medics at Egypt’s main cancer center test positive for coronavirus
Some Egyptians defy government to perform Friday prayers
Egypt’s Health Minister arrives in Italy with medical supplies in Italy
Charity iftar tables banned in Egypt in Ramadan owing to coronavirus: Endowments ministry http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/366598.as

Sunday

Egypt and Sudan run new electricity linkage project at a voltage of 220 KV
Egypt’s Sisi orders coronavirus testing all staff and patients at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute
Grand Egyptian Museum opening is delayed to 2021 amid COVID-19 fears
Quarantine across Egypt stays as virus cases continue emerging
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptian dead and 22 are infected.

Reports

Cologne 555: How coronavirus revived Egypt’s favorite perfume.
Egypt releases political prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
Ethiopia: Dam dispute stokes anti-Egypt feelings
Central Bank of Egypt’s new cash deposits and daily withdrawal limits

Read

Egypt’s Armed Forces engage in tangential battles. Ahmed Eleiba

From Twitter

103 new #coronavirus cases and 7 new deaths, bringing Egypt's total to 1,173 cases, 78 deaths, 247 recoveries: @mohpegypt pic.twitter.com/hefDaqrVZK

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) April 5, 2020

293 adults and 13 infants are quarantined in a hotel in Marsa Allam for 14 days after they have been repatriated from the US: Tourism Ministry#Egypt #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/gpuyNBsCMv

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) April 3, 2020

So proud to support youth volunteers in North Sinai through Al Gora Community Development Association to raise awareness of #COVID19 and reach out to vulnerable families in Al Arish about proper hygiene practices and to provide hand sanitizers and rubbing alcohol. pic.twitter.com/Ltu5hjSckp

— USAID Egypt (@USAIDEgypt) April 3, 2020

#Egypt's State-run Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries is about to produce the first prototype of the first locally-manufactured Medtronic's ventilator in a week in order to be ready for mass production after another week as it will be needed to fight #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Ty9h9WKcoV

— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) April 2, 2020

The former Libyan Prime Minister Mohammad Jibril was got died today in Cairo/Egypt after he was tested positive of #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/hiV4XiZcfV

— Asaad Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) April 5, 2020

🇮🇹🙏🇪🇬❤️THANK YOU – AGAIN – EGYPT! With direct order of generous President @AlsisiOfficial, Egypt delivers one more batch of precious medical equipment to Italy! Moving sign of help and love by the Egyptian people and President. God bless You all! pic.twitter.com/KX7vKiK9Zy

— Marco Florian 🇮🇹🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇷🇮🇱🇨🇾🇪🇬🇹🇷🇦🇱 (@MarcoFlorianMED) April 4, 2020

In a matter of months, the COVID-19 outbreak reached #Egypt, highlighting the ease and rapidity in which the virus spreads. To prevent hospitals and healthcare facilities from overflowing, flattening the curve is important now more than ever. #StayHomeSaveLives #وقاية_مش_أجازة pic.twitter.com/IqhhYgr0Uk

— Egyptian Streets (@EgyptianStreets) April 5, 2020

Daily News Egypt's video: Egyptians cheer on #coronavirus-battling doctor#DNEvideo https://t.co/C731ajKwkd

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) April 6, 2020

South Africa have more than 1000 COVID-19 cases, in Egypt it is approaching 500 yet both nations did not ask for foreign help. Yet Nigeria that have less than 200 cases is asking for foreign help, incompetent. People should get ready to embrace the reality, 5G installation. pic.twitter.com/G0FH1avJ3p

— Obioma (@Obioma13367236) April 4, 2020

A resident in Cairo plays the violin from his balcony to bring cheer to the lonely curfew nights and uplift the spirits of his neighbourhood 👏 👏 #Egypt pic.twitter.com/ruLeE1U3Qw

— Amro Ali (@_amroali) April 6, 2020

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Reblog: In Memoriam: Healthcare Workers Who have died of COVID-19

Posted on April 3, 2020 by nervana111

Medscape has published a list of healthcare workers who lost their lives, while caring for patients with COVID-19. Amidst a global shortage of appropriate protective gears, the risk of infection is very high for those on the frontline fighting coronavirus.

I decided to republish this list on my blog, out of respect to my collaegues around the globe, as not many have access to the original article. I believe it is subscription only.

Please join me in honouring their names by sharing this post.

RIP heroes

A

Luigi Ablondi, 66, Epidemiologist, Former General Manager of the Crema Hospital, Cremona, Italy

Abdel Sattar Airoud, 74, General Practitioner, Piacenza, Italy

Vincenza Amato, 65, Medical Director Responsible UOS Hygiene Public Health of the Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention, Bergamo, Italy

Larrice Anderson, 46, Nurse, New Orleans East Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana

Malik Ashtar, 50, Nursing Staff, Gilgit, Pakistan

Gaetano Autore, 68, General Practitioner, Naples, Italy

Madhvi Aya, 61, Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

B

Domenico Bardelli, 75, Dentist, Lodi, Italy

Manuel Barragan, 63, General Practitioner, Cordoba, Spain

Jean-Marie Boegle, 66, OBGYN, Mulhouse, France

Massimo Borghese, 63, Specialist in Otolaryngology and Phoniatrics, Naples, Italy

Giuseppe Borghi, 64, General Practitioner, Lodi, Italy

Araceli Buendia Ilagan, 63, ICU nurse, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami

Antonio Buonomo, 65, Medical Examiner, Naples, Italy

Antonino Buttafuoco, 66, General Practitioner, Bergamo, Italy

C

Mario Calonghi, 55, Dentist, Brescia, Italy

Giulio Calvi, 72, General Practitioner, Bergamo, Italy

Andrea Carli, 69, General Practitioner, Lodi, Italy

Ricardo Castaneda , 64, Psychiatrist, New York, New York

Marino Chiodi, 70, Ophthalmologist, Bergamo, Italy

Marcello Cifola, age unknown, Otolaryngologist, Italy

Aurelio Maria Comelli, 69, Cardiologist, Bergamo, Italy

Benedetto Comotti, 74, Hematologist, Bergamo, Italy

D

Francesco Dall’Antonia, 82, Former Primary of Surgery I of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy

Jeannie Danker, 60, Director of Radiology, OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

Francesco De Alberti, died on March 28, 2020; Former OMCeO President, Lecco, Italy

Francesco De Francesco, 82, Retired, Former hospital doctor, Sculptor and painter, Bergamo, Italy

Domenico De Gilio, 66, General Practitioner, Lecco, Italy

Walberto Reyes de la Cruz, Urologist, Monclova, Mexico

E

Amged el-Hawrani, 55, Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist, Queen’s Hospital Burton, Derbyshire, UK

Adil el-Tayar, 63, Transplant Surgeon, Isleworth, west London, UK

Ahmed el-Lawah, 50, Professor of Clinical Pathology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Raul Garcia Espinoza, 53, Nurse, Centro Medico La Raza, Mexico City, Mexico

F

Gino Fasoli, 73, Retired General Practitioner, Brescia, Italy

Giuseppe Finzi, 62, Hematologist and Contract Professor of Vascular Diseases at the University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Anna Maria Focarete, 69, Provincial Councilor FIMMG, SIMG President and Former Councilor Prov. of the Medici, Lecco, Italy

Francesco Foltrani, 67, General Practitioner, Macerata, Italy

Giovanni Francesconi, 90, General Practitioner, Brescia, Italy

Luigi Frusciante, 71, General Practitioner, Como, Italy

G

Frank Gabrin, 60, Emergency Medicine Physician, New York, New York, United States

Bruna Galavotti, 86, Psychiatrist, Dean of the Women’s Medical Association of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

Maurizio Galderisi, 65, Cardiologist, Professor of Internal Medicine at the Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Franco Galli, 65, General Practitioner, Mantua, Italy

Ivano Garzena, 48, Dentist, Turin, Italy

Rosario Vittorio Gentile, 67, General Practitioner, Specialist in Allergology and Hematology, Cremona, Italy

Calogero Giabbarrasi, 68, General Practitioner, Caltanissetta, Italy

Raffaele Giura, 80, Pneumologist, Como, Italy

Mario Giovita, 65, General Practitioner, Bergamo, Italy

James T. Goodrich, 73, Neurosurgeon, Director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Montefiore Health System, Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, United States

Renzo Granata, 68, General Practitioner, Alessandria, Italy

H

Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok (US Army), 57, Physician Assistant, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Alex Hsu, 67, Internal Medicine, Northwest Medical Center, Margate, Florida, United States

J

Jiang Xueqing, 55, Head of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, China

Norman Jones, 72, Cardiologist, Former Cardiology Chief of the Trabattoni-Ronzoni Rehabilitation Center in Seregno, Como, Italy

Raffaele Jura, 79, Former head of the Pneumology department, Como, Italy

K

Kious Kelly, 48, ER Nurse at Mount Sinai West, New York, New York, United States

Narges Khanalizadeh, 25, Nurse, Milad Lahijan Hospital, Lahijan, Iran

L

Giuseppe Lanati, 73, Pulmonologist, Como, Italy

Michele Lauriola, 67, General Practitioner, Bergamo, Italy

Vincenzo Leone, 65, General Practitioner, Vice President of SNAMI, Bergamo, Italy

Marco Lera, 68, Dentist, Lucca, Italy

Li Wenliang, 33, Ophthalmologist, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, China

Liu Fan, 59, Nurse, Wuchang Hospital in Wuhan, China

Liu Zhiming, 51, Director of Wuchang Hospital in Wuhan, China

Gabriele Lombardi, 68, Dentist, Brescia, Italy

Sara Bravo López, 28, General Practitioner, Cuenca, Spain

Roberto Mario Lovotti, 69, General Practitioner, Milan, Italy

Piero Lucarelli, 74, Anesthesiologist, Bergamo, Italy

Rosario Lupo, 65, Medical Examiner, Manager of the INPS Legal Medical Center of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

M

Antonio Maghernino, 59, Medical Continuity Doctor, Foggia, Italy

Giuseppe Maini, 74, General Practitioner, Piacenza, Italy

Abdulghani Taki Makki, 78, Dentist, Italy

Leonardo Marchi, 65, Infectious Disease Doctor, Medical Director of the San Camillo Nursing Home, Cremona, Italy

Arturo Olvera Martínez, Physician, age unknown, Hidalgo, Mexico

Julián Santos-Gonzalez Martinez, 64, Secretary of Medicine, College Albacete, Albacete, Spain

Mei Zhongming, 57, Ophthalmologist, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, China

Ivan Mauri, 69, General practitioner, Lecco, Italy

Roberto Mileti, 59, Gynecologist, Rome, Italy

Isabel Muñoz, 59, General practitioner, Salamanca, Spain

John F Murray, 92, Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California

N

Marcello Natali, 56, General Practitioner, Secretary of the Federation of General Practitioners of Lodi, Lodi, Italy

O

Freda Ocran, 50, Psychiatric Nurse, Jacobi Medical Center, New York, New York, United States

José Manuel Sanchez Ortega, age unknown, General Surgery, Barcelona, Spain

P

Carlo Alberto Passera, 62, General Practitioner, Bergamo, Italy

Tomas Pattugalan, 70, Internal Medicine Physician, Queens, New York

Peng Yinhua, 29, Respiratory doctor, First People’s Hospital of Jiangxia District, Wuhan, China

Dino Pesce, 74, Internist Physician, Former general physician at the Villa Scassi hospital in Sampierdarena, Genoa, Italy

R

Mahen Ramloll, 70, General Practitioner, France

Jean-Jacques Razafindranazy, 67, Emergency Doctor, Lille, France

Mark Respler, 66, Urologist, Brooklyn, New York

Leandro Resurreccion III, 57, Pediatric Transplant Surgeon, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, the Philippines

Gualberto Reyes, 45, Emergency Medicine Physician, Mexico

Usama Riaz, 26, Physician, Gilgit, Pakistan

Guido Riva, 78, General Practitioner, Bergamo, Italy

Luigi Rocca, 93, Pediatrician, Piacenza, Italy

Flavio Roncoli, 89, Retired, Bergamo, Italy

S

Alfa Saadu, 68, Former Medical Director, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex and Ealing NHS Trust, Harlow, UK

Mario Luigi Salerno, 68, Physiatrist, Bari, Italy

Usman Sani, 48, Pathologist, Malaysia

Jose Ramon Izquierdo Sanz, 61, General Practitioner, Cuenca, Spain

Gianpaolo Sbardolini, age unknown, General Practitioner, Italy

Olivier-Jacques Schneller, 68, General Practitioner, Trévenans, France

Marino Signori, age unknown, Occupational Physician, Italy

Song Yingjie, 28, Hospital Pharmacist, Wuhan, China

Manfredo Squeri, 75, Former hospital physician, currently head of the Medicine department in the Piccole Figlie di Parma Nursing Home affiliated with SSN, Parma, Italy

Roberto Stella, 57, General Practitioner, Varese, Italy

T

Valter Tarantini, 71, Gynecologist, Forlì Cesena, Italy

Giulio Titta, 73, General Practitioner, Former secretary of FIMMG, Turin, Italy

Gaetana Trimarchi, 57, General Practitioner, Messina, Italy

Israel Tolentino, 33, Emergency Medical Technician, Passaic, New Jersey

U

Marcello Ugolini, 70, Pulmonologist, Councilor of the Medical Association, Pesaro Urbino, Italy

V

Ivano Vezzulli, 61, General Practitioner, Sports Physician, Lodi, Italy

Denis Vincent, 62, Dentist, North Vancouver, Canada

W

Wang Tucheng, 27, Doctor, Henan’s Xinwangzhuang village, China

Sylvain Welling, 60, General Practitioner, France

Diedre Wilkes, 42, Mammogram Technician, Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Newnan, Georgia

Judy Wilson-Griffin, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Leone Marco Wischkin, 71, Internist, Pesaro Urbino, Italy

X

Xia Sisi, 29, Gastroenterologist, Union Jiangbei Hospital, Wuhan, China

Xu Hui, 51, Leader of a hospital’s virus control group, Nanjing, China

Y

Z

Habib Zaidi, 76, General Practitioner, Eastwood Group Practice, Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Carlo Zavaritt, 80, Pediatrician and Child Neuropsychiatrist, Bergamo, Italy

Anonymous

Anonymous Healthcare Employee, 48, Donalsonville Hospital, Donalsonville, Georgia

Anonymous Prison Doctor, died on March 26, 2020; Foggia, Italy

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This Week in Egypt: Week 13 -2020 ( Mar 23-29)

Posted on March 30, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines

Egypt declares two-week curfew to counter coronavirus
Egypt extends flight suspension for two more weeks
Egypt’s Central Bank sets new daily cash deposit and withdrawal limits amid COVID-19 outbreak
Egypt began deep cleaning the area around the Giza Pyramids
Egypt’s cabinet holds first virtual meeting amid coronavirus pandemic
Egypt sentences five people to death for deadly oil pipeline explosion

Main Headlines

Monday

Egypt allocates EGP 1 billion to provide preventative medical supplies

Tuesday

Egypt declares two-week curfew to counter coronavirus
Egypt’s stock exchange shortens trading hours
Egypt evacuates Cairo’s largest market to curb coronavirus spread
Egypt sanitizes prisons, targets price manipulators amid coronavirus crisis
Egypt extends flight suspension for two more weeks

Wednesday

Egypt began deep cleaning the area around the Giza Pyramids
20-30% cut in Egypt’s fuel prices is expected by 1 April
Egypt’s health ministry calls for volunteers to fight coronavirus
“Stay at home” to avoid coronavirus, Egypt’s health minister tells Egyptians

Thursday

Egypt forces Guardian journalist to leave after coronavirus story
Cairo is eerily silent in the first day of national curfew
Egypt has ample opportunity to control coronavirus outbreak: WHO

Friday

Egypt reports 6 new coronavirus deaths, total cases reach 536: Health Ministry
Egypt tests nationals returning from Europe for coronavirus
Egypt sentences five people to death for deadly oil pipeline explosion
Egyptian government meets via video conference tntensifies efforts against Coronavirus
Italy praises Egypt’s medical team for saving the lives of 10 elderly tourists with coronavirus

Saturday

Health Minister: Egypt yet see peak in coronavirus cases.
Egypt uses chloroquine in treating COVID-19 patients
Egypt’s Mediterranean shores closed to curb COVID-19 spread
Egypt sends humanitarian, medical aid to Gaza

Sunday

33 new Egyptians test positive for coronavirus, 4 seniors die
Egypt’s Central Bank sets new daily cash deposit and withdrawal limits amid COVID-19 outbreak
Some Egyptian villages are isolated in 10 governorates over Coronavirus
Egypt’s prosecution: Jail term and EGP 20,000 fine for spreading rumours about coronavirus
Egypt extends closure of mosques over coronavirus indefinitely

Reports

‘We can’ initiative provides face masks, cleaning supplies to Egypt’s poor to Egypt’s poor amid virus outbreak. Al-Masry Al-Youm
In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts. AP
Coronavirus: Unaffordable social distance. Nada Zaki
On the frontlines of COVID-19: Chronicles of a head nurse. Rana Mamdouh
Egypt’s female lion tamers show the men how to do it. Declan Walsh

Read

GERD: Playing for time. Doaa El-Bay

From Twitter

A friend from #Cairo posted those images of the city under #coronavirus #curfew #Egypt pic.twitter.com/85ka03bExF

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) March 29, 2020

#Egypt reports 33 new #coronavirus cases and 4 new deaths, raising the country’s total infected cases to 609 and 40 deaths. Whilst, 132 cases have recovered and discharged from hospitals: @mohpegypt pic.twitter.com/umsiTWqSKC

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) March 29, 2020

And what's the best-performing currency against the dollar over the past three months of coronavirus turmoil? You guessed it, the Egyptian Pound https://t.co/hnKabtnfO1

— Luke Baker (@BakerLuke) March 30, 2020

Workers in Egypt deep clean the site of Giza pyramids, one of the last standing seven wonders of the ancient world https://t.co/ZXsfWJ8BCo pic.twitter.com/63f335VhK1

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 26, 2020

I spoke with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi @AlsisiOfficial , about ways to enhance bilateral ties. We discussed current developments, and in particular joint efforts to contain COVID-19. May God protect Egypt and its people from all harm.

— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) March 28, 2020

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbuly has announced a new series of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in Egypt. The measures will go into effect on Wednesday morning and last for two weeks. pic.twitter.com/wrzcPJKGGf

— Mada Masr مدى مصر (@MadaMasr) March 24, 2020

Egypt’s Sisi orders medical professionals allowances be increased by 75% and exceptional gratuity for workers at coronavirus quarantine hospitals. #egypt https://t.co/LKVVlK3CTM

— Deena Hassan (@deenahsn) March 29, 2020

“The disparity is true for every country”?

But singling out #Egypt is halal?

Citing a “research” published on Twitter as if it is sacred document?
Weaponising a global pandemic is not helpful.

However, it is is sad and wrong to expel any journalist because of his/her reports https://t.co/x0X1Yn9hyG

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) March 26, 2020

One of theories on why #Egypt’s #COVID19 rate is not high, it is one of few countries that routinely give tuberculosis TB vaccine.
Some researches suggest that those immune against TB do not develop serious symptoms of #coronavirus

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) March 29, 2020

Covid-19 from Precaution to Treatment Webinar
Date: Sunday 29-Mar-2020 – 11.00 am
To Attend please register on this link:https://t.co/xS4hxwBWzB pic.twitter.com/JFjujNaOrW

— وزارة الصحة والسكان المصرية (@mohpegypt) March 28, 2020

I feel sorry and kind of sad that some failed politicians and media are using the #COVID19 epidemic to score points against their political opponents , in USA, in UK and in Egypt.

— Hany Ragy (@Hragy) March 28, 2020

My latest message to Australians in Egypt. 🇦🇺 🇪🇬 #StaySafe #BeInformed pic.twitter.com/jdWBwGXS1P

— Glenn Miles 🇦🇺🇪🇬 (@AusAmbEgy) March 29, 2020

#OTD in 1979, a White House ceremony marked the signing of an Egypt-Israel peace treaty brokered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The framework deal, known as the Camp David Accords and arranged in September 1978, endures today. pic.twitter.com/TO31DoWDgq

— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) March 26, 2020

New City of Administration, 45km east of Cairo, Egypt pic.twitter.com/PDQjy3Mnyc

— Benjamin Young Savage (ᐱᓐᒋᐱᓐ) (@benjancewicz) March 29, 2020

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This Week in Egypt: Week 12 -2020 ( Mar 17-22)

Posted on March 23, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines

Egypt’s coronavirus cases rise to 327
Egypt quarantines 300 families in Daqahliya after coronavirus cases detected
Egypt denies The Guardian claims that 19,000 Egyptians contracted coronavirus, and withdraws accreditation of Guardian journalist
Egypt’s mosques and churches suspend communal prayers
Egypt arrests activists including Ahdaf Soueif over coronavirus protest
Egypt’s cuts interest rates by 300 basis points in face of coronavirus
Ethiopia vows to fill dam despite Egyptian threats; has not sent Egypt latest designs for GERD

Main Headlines

Monday

Egypt’s cuts interest rates by 300 basis points in face of coronavirus
Wave of stormy weather cost Egypt EGP 1 billion
Egypt suspends international flights, announces new measures to prevent spread of coronavirus
Egypt quarantines 300 families in Daqahliya after coronavirus cases are detected
Egypt’s health ministry denies the Guardian claims that 19,000 Egyptians contracted coronavirus
Egypt’s tourism sector projected to lose $1 billion a month, but people’s well-being comes first: Minister of Tourism

Tuesday

Kenya supports Egypt’s position in Ethiopian dam rift
Egypt to open 13 labs for coronavirus tests across governorates
Egypt suspends trading in 40 shares after they fall more than 5%
Egypt withdraws accreditation of Guardian journalist over controversial coronavirus report

Wednesday

Italian tourist at Hilton Alexandria tests positive for Coronavirus
Egypt arrests activists including Ahdaf Soueif over coronavirus protest Egypt arrests
First Egyptian dies of coronavirus in Italy
Ethyl Alcohol prices soar in Cairo as supplies disappear from shelves
Egypt shuts down Giza zoo over coronavirus fears

Thursday

Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31
Retailer Carrefour urges Egyptian shoppers not to hoard amid coronavirus fears

Friday

Egypt registers 29 new coronavirus cases and one new death
Ethiopia vows to fill dam despite Egyptian threats
Niger’s President Issoufou discusses GERD with Egyptian foreign minister

Saturday

Egypt reports 9 new coronavirus cases
Egypt’s mosques and churches suspend communal prayers
Egypt’s railway authority calls on people to stay at home
Egypt’s Sisi appoints new advisor for health affairs
Egypt briefs Congo, Rwanda on Renaissance Dam developments

Sunday

Egypt records highest total coronavirus death toll in one day at 4; total cases reach 327
Egyptian Major General dies due to coronavirus
Egypt’s Minister of Irrigation: Ethiopia has not sent Egypt latest designs for GERD
Egypt Post cuts interest rate on its saving accounts to 8.5%

Reports

Egypt steps up diplomatic action in Nile dam dispute. Ayah Aman
Morocco shows support for Egypt in conflict with Ethiopia over Nile Dam. Ahmed Fouad
From infection to recovery: A doctor’s coronavirus journey. Mada Masr

Good Read

Gains for Khartoum in GERD crisis. Attia Assawi
GERD: Seeking Seeking support. Doaa El-Bey

From Twitter

Egypt's army announced that Major General Shafea Abdel Halim Dawood, head of project management in the Armed Forces Engineering Authority has died from #COVID19, during the army's efforts to control the virus spread. This is the second senior army rank death due to #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/FWlAXK1nda

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) March 23, 2020

#BreakingNews: The Egyptian military announced that General Khaled Shaltot was annouced dead after being infected with #Coronavirus during the military's efforts to curb the virus#Egypt #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/XiXGj0MNn5

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) March 22, 2020

Thirty-three new positive cases and four deaths as a result of COVID-19 were registered in Egypt on Sunday, according to a Health Ministry statement, bringing the total number of officially tested positive cases to 327 and deaths to 14. pic.twitter.com/DOATws6WW3

— Mada Masr مدى مصر (@MadaMasr) March 22, 2020

1,396 confirmed #COVID19 cases in #Africa in 43 countries. There have been a total of 122 recoveries recorded: 🇩🇿Algeria (65), 🇪🇬Egypt (42), 🇧🇫Burkina Faso (5), 🇸🇳Senegal (5), 🇲🇦Morocco (3), 🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire (1) and 🇳🇬Nigeria (1). https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg pic.twitter.com/5iSYrHT8Jv

— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) March 23, 2020

Coronavirus cases per million people.

Italy: 977
Spain: 621
Germany: 297
Iran: 261
Netherlands: 248
France: 246
South Korea: 173
US: 101
UK: 84
China: 56
Australia: 53
Canada: 38
Turkey: 15
Saudi: 15
Japan: 8
Brazil: 7
Egypt: 3.2
Indonesia: 1.9
India: 0.3

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 22, 2020

Zero virus screening at international arrivals at the Frankfurt airport. No temperature check, no asking where travelers have been…I’ve spent the last two weeks in Jordan, Libya, and Egypt and all seem to be taking exponentially more precautions.

— Lindsey Snell (@LindseySnell) March 18, 2020

Egypt now disinfecting entire streets as People are Kept away. Anything tangible happening Kenya? We cant even trace people with the virus. Is as if we were hurrying to get somewhere and suddenly we lost momentum #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/fwymTuhMfr

— Lord Abraham M. Mutai (@ItsMutai) March 22, 2020

It seems Egypt’s army is disinfecting the streets. #egypt #CoronaCrisis pic.twitter.com/FY88NDZ2bl

— Deena Hassan (@deenahsn) March 21, 2020

Four confirmed cases of Coronavirus among Coptic Priests and Deacons in New York/New Jersey https://t.co/n69k1akuiM

— Samuel Tadros (@Samueltadros) March 19, 2020

Today, the Standing Committee of the Holy Synod decided to close all churches for two weeks, and surprise surprise the attacks on the Pope have started https://t.co/qSZ7iF3g39

— Samuel Tadros (@Samueltadros) March 21, 2020

#Egypt sent cargo airplane to #Italy yesterday carrying a medical aid, including around one million face mask in the framework of the supporting efforts to confront #COVID19outbreak. pic.twitter.com/KZqXgHBnkF

— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) March 21, 2020

After 2 suspected #Coronavirus cases were reported in Gharbia governorate, workers in Misr Spinning and Weaving Co. and Nasr Company for Spinning and Weaving will be on leave until 31 March pic.twitter.com/jlV7QneXtb

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) March 22, 2020

Activist Shadi Ghazali Harb and Dostour Party members Helal Samir, Ahmed al-Rassam and Ramadan Abu Zeid were released from state custody Friday night, lawyer Nabih al-Ganady told Mada Masr. pic.twitter.com/Or3BrMwry5

— Mada Masr مدى مصر (@MadaMasr) March 20, 2020

Qatar is playing a very dirty game in Egypt. They’re using their presstitutes in the media to make it sound as though the entire country is about to collapse from the Coronavirus. They’re defaming service men and women, so that the nation rejects their assistance in this crisis.

— Imam of Peace (@Imamofpeace) March 20, 2020

New York-based Muslim Brotherhood Activist Urges Muslims to Wage Jihad with Coronavirus

Bahgat Saber in FB video:

“People who are outside of Egypt should go to any consulate or embassy…If I am infected, I will go to the Egyptian consulate here [NYC]"https://t.co/AIwYTnjc5K pic.twitter.com/biyzYCb5QF

— Creeping Sharia (@creepingsharia) March 20, 2020

Mohamed Salah has reportedly donated £1.1m to help Egypt hospitals fighting against the Coronavirus. (@FilGoal)

Forever helping his country in need. 🇪🇬👑 pic.twitter.com/qeJSj10Meq

— Samue (@SamueILFC) March 18, 2020

On this day in 1801, British troops defeat the French in Egypt at the Battle of Alexandria. pic.twitter.com/foema5MDHn

— British & Commonwealth Mil (2CG) 💂🇬🇧 🇲🇾 🇳🇿 (@BritComMil) March 21, 2020

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This Week in Egypt: Week 11-2020 ( Mar 9-15)

Posted on March 15, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines

Egypt suspends schools, universities for two weeks from Sunday
Egypt reported 13 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total of cases detected in the country to 93
21 people have been killed in some of the worst storms to hit Egypt in decades
Sudan will mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute, general says
Deputy chief of Sudan’s ruling council visits Egypt; Egyptian FM kicks off regional tour to boost support in dispute with Ethiopia
Egypt’s annual inflation declines to 5.3% in February, down from 7.2% in January

Main Headlines

Monday

12 Houston-area coronavirus cases linked to Egyptian cruise
Egypt halts crowded activities to deter spread of coronavirus
Egyptian FM kicks off regional tour to boost support in dispute with Ethiopia
Ethiopia says Trump got inaccurate information on GERD
Egypt’s annual inflation declines to 5.3% in February, down from 7.2% in January
An Egyptian court sentences train driver to 15 years over deadly crash at Cairo station

Tuesday

Ethiopia not seeking a deal on Nile dam and not offering an alternative
Egypt’s intelligence chief meets with South Sudan’s Salva Kiir in Juba
Egyptian FM discusses latest GERD developments with UAE, Oman officials
Egypt will never give up its rights to the Nile water: Parliament speaker
Egypt suspends sports activities due to coronavirus
Egypt limits Friday sermon to 15 minutes to prevent coronavirus spread
Saudi Arabia and Egypt to operate limited flights to bring nationals home following travel restrictions

Wednesday

Tens of tourists on Luxor Nile cruise return home after testing negative for coronavirus
Egypt’s metro and railways give out face masks at peak hours to prevent spread of coronavirus

Thursday

Fierce “dragon” storm hits Egypt with flooding rain and damaging winds
Two trains collide in Cairo, Egyptian railways shut down nationwide
Egypt’s Sisi sends two messages to top EU officials on GERD
Egypt detains taxi driver who ‘bullied’ Chinese tourist for coughing during a taxi ride

Friday

Thunderstorms and flooding around Egypt entered a second day, as the death toll rose to 21
Egypt reported 13 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total of cases detected in the country to 93
25 new coronavirus cases detected among Egyptians in Saudi Arabia

Saturday

Egypt suspends schools, universities for two weeks from Sunday
Jordan and Sudan suspend flights to Egypt due to coronavirus
Egypt works with Facebook to fight coronavirus misinformation
Egyptian student contracted coronavirus a day after school shutdown
Deputy chief of Sudan’s ruling council visits Egypt

Sunday

Sudan will mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute, general says
Egypt registers 17 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 110
Welsh couple are in lockdown in Egypt as hotel confirms COVID-19 case
Egypt gave small and medium-sized businesses a six-month extension for credit repayments and canceled ATM withdrawal fees
Egypt allocates EGP 100 mln compensation for those affected by major storm

Reports

Egypt is alarmed over Sudan’s siding with Ethiopia in Nile water dispute. Shahira Amin

Video report

Egypt is on pace to surpass Spain this year as the world’s number one exporter of oranges. CNN

From Twitter

US swings from mediator to pro-Egypt power broker in Ethiopia-Egypt River Nile row. I wonder though, when Cairo threatens military action, does it (even with ALL its Arab League allies) even remotely believe it can subdue Ethiopia?https://t.co/qWJrtmHaFd

— Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) March 7, 2020

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia : Egyptians Right to the Water of the Nile – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/a8KUMT7Hhk via @Change

— Ossama Kamal (@ossamakamal) March 14, 2020

UPDATE: #Coronavirus cases

• China +80,000
• Italy 24,747
• Iran 13,938
• S. Korea 8,162
• Spain 7,798
• Germany 5,795
• France 4,499
• US 3,273
• 🇨🇭2,217
• UK 1,327
• GCC 950
• Israel 213
• Iraq 116
• Egypt 110
• Lebanon 99
• Russia 63 https://t.co/9d1GTbsvvb

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) March 15, 2020

Egyptian armed forces prepartions for deployment throughout the #Egyptian governorates to face #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/KDNPq7sfNA

— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) March 15, 2020

The Guardian released an article saying CANADIAN scientists believe Egypt has more Covid-19 cases than announced and you all rain with it. None of these people sat a foot in Egypt, they don’t know shit. Maybe, the Guardian should focus on their PM refusing to suspend schools

— reem (@805bambi) March 15, 2020

(33) I'm free from Egypt's #CoronaVirus military hospital by testing negative many times. Thank you to the amazing doctors, my new Egyptian followers (Shukran Habibi!) & my reliable US friends & Congresspeople for helping me get home. I ♥️ Egypt & will return one day. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/L3p3PM4SUB

— Matt Swider (@mattswider) March 13, 2020

(35) Homeward-bound w/ a new shirt. Goodbye, Egypt. It was 1 week of adventure & extra week of misadventure. Now back to a very different US than I left 3 weeks ago. I have 12hrs write 200 thank you notes for everyone's tremendous support while confined to a military hospital. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/L2iEppHF9Y

— Matt Swider (@mattswider) March 14, 2020

Hey #Egypt, thanks for taking such good care of our friend @mattswider, and for seeing that he gets home. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/TblxoqvVhT

— Mary Scholz (@MaryScholz) March 13, 2020

The stocking mania has hit Egypt. Carrefour shelves are empty, except toilet paper. We use bidets. 💦

— The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh) March 15, 2020

NY Muslim Brotherhood Activist Bahgat Saber Urges Egyptians to Deliberately Infect Government Officials and Employees at Egypt's Consulates and Embassies with Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/uJIGud9eoK

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) March 15, 2020

The Egyptian government and people demonstrated their strong ability in dealing with the weather disturbances that swept the country this weekend, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Friday https://t.co/jwbw0jjXxB via @ahramonline

— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) March 13, 2020

Unstable weather to continue in #Egypt on Friday https://t.co/TzogpkulIC pic.twitter.com/wz5BaBJzvn

— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) March 12, 2020

More inverse reality: *Gaza* closes border crossings with Egypt, Israel over coronavirus https://t.co/kxIGutaXmu

— Samer Al-Atrush (@SameralAtrush) March 14, 2020

Egypt has been hit with freak “dragon” storm flooding and hail. pic.twitter.com/jCGiT0Vxnq

— unspoken history (@Unspokenhistory) March 14, 2020

Egypt is on pace to surpass Spain this year as the world's number one exporter of oranges https://t.co/evktfv4ZF9 pic.twitter.com/AwQPAiJ5sT

— CNN (@CNN) March 14, 2020

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Twitter Thread: Italy and the Coronavirus

Posted on March 10, 2020 by nervana111

I hardly publish any medically related stuff on this site, however I find this testimony by Italian doctor Daniele Macchini, from the front lines of treating the coronavirus outbreak, important to document. It is translated Epidemiologist Silvia Stringhini .

As a Doctor, I find Dr Macchini’s testimony very distressing. I really hope the authorities here in UK read and reflect. Britain could face the same scenario.

2/ This is the English translation of a post of another ICU physician in Bergamo, Dr. Daniele Macchini. Read until the end "After much thought about whether and what to write about what is happening to us, I felt that silence was not responsible.

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

4/ I myself watched with some amazement the reorganization of the entire hospital in the past week, when our current enemy was still in the shadows: the wards slowly "emptied", elective activitieswere interrupted, intensive care were freed up to create as many beds as possible.

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

6/ I still remember my night call a week ago when I was waiting for the results of a swab. When I think about it, my anxiety over one possible case seems almost ridiculous and unjustified, now that I've seen what's happening. Well, the situation now is dramatic to say the least.

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

8/ The boards with the names of the patients, of different colours depending on the operating unit, are now all red and instead of surgery you see the diagnosis, which is always the damned same: bilateral interstitial pneumonia.

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

10/ the epidemiological disaster is taking place. And there are no more surgeons, urologists, orthopedists, we are only doctors who suddenly become part of a single team to face this tsunami that has overwhelmed us.

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

12/ Reasons for the access always the same: fever and breathing difficulties, fever and cough, respiratory failure. Radiology reports always the same: bilateral interstitial pneumonia, bilateral interstitial pneumonia, bilateral interstitial pneumonia. All to be hospitalized.

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

14/ The staff is exhausted. I saw the tiredness on faces that didn't know what it was despite the already exhausting workloads they had. I saw a solidarity of all of us, who never failed to go to our internist colleagues to ask "what can I do for you now?"

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

16/ There are no more shifts, no more hours. Social life is suspended for us. We no longer see our families for fear of infecting them. Some of us have already become infected despite the protocols.

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

18/ We just try to make ourselves useful. You should do the same: we influence the life and death of a few dozen people. You with yours, many more. Please share this message. We must spread the word to prevent what is happening here from happening all over Italy."

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

19/ Full post here, you can DeepL: https://t.co/zDC7de6wtI

— Silvia Stringhini (@silviast9) March 9, 2020

And another warning

Here's the coronavirus data, overlayed with the dates offset by the amounts shown. One of these countries is not like the rest. Everyone else will be Italy in 9-14 days time. pic.twitter.com/VESY54X1gP

— Mark Handley (@MarkJHandley) March 9, 2020

Here is the original Italian piece

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This Week in Egypt: Week 10-2020 ( Mar 2-8)

Posted on March 9, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines

A German man died in Egypt of the coronavirus, the first death on the African continent linked to Covid-19
Egypt confirms another 55 new coronavirus cases from a Nile River cruise boat
Ethiopia condemns Arab League’s “blind support” to Egypt, commends Sudan’s “principled position”
Egypt says Ethiopia’s posturing over Nile Dam threaten regional security and expresses disappointment over Sudan’s GERD-statement
Egypt executes Al Qaeda’s Hisham Ashmawy after conviction over terrorist attacks
Egypt’s oldest pyramid Djoser reopens to the public after years of restoration

Main Headlines

Monday

Egypt launches a website to spread awareness about coronavirus
Second coronavirus case in Egypt is a Canadian oil worker
Egypt’s tourist landmarks light up in red in solidarity with China over coronavirus
Egyptian authorities foil attempt to smuggle 16 parcels filled with artifact
Egypt allows extension of tourists permitted stay for up to 5 years

Tuesday

Ethiopia chides US for ‘undiplomatic’ role in Nile Dam talks
Trump and Egypt’s Sisi discuss GERD deal by phone
Egypt’s Sisi headed a meeting of the commanders of the Egyptian armed forces at the defence ministry in Cairo
Ethiopia’s ownership of GERD doesn’t give it right to violate legal accords: Egypt’s FM
1,832 suspected COVID-19 cases tested negative in Egypt: Health minister
French public transport operator RATP to run Cairo’s metro’s third line

Wednesday

Egypt executes Al Qaeda’s Hisham Ashmaway after conviction over terrorist attacks
Egypt bans entry of all Qataris over coronavirus

Thursday

Egypt detects first Egyptian coronavirus case
Ethiopia recalls eight ambassadors, including from Cairo and Khartoum: Ethiopian news report
Three Egyptians evacuated from China’s Hubei, three others in Italy in Italy test positive for coronavirus
No coronavirus cases detected among Egyptian community in Kuwait
Kuwait eases restrictions on travellers, including Egyptians, over coronavirus
Egypt’s oldest pyramid Djoser reopens to the public after years of restoration

Friday

Twelve crew members aboard a cruise ship on the Nile were placed in isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus, all asymptomatic
Egypt ups preventive measures at hotels nationwide after Nile cruise coronavirus cases were detected
Egyptian consular officials following up on health of two nationals with coronavirus in Italy
Ethiopia condemns Arab League’s “blind support” to Egypt, commends Sudan’s “principled position”

Saturday

Egypt confirms another 33 coronavirus cases from a Nile River cruise boat that was already tied to 12 cases
Egypt finishes assessing 1,042 state servants before transfer to new capital
Petroleum Minister talks with US companies to pump investments into Egypt
No need to cancel Friday prayers over corona at present: Egypt’s Minister of Endowment

Sunday

A German man died in Egypt of the coronavirus, the first death on the African continent linked to Covid-19
First Egyptian to contract coronavirus is in “critical condition”
Crowds gather outside Cairo ministry building to seek coronavirus lab test certificate
Cruise ship workers resign following coronvirus fears in Luxor
Egypt’s Nile water committee in permanent session over GERD
Egypt says Ethiopia’s posturing over Nile Dam threaten regional security
Egypt expresses disappointment over Sudan’s GERD-statement

Reports

Egypt takes measures in response to collapse of Renaissance Dam talks Ahmed Youness
Filling GERD: A race against time. Doaa El-Bey
Egypt’s Coptic philanthropist nominated for Nobel Price. Nada Shaker

Good Read

The whole world got Hosni Mubarak wrong . Steven Cook
Belligerence. Ahmady

Photo Gallery

Egypt’s tamed crocodiles

From Twitter

#BreakingNews: #Egypt reports seven new #Coronavirus cases, bringing total #COVID19 cases to 55 pic.twitter.com/mdo03mI6wi

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) March 8, 2020

Corona cases in Egypt were moved to the quarantine area…#coronavirus #covid19 pic.twitter.com/Sps4xhY79o

— Abd A Words (@AbdAwords) March 8, 2020

(19/many) So I’m going to skip ahead of some tweets, skip some photos and tell the world That while Egypt was breatkingly beautiful, I have been quarantined on that Nile Cruise. I feel fine. pic.twitter.com/IohCQlTLLJ

— Matt Swider (@mattswider) March 7, 2020

The scene outside Egypt's Ministry of Health's lab seeking coronavirus test. This situation is going to be a major stress on government's with fragile public health infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/foVUVV4eaE

— Steven A. Cook (@stevenacook) March 8, 2020

Coronavirus deaths

China: 3097
Italy: 366
Iran: 194
South Korea: 50
US: 20
France: 19
Spain: 17
Japan: 6
Iraq: 4
Australia: 3
Netherlands: 3
Switzerland: 2
UK: 2
Hong Kong: 2
Germany: 1
Thailand: 1
Egypt: 1
Taiwan: 1
Argentina: 1
Philippines: 1
San Marino: 1

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 8, 2020

BREAKING: One of the confirmed #Coronavirus cases in Harris County is a Rice University employee currently under quarantine. Each of the three cases in the Houston area are related to a recent trip to Egypt.

— Matt Harab (@HarabMatt) March 5, 2020

According to Greek government sources, the nationalities of the migrants arrested at #Evros from Friday 28/2 till today at 6AM are:
-Afghanistan, 64%
-Pakistan, 19%
-Τurkey, 5%
-Syria, 4%
-Somalia, 2,6%
-Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Egypt: 5,4%

— Giorgos Christides (@g_christides) March 6, 2020

6 Mar 20 | 7pm GMT+2
# of confirmed #COVID19 cases in the Region
🇦🇫Afghanistan 1
🇧🇭Bahrain 56
🇪🇬Egypt 15
🇮🇷IR Iran 4747 incl 124 deaths
🇮🇶Iraq 38 incl 2 deaths
🇯🇴Jordan 1
🇰🇼Kuwait 58
🇱🇧Lebanon 16
🇲🇦Morocco 2
🇴🇲Oman 16
🇵🇸OPT 7
🇵🇰Pakistan 6
🇶🇦Qatar 11
🇹🇳Tunisia 1
🇸🇦KSA 5
🇦🇪UAE 29 pic.twitter.com/LMjICMWAgO

— WHO EMRO (@WHOEMRO) March 6, 2020

#BreakingNews: #Coronavirus: #SaudiArabia bans travel with nine counties including #Egypt, #UAE, #SouthKorea, #Italy, and five other countries pic.twitter.com/IDpqSOwG5t

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) March 8, 2020

Delighted to attend the inauguration of the oldest pyramid in the word: the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, after its renovation by a team of specialists including British engineers pic.twitter.com/GMik1ro5On

— British Ambassador to Egypt (@GeoffreyDAdams) March 8, 2020

Someone want #Egypt ( the affected country), to compensate the aggressor, aka #Ethiopia, and give up empowering its army. In short, let's dry up Egypt and render it powerless to defend itself too.
Nice! https://t.co/8OInDmWtlK

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) March 8, 2020

The audacity of such proposal is in not just its suggestion for #Egypt to compensate #Ethiopia for drying its water resource, but also in demanding a political price from Egypt that is completely irrelevant to the water dispute!
WTF?#GERD https://t.co/6zx1q3HD6Q

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) March 8, 2020

Out of the box doesn’t mecessarily mean good thinking. Egypt to compensate Ethiopia for what ! For violating international law and conventions on transnational rivers ? Preposterous. It is Ethiopia who should compensate Egypt if/when it obstructs the flow of water downstream.

— magdi abdelhadi (@maegdi) March 8, 2020

Great meeting with Egypt's Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla to discuss the strategic importance of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum and the energy security it provides to the region. pic.twitter.com/fycTxYHBHr

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 6, 2020

''No to sexual harassment'' by Egyptian street artist Mira Shihadeh #womensart pic.twitter.com/tHaS9Un3hm

— #WOMENSART (@womensart1) March 6, 2020

Arsinoe was a powerful royal woman in the Ptolemaic dynasty that ruled Egypt for almost 300 years.

After her death in the early 3rd century BC, a royal decree stated that her statue be placed in every temple in Egypt https://t.co/03Iynp0j95 #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/4hq9MG8fac

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) March 8, 2020

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Reblog: Idlib: The Next Phase

Posted on March 6, 2020 by nervana111

This is a very interesting piece on what’s next for Idlib that worth reading.

Jonathan Spyer

Jerusalem Post, 6/3

Russia’s desire to woo Turkey from the west likely to prevent all out Turkey-Syria War

Clashes between Turkish and Syrian regime forces in north west Syria are ongoing. For the first time in the Syrian civil war, the forces of two governments are engaged in prolonged clashes on the ground. The killing of at least 30 Turkish soldiers in what was almost certainly a Russian air attack in Idlib Province on February 27 was a dramatic escalation and has left the Turkish public angry and shaken.

The latest fighting – around the strategic town of Saraqib – has been intense and bloody. 75 opposition fighters and 40 regime fighters were killed in 24 hours of brutal combat around Saraqib on March 2-3.

But is an all out Turkey-Syria war now inevitable? Despite the dramatic recent events, it is not.

To understand why, it is important to grasp…

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This Week In Egypt – Week 9-2020 ( Feb 24-Mar1)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines

Hosni Mubarak: Former Egyptian President dies aged 91
Egypt holds military funeral for former president Mubarak
Ethiopia skips latest US talks with Egypt over dam dispute and says it will fill GERD despite US warning
Egypt accuses Ethiopia of ‘deliberately’ impeding GERD negotiations
WHO: French and Canadian cases showed no symptoms showed no symptoms of coronavirus while in Egypt

Main Headlines

Monday

Egypt’s defence minister heads to Pakistan
Egypt’s Sisi discusses regional threats with heads of Arab intelligence services

Tuesday

‪Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak dies aged 91
Regional leaders mourn death of former Egyptian president Mubarak
Egypt slams Israeli decision to build new settlements in West Bank
Egypt Air postpones resumption of flights to China
Egypt’s foreign minister travels to US in latest bid to seal Washington deal on Ethiopian Dam

Wednesday

‪Egypt holds military funeral for former president Mubarak
Egypt’s Sisi attends military funeral ceremony for Mubarak
Ethiopia skips latest US talks with Egypt over dam dispute
Royal Dutch Shell’s onshore Egyptian oil and gas assets have drawn interest from American, Egyptian, Asian and Middle East bidders

Thursday

Eni, Naturgy clinch deal that will reopen Egypt’s Damietta LNG plant by June LNG plant by June
Egyptian tourism companies scramble after Saudi suspends pilgrimage over coronavirus fears
Egypt’s health minister reveals plans to deal with any possible coronovirus outbreak
An Egyptian criminal court seeks the death penalty for five defendants for vandalising a gas pipeline

Friday

Coronavirus cases in France jump to 38, official says two recently returned from Egypt
Ontario confirms eighth coronavirus case is Toronto man who travelled to Egypt
Egypt denies rumors of new coronavirus cases

Saturday

‪S. vows to remain engaged with Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan on Blue Nile Dam
Egypt’s new train coaches from Russia undergo tests in Hungary
WHO: French and Canadian cases showed no symptoms showed no symptoms of coronavirus while in Egypt
Egypt increases usage fee for national gas grid by 29%

Sunday

Ethiopia says it will fill GERD despite US warning
Egypt accuses Ethiopia of ‘deliberately’ impeding GERD negotiations
Qatar bans Egyptian visitors over virus fears; ; Kuwait imposes precautionary procedures
Egypt’s Sisi discusses coronavirus updates with government officials

Reports

‪Mubarak: A timeline. Zeinab El-Gundy
Hosni Mubarak (1928–2020): The rise and fall of Egypt’s longest-ruling president. Mada Masr
Mubarak’s death signals the end of an era in Egypt. Muhammed Magdy
Contrary to expectations, Egypt rejects new IMF loan. David Awad
A Sinai desert community in Egypt leads the way in agri-tourism. Ahmed Gabr
The British flights are back to Egypt. Safeya Mounir

Read

The End of Egyptian cotton. Yasmine Al-Sayyad

From Twitter

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in hospital in Cairo aged 91 https://t.co/QnlPMqEkRs

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 25, 2020

Egyptian presidency, military mourn Mubarak as 'war hero' https://t.co/S8ECtBjHx6 pic.twitter.com/Tc3s6NbghR

— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) February 25, 2020

I think Mubarak will end up remembered fondly. I lived/reported in Egypt when he was at his peak in the mid 90s.
His flaw was hubris. He didn’t know when to get off the stage and stuck with his son to takeover. Had he left 5 yrs before overthrow there’d be statues of him in Cairo

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 25, 2020

"He had survived multiple assassination attempts, held power longer than anyone since Muhammad Ali Pasha…suppressed a wave of terrorism by Islamic fundamentalists and appeared even to defy the gravity of age" https://t.co/627PVCKCMr

— Oren Kessler (@OrenKessler) February 25, 2020

I don't have any special takes on Mubarak, only a heavy sadness that comes from being reminded of all that we once believed was possible for Egypt and all that in fact came to pass instead.

— Sara Hussein (@sarahussein) February 25, 2020

I visited Embassy of Egypt in Prague to write in the book of condolence for former President Hosni Mubarak. President Mubarak contributed a lot to the Peace with Israel and to the stability in the region. pic.twitter.com/XPW2tWki3L

— Daniel Meron (@AmbMeron) February 28, 2020

The late and former Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak began his presidency by granting some religious freedom to political and religious groups. Thus, Egyptian history, for example, provides a good example of how to interact continuously between religion and politics.

— Prof. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi (@suwaidi_jamal) February 27, 2020

#Ethiopia announced on Wednesday that it would not take part in the February 27-28 scheduled #GERD tripartite meeting in Washington because its negotiation team had not been able to complete consultations.https://t.co/9s3WLPthzk pic.twitter.com/ClcXiyEwt6

— Ethiopian Press Agency / የኢትዮጲያ ፕሬስ ድርጅት (@PressEthio) February 28, 2020

The statement issued by US Treasury on GERD is unacceptable & highly partisan, Ethiopia believes in continued engagement with Egypt & Sudan to address the outstanding issues and finalize the Guidelines and Rules on a win-win basis for all. #GERD @mfaethiopia

— Gedu Andargachew (@GeduAndargachew) February 29, 2020

#Ethiopia doesn't accept the characterization that the negotiation on the Filling and Operation of the GERD is completed. The “text” reportedly initialed by Egypt is not the outcome of the technical and legal discussion of the three countries. https://t.co/MEt7r2GYtQ

— Mohammed Ademo (@OPride) February 29, 2020

Egypt‘s defense minister is currently paying an important visit to Pakistan

During the visit, Egypt’s MoD met with the Pak President, Prime minister & army senior leaders

Egypt has several keys of interest with Pakistan especially in joint training & defense industries fields pic.twitter.com/VPFVoQxpKy

— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) February 27, 2020

Egypt is said to be close to get two FREMM Bergamini Heavy Frigates from Italy

The two frigates were built for the Italian navy before Egypt submitted an official request to get them

This deal is considered as prelude for MEGA defense deal w/ Italy worth more than €9 billions pic.twitter.com/HRaIUvEhDJ

— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) March 1, 2020

Egyptian army Chief of Staff met with the Commander of the U.S. JSOC https://t.co/OO9dNxjXJ9

— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) February 27, 2020

Prominent Iranian cleric and diplomat, Hadi Khosroshahi passed away today, one day after he was admitted to a hospital in Tehran for testing positive #Coronavirus. Khosroshahi was Iran’s ambassador to the #Vatican and later Iran’s top diplomat in #Egypt between 2001 and 2004 pic.twitter.com/vbVnmLfOMs

— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) February 27, 2020

Egypt's new solar canal saves water and produces energy pic.twitter.com/oOWgDb2JC9

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 28, 2020

Egypt switched to royalty and tax system after realizing that the production sharing system was hindering investment in the mining sector. https://t.co/ZH0S6DKWxc pic.twitter.com/xlwivVc7tM

— Denis Kusaasira (@DenisKusaasira) February 29, 2020

Chinese flag over Karnak Temple in Luxor – Egypt in solidarity with China's fight against #COVID19 @SpokespersonCHN https://t.co/LTRppnz8Vr

— Maged Ghoraba (@magedghoraba) March 1, 2020

#MagdiYacoub is the face of real Egypt#AbdullahRoshdy is the face of #Islamist hateful breed that ruined #Egypt over the last 30 years! https://t.co/TF7PLucqsD

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) February 24, 2020

In photos: #Egypt #Hurghada Museum opens https://t.co/270rMgbYLM #Hurghada pic.twitter.com/DdPa2M81op

— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) February 29, 2020

Repeat this exercise for Pakistan, Egypt (and the Shia version of Islamism, in Iran)… almost every majority-Muslim country has been affected by the twin scourges of Islamism and Muslim fundamentalism. https://t.co/ze2fev3uDS

— أبو عمّار (@MaajidNawaz) March 1, 2020

Giza, Egypt 🇪🇬
via: 100.pixels pic.twitter.com/FeHBrIVNIY

— Earth (@VistaEarth) February 29, 2020

Travel

The River Nile’s greatest attractions from Aswan to Luxor. CNN Travel
Egypt to restore 150-year-old suspended bridge at Giza zoo after three-decade closure

Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt | Tagged Egypt, Ethiopia, GERD, Mubarak | Leave a comment

This Week In Egypt: Week 8-2020 ( Feb 17-23)

Posted on February 23, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines

Egypt’s only announced coronavirus case tests negative for the disease
Pompeo says Ethiopia-Egypt dam dispute could take months to resolve
Egyptian court acquits Mubarak’s sons of illicit share trading
Egypt holds interest rates for the second straight month
Egyptian natural gas exports to Jordan to be resumed within 48 hours
Egypt’s Minya opens museum in remembrance of 21 Christians killed by ISIS in Libya
Egyptian prosecutor renews detention of researcher Patrick Zaki for 15 days

Main Headlines

Monday

Egypt ends 14-day quarantine for Egyptians returning from China’s Wuhan; no coronavirus cases detected
Jewish Worshipers fete ‘very emotional’ Shabbat in refurbished Alexandria synagogue in Egypt
Egypt’s Sisi attends inauguration of new military factory

Tuesday

Pompeo says Ethiopia-Egypt dam dispute could take months to resolve
Sudan is not conceding its share of surplus water from the River Nile to Egypt
The Egyptian and French air forces have carried out air defence drills across the Red Sea
Egypt’s Minya opens museum in remembrance of 21 Christians killed by ISIS in Libya

‪Wednesday

‪Egypt’s only announced coronavirus case tests negative for the disease
Egyptian natural gas exports to Jordan to be resumed within 48 hours to Jordan
Egypt just replaced Spain as the largest exporter of oranges in the world

Thursday

Egypt holds interest rates for the second straight month
Egypt warns against infiltration of terrorists into Libya
An Egyptian court reverses order to release activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah from detention
17 arrested in one of Egypt’s largest money laundering case

Friday

Egypt Air receives 9th Airbus aircraft A220-300, 3rd A320neo family aircraft
Cairo building collapses killing three people

Saturday

Egyptian court acquits Mubarak’s sons of illicit share trading
Egypt’s prosecutor-general refers doctor, parents to criminal court after girl dies from FGM
Egypt’s parliament says abolishing imprisonment of businessmen will attract investment
Egypt’s former minister Ghada Wali sworn in as executive director of UNODC
Egyptian prosecutor renews detention of researcher Patrick Zaki for 15 days
Egypt to manufacture electric buses by November 2020

Sunday

Egypt’s Sisi looks forward to balanced deal on Nile Dam dispute
Egypt upholds sentence of top customs official on corruption
Egypt to launch bid round in March for gold exploration in Eastern Desert
Egypt’s domestic debit hit its lowest in 10 years: cabinet
Egypt’s parliament approves amendments abolishing ‘conditional release’ abolishing “conditional release”for a number of crimes
Egyptian woman awarded ‘1st compensation over AIDS transfer between “a husband and a wife”

Reports

What do the Houthis need from Cairo? Muhammed Magdy
Egypt bans “music of the slums” Menna A. Farouk

Read

‪ GERD: Inching towards a final agreement? Doaa El-Bey
Secret wiretap reveals Erdoğan government’s clandestine links to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Abdullah Bozkurt
Welcome back, sort of – The Egyptian government is sending Jews mixed signals. The Economist

Interview

Interview with Talha al-Masir (Abu Shu’aib al-Masri) Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

From Twitter

H.E President Abdelfattah Al Sisi received H.E Hailamarian Desalign former PM of #Ethiopia carrying a message on behalf of H.E PM Dr @AbiyAhmedAli on bilateral relations bet. the two brotherly countries and the current state of #GERD negotiations

— Egypt Amb. in Addis Ababa (@EgyptAbaba) February 23, 2020

Egypt, Algeria, South Africa estimated to be at highest risk in Africa, but have most prepared health systems and are least vulnerable. Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, Angola, Tanzania, Ghana, and Kenya are at lower risk of importing cases, but are less prepared and more vulnerable. pic.twitter.com/tT4MAKfgNH

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 19, 2020

#GERD negations not fast enough, no real pressure on concerned countries: #Sudan Irrigation Minister https://t.co/oszY8utJ7c

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) February 21, 2020

The hold on rates in Egypt this month isn't a surprise (I noted this in the Reuters poll of analysts) & will help foreign investors/the carry trade. As inflation should slip this quarter, the MPC at the CBE ought to have room to cut further & help the government's fiscal position https://t.co/sKQSxxFvH3

— Angus Blair (@AngusBlair1) February 21, 2020

#BreakingNews: Central Bank of Egypt (#CBE) keeps interest rates unchanged pic.twitter.com/aLEmscYYtz

— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) February 20, 2020

I am very proud and happy to be one of the organiser for this great event In Alexandria.

180 Egyptian Jews from around the world visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on February 14, 2020. https://t.co/tGFN8eDgEs

— Zahraa Adel Awad (@zahraaawd) February 18, 2020

It will be really awesome if more and more #Jewish visitors come to Egypt and pray in the newly refurbished
Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in #Egypt’s Alexandria.
its massive hall, decorated with stunning rose marble columns and it can hold approximately 700 worshipers.

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) February 18, 2020

This #Egyptian dude clearly left to #Syria during #Morsi’s time
He has not changed his views, in fact, his views are hardened.
He is unhappy with #Turkey, however he refrained from any harsh criticism of #Erdogan’s regime!
Read
👇👇👇 https://t.co/HSziph4t0y

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) February 22, 2020

In her quest of either all or none, Sarah conveniently did not mention cute #Qatar, or even Oman and Kuwait, let alone China, Cuba, Venezuela
So democracy is only for #Egypt, #UAE, and #SaudiArabia.
In short, @SecPompeo do not mention the cute Mullahs! https://t.co/RSXIsJqg5R

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) February 21, 2020

Tourists arriving in Sharm El Sheikh increased by 30% after UK lifted ban on direct flights. https://t.co/hdy18MRqvi

— The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh) February 19, 2020

The pretrial detention of Egyptian researcher & University of Bologna graduate student Patrick George Zaky has been extended 15 days.

He was detained by authorities at Cairo Airport on February 7 when returning back to Egypt for a short trip to visit his family and loved ones. https://t.co/S3WFD7kIgE

— Mai El-Sadany (@maitelsadany) February 22, 2020

Best Countries for Heritage, in 2020:

1.🇮🇹Italy
2.🇪🇸Spain
3.🇬🇷Greece
4.🇫🇷France
5.🇲🇽Mexico
6.🇮🇳India
7.🇹🇷Turkey
8.🇵🇹Portugal
9.🇹🇭Thailand
10.🇯🇵Japan
11.🇨🇳China
12.🇬🇧UK
13.🇪🇬Egypt
14.🇧🇷Brazil
15.🇷🇺Russia
16.🇦🇷Argentina
17.🇲🇦Morocco
18.🇺🇸US
19.🇩🇪Germany
20.🇦🇹Austria

(U.S. News)

— World Index (@theworldindex) February 23, 2020

Most powerful countries, 2020:

1.🇺🇸USA
2.🇷🇺Russia
3.🇨🇳China
4.🇩🇪Germany
5.🇬🇧UK
6.🇫🇷France
7.🇯🇵Japan
8.🇮🇱Israel
9.🇰🇷S. Korea
10.🇸🇦S. Arabia

12.🇨🇦Canada
14.🇮🇳India
15.🇦🇺Australia
16.🇹🇷Turkey
17.🇮🇹 Italy
19.🇪🇸Spain
24.🇧🇷Brazil
25.🇪🇬Egypt
48.🇨🇴Colombia

(U.S. News & World Report)

— World Index (@theworldindex) February 20, 2020

Work almost complete to turn Cairo's Tahrir Square into open-air museum https://t.co/HZCBEaQeGZ

— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) February 19, 2020

Plus

Emirates Airline partners with Arab Hope Makers Initiative to build Magdi Yacoub Heart Centre in Cairo
Egypt applies for 8th world heritage site with Natrun Valley

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