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Egypt abolishing jail terms for businessmen

Sun, 2020-02-23 22:52 CAIRO: The Egyptian parliament has announced that laws that imprison investors have been scratched, stressing that imposing jail time on financial wrongdoers affects investment in Egypt. Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal said in a public parliamentary session that he … read more

Egyptian ministry launches mobile app

Sun, 2020-02-23 23:07 CIARO: The Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs has launched Kallem Masr (Call Egypt), a mobile app to facilitate communication with citizens living abroad. Nabila Makram, minister of immigration and Egyptian expatriates affairs, said the free … read more

Tehran accused of virus cover-up

Author:  Sun, 2020-02-23 04:04 JEDDAH: Iran was accused on Saturday of covering up the impact of the coronavirus amid fears that the infection could spread through the region because of the country’s poor health care standards. Ten new cases were … read more