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Former Egyptian Minister Infected with Coronavirus

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)
Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)
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Former Egyptian Minister Infected with Coronavirus

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)
Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)

Egypt’s former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sameh Fahmy has contracted the novel coronavirus, reported state media.

A source close to the official told Al-Ahram daily on Tuesday that he was diagnosed three days ago.

Fahmy, 70, has since been self-isolating at home and is being monitored by doctors.

He was in stable condition, his brother told the media.

Fahmy served as minister from 1999 to 2011.

In 2015, an Egyptian court acquitted him of charges of selling cheap gas to Israel and squandering public funds and threw out his 15-year jail sentence. He was first arrested and held in custody in April 2011.

Egypt has reported 13,484 virus cases and 659 deaths.

Lebanon on Wednesday reported seven new virus cases, taking its total to 961. Three of the new infections were reported among Lebanese returning from abroad.

The country has registered 251 recoveries and 26 fatalities. Earlier this week, it extended health emergency measures to June 7.

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Türkiye's Erdogan Discusses Syria Situation with Putin by Phone, Ankara Says

Syrian opposition fighters ride on motorcycles through abandoned Syrian army vehicles on a road in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP)
Syrian opposition fighters ride on motorcycles through abandoned Syrian army vehicles on a road in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP)
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Türkiye's Erdogan Discusses Syria Situation with Putin by Phone, Ankara Says

Syrian opposition fighters ride on motorcycles through abandoned Syrian army vehicles on a road in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP)
Syrian opposition fighters ride on motorcycles through abandoned Syrian army vehicles on a road in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the renewed outbreak of conflict in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, Erdogan's office said in a post on X on Tuesday.

Erdogan and Putin spoke as Syrian opposition forces advancing against government troops pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, fighters and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.

Erdogan told Putin that Türkiye supports Syria's territorial integrity and strives for a just and lasting solution in Syria, the statement said.

"President Erdogan highlighted the importance of making more room for diplomacy in the region, and underscored that the Syrian regime should engage in the political solution process," it said. Erdogan also said that Syria should not become a source of greater instability.

"Erdogan stated that Türkiye will continue to maintain its determined stance on the fight against the terrorist organization PKK and its extensions who are trying to take advantage of the recent developments in Syria," the statement said.