Muscat – Times of Egypt Oman Air, the National carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has operated a flight from London on Monday 18 May, returning 37 Omanis back to their country, along with 31 residents. On its London bound flight, he Oman Air aircraft carried expatriates who chose to …
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UK begins easing COVID-19 lockdown
London – Times of Egypt British Prime minister Boris Johnson announced easing the UK lockdown on 10 May. He announced a roadmap for reopening society, which includes a more relaxed guidelines for Exercising, visiting parks and working. Johnson introduced a new ‘COVID Alert Level’, which depends on the rate of …
Read More »Egypt and UK affirm cooperation during pandemic
Egypt Today The British Ambassador to Egypt, Geoffrey Adams and Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat affirmed, on Monday, key elements of the UK’s engagement with Egypt in their shared fight against the coronavirus. In a letter to al-Mashat, Adams set out the UK’s support for the Ministry’s efforts and …
Read More »Palestine welcomes European stance against West Bank annexations
Egypt Today Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Saeb Erekat welcomed a joint warning by the European countries to Israel, against the annexation of any parts of the West Bank, WAFA news agency reported Friday. The joint letter was sent by the Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, …
Read More »Sisi wishes Boris Johnson speedy recovery
Ahram Online Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi tweeted his best wishes for speedy recovery for British Prime minister Boris Johnson. The PM was admitted to an intensive care unit at St Thomas Hospital in London, after his coronavirus symptoms worsened on Monday evening. “Egypt appreciates Johnson’s role in strongly leading …
Read More »How his ‘Brexit’ project explains Johnson’s dithering on Covid-19
Paul Mason explains how Boris Johnson’s idiosyncratic initial response to the coronavirus stemmed from his particularistic empire nostalgia. Paul Mason On March 19th, even as its health service came under growing pressure from the coronavirus, the British government flatly refused to take part in a European Union joint-procurement scheme …
Read More »Britain, France and Germany send medical supplies to Iran
Egypt Independent “Britain, France and Germany have exported medical supplies to Iran in the first transaction conducted under a trade mechanism set up to barter humanitarian goods and food, after the US withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal”, Germany said on Tuesday. The German Foreign ministry said, “the medical …
Read More »Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19
London – Times of Egypt British Prime minster Boris Johnson confirmed he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), on Friday 27 March 2020. “I’ve developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that’s to say a temperature and a persistent cough”, said the PM in a video he posted …
Read More »Boris Johnson announces new lockdown measures
London – Times of Egypt: British Prime minister Boris Johnson announced a three-week national lockdown across the United Kingdom, beginning from the evening of yesterday Monday 23 March 2020. The stricter measures come after the quick spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). “You must stay at home”, said Johnson …
Read More »Britain urges the elderly to self-isolate
London – Times of Egypt British prime minister Boris Johnson held an emergency cabinet office committee meeting known as ‘COBRA’ on Monday, to examine plans to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Johnson discussed banning mass gatherings, isolation proposals and working from home. He urged the elderly, …
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