Mohammed El-Said

Mohammed El-Said is the Science Editor for the Daily News Egypt with over 8 years of experience as a journalist. His work appeared in the Science Magazine, Nature Middle East, Scientific American Arabic Edition, SciDev and other regional and international media outlets. El-Said graduated with a bachelor's degree and MSc in Human Geography, and he is a PhD candidate in Human Geography at Cairo University. He also had a diploma in media translation from the American University in Cairo.
696 Articles

The survival of Arabia’s ancient communities during environmental change 

Ancient Arab’s survival strategies can give lessons for communities going through adaptation

Mohammed El-Said

Egypt’s ambulances transport 600 COVID-19 related cases daily: Official 

557 ambulance vehicles have been allocated to coronavirus related cases 

Mohammed El-Said

Avigan under NRI examination ahead joining Covid-19 protocol: virologist  

China approved three coronavirus vaccine candidates for clinical trials

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Avigan yet to arrive, we can judge before trying it: Health Official 

Treatment protocol is dynamic and subject to change depending on latest clinical…

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Japanese antiviral added to Egypt’s Covid-19 treatment protocol: health official  

Avigan used in Japan for new influenza strains, shows promise with coronavirus…

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COVID-19 sweeps through Africa infecting 10,800, killing 534 

Ethiopia declares state of emergency, whilst South Africa reports lack of PPE

Mohammed El-Said

Egypt wages uphill battle against coronavirus

Healthcare workers in frontline in challenge to flatten pandemic’s curve 

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Large reservoirs of ancient mineral-bound water found on Mars 

Crust contains about 35% of red planet’s total water

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Egypt reports 54 new coronavirus infections, 5 deaths

‘15 of coronavirus deaths occur before ambulance arrives,’ Health Minister

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WHO praises Egypt’s coronavirus response

Pandemic has infected 609, killed 40 in Egypt, with 132 recoveries

Mohammed El-Said