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Egypt Reports Rise in COVID-19 Infections

The streets of Cairo, Egypt, on April 21, 2021, during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Fadel Dawod/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The streets of Cairo, Egypt, on April 21, 2021, during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Fadel Dawod/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Egypt Reports Rise in COVID-19 Infections

The streets of Cairo, Egypt, on April 21, 2021, during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Fadel Dawod/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The streets of Cairo, Egypt, on April 21, 2021, during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Fadel Dawod/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Egypt's Ministry of Health Ministry said the country had registered 1,148 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 252,690.

It also announced 52 virus-related deaths during the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 14,670.

According to the Ministry, there are up to 186,223 recoveries so far.

Last Wednesday, authorities in Egypt decided to extend a partial evening closure of shops, malls, restaurants, and entertainment places until the end of May.

Per the new decision, stores and entertainment places will continue to shut their doors at 9 p.m. local time until May 31, in extension of a decision issued on May 6.

Also, Egypt's Interior Ministry continues to monitor citizens' violations of precautionary measures, including wearing face masks and social distancing.

Up to 15,000 violations were recorded on Sunday. Penalties were imposed on several stores that did not abide by lockdown hours and safety measures.

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France Says EU Will Lift Some Sanctions Against Syria After Assad’s Fall 

People walk in front of the historic Hejaz train station in Damascus on January 26, 2025. (AFP)
People walk in front of the historic Hejaz train station in Damascus on January 26, 2025. (AFP)
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France Says EU Will Lift Some Sanctions Against Syria After Assad’s Fall 

People walk in front of the historic Hejaz train station in Damascus on January 26, 2025. (AFP)
People walk in front of the historic Hejaz train station in Damascus on January 26, 2025. (AFP)

Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilize Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.

EU foreign ministers were discussing the matter at a meeting in Brussels on Monday with the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas having told Reuters that she was hopeful an agreement on easing the sanctions could be reached.

"Regarding Syria, we are going to decide today to lift, to suspend, certain sanctions that had applied to the energy and transport sectors and to financial institutions that were key to the financial stabilization of the country," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on arrival at the EU meeting in Brussels.

He added that France would also propose slapping sanctions on Iranian officials responsible for the detention of French citizens in Iran.

"I will announce today that we will propose that those responsible for these arbitrary detentions may be sanctioned by the European Union in the coming months," he said.

Assad, whose family had ruled Syria with an iron first for 54 years, was toppled by opposition forces on Dec. 8, bringing an abrupt end to a devastating 13-year civil war that had created one of the biggest refugee crises of modern times.

The conflict left large parts of many major cities in ruins, services decrepit and the vast majority of the population living in poverty. The harsh Western sanctions regime has effectively cut off its formal economy from the rest of the world.