CAIRO 7 January 2023: For many years, Upper Egypt women have suffered from some inherited customs and traditions, which have marginalized them and kept them away from participating in the political and social life. In a few years, and specifically with the launch of the 2017 Women's Year, Egypt witnessed fundamental changes into the conditions of women in general and Upper Egypt women in particular. The report reviews the most important axes for women's empowerment in Upper Egypt. Some governorates in Upper Egypt still need some interventions to raise the proportion of women's representation in leadership positions, according to the nature of each governorate. The Minister of International Cooperation announced that about 16.8 thousand women have been trained in Upper Egypt in the fields of agriculture and the development of special skills related to Egyptian crafts, in more than 70 villages of Upper Egypt.

CAIRO – 7 January 2023: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent on Saturday a delegate to greet the Seventh-day Adventist sect on Christmas and attend celebrations on the occasion. President Sisi delegated Police Major General Walaa Farid. Sisi visited the Cathedral of Nativity of Christ in the New Administrative Capital on Friday to congratulate Egyptians on Christmas. Sisi said that such “pleasant occasion brings us together on the love of the homeland and affirms that we are on the path of citizenship”. “We will never deviate from coexistence and genuine belief in the unity of the homeland and human community,” the president stated.

Sci-Fi horror film "M3GAN" was released in Egyptian cinemas on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, by Four Star Films, which is managing the film's distribution in Egypt. The film follows M3GAN who is designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma. "M3GAN" is directed by Gerard Johnstone from a screenplay by Akela Cooper and a story by Cooper and James Wan, who also produced the film. He also produced several horror films, including ANNABELLE. The film stars Allison Williams (Gemma), Violet McGraw (Cady), Amie Donald (M3GAN), Jenna Davis — who does the voice of M3GAN — Ronny Chieng, and Brian Jordan Alvarez.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi also congratulated people on Christmas, stressing that the country will never deviate from coexistence and belief in the national unity. “We will never deviate from coexistence and genuine belief in the unity of the homeland and human community,” the president stated. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly visited Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, to congratulate him on Christmas. During their meeting, Madbouly extended his wishes of continuous blessings and health to the pope and Egyptian Christians on this occasion. The services will be held on Friday night, the 6th of January, and led by Pope Tawadros II and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese.

Sancho, 22, has struggled for form since joining United from Borussia Dortmund in July 2021. He has not played since Oct. 22 and his absence, along with Cristiano Ronaldo's exit, has depleted United's options up front. Ten Hag said last month Sancho was "not in the right status or fitness state". I also have to show patience, although I don't have the patience because we have a lack of opportunities in the front line. I hope he can return quickly but I can't say a duration of how long it will be."

CAIRO - 6 January 2022: A recent fire in a factory in Amman, Jordan, has killed three Egyptians and injured four, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday. Two of the injured are in a critical condition and are receiving treatment, the ministry said. One of the other two injured left hospital as he only suffered minor injuries while the other is in a stable condition but still receives treatment, the ministry added. The Egyptian consul in Amman headed to Al-Bashir Hospital, where the victims were hospitalized, to follow up on the health condition of the injured and ensure that they receive the best medical care. A fire broke out in a factory in Al-Muwaqqar, Amman, on Monday 2 January.

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has received a letter of intent from Compass Capital to submit a non-binding purchase offer on the shares of Pachin. In a statement to the Egyptian Exchange, the FRA stated that Compass Capital aims to acquire a stake of no less than 51% and up to 90% of the targeted company’s capital in order to maintain its listing on the Egyptian Exchange. It added that the bidder set the initial price of the share at EGP 30, provided that the final price is determined based on the results of the due diligence examination of the target company. Eagle Chemicals set the initial price for the acquisition of Pachin shares at EGP 29.5 per share. Last November, the Emirati National Paints Holding Company submitted an offer to acquire Pachin at a price of EGP 29 per share.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced that the size of microfinance offered by banks and financial institutions increased to EGP 64.6bn for 4.5 million beneficiaries in June 2022, compared to EGP 6.4bn in December 2016. It also pledged EGP 2bn to the credit risk guarantee company to cover part of the risks associated with financing SMEs. In addition, the CBE said that banks operating in the Egyptian market pumped financing worth EGP 48.3bn to about 436,900 customers within the framework of the real estate financing initiative for low and middle-income individuals until the end of September 2022. The CBE explained that this initiative will continue under the management of the Ministry of Finance. © 2022 Daily News Egypt.

CAIRO - 5 January 2023: Egypt announces that the second phase of trainings held for pharmacists to rationalize the use of antibiotics has begun, and will last for two weeks, starting from January 1. The attendees will be pharmacists working in the Ministry of Health and Population hospitals. The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced it trained 6,327 pharmacists in 11 governorates, during the year 2022, as part of the national strategy to rationalize the use of antibiotics and medicine, and within the framework of raising the efficiency of pharmacists working in the government sector, to provide the best service to the Egyptian patient. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the training included the governorates of "Cairo, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Sharkia, Suez, Giza, Qalyubia, Menoufia, Alexandria, Kafr El-Sheikh, and Gharbia," where 2,511 pharmacists were trained in clinical pharmacy, and 1,758 pharmacists were trained. control programs, in addition to holding 41 training courses in administrative programs for 1088 pharmacists.

At least 10 people were killed and seven others wounded in twin bombings suspected to have been carried out by al-Shabab in the central Somalia town of Mahas early Wednesday, a regional government official and witnesses confirmed. He said two cars laden with explosives targeted government officials inside the house, adding that most of the casualties were civilians. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack but the terror group al-Shabab has been conducting deadly strikes in the country against government officials and African Union peacekeepers since 2007. Mahas is one of the districts where the government and regional forces flushed out al-Shabab in the past months. The Al-Qaida allied terror group has lost many areas previously under its control, but it is still capable of staging attacks in Somalia.

CAIRO - 5 January 2023: The Egyptian government has allocated investments for the Red Sea Governorate, according to the 22/23 year plan, at about 4.4 billion pounds, of which 57.6% is funded by the public treasury. Its most important projects are as follows:1- Sanitation- Expansion, replacement and renewal of sewage stations and networks in the Red Sea Governorate. - Replacing and renewing drinking water stations and networks in the Red Sea Governorate. 4- Street lighting and road paving- Supporting the needs of local units in the city of Qusayr, completing social services buildings, and vocational rehabilitation centers for the disabled. He further added that it seeks attracting internal and external investments, in order to achieve sustainable development and prosperity for the people of Upper Egypt, and to implement development projects with the participation of its people in the governorates of Upper Egypt.

Inter Milan players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Alberto Lingria(Reuters) - Napoli's 11-match winning streak and unbeaten start to the Serie A season ended on Wednesday when Edin Dzeko's second-half goal secured Inter Milan a 1-0 victory. Arkadiusz Milik's stoppage-time free kick earned Juventus a 1-0 win at Cremonese on Wednesday, their seventh in a row without conceding a goal. "We knew this was going to be a tricky match because Cremonese run hard and harry you constantly. Juve are third in the table with 34 points, one clear of Inter in fourth. But it is just a little step we needed to take to move toward bigger goals," Milan coach Stefano Pioli said.

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar directed the preparation of an integrated study to establish an integrated centre for psychological and addiction treatment, to become a fundamental focal point for the treatment of those who are unable, in accordance with the ministry’s strategy to improve the public health of citizens. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, stated that the minister was keen during the meeting to review the secretariat’s plan for establishing centres of excellence for the treatment of autism spectrum. 20 centers are scheduled to be established in the governorates of the republic within 5 years. Abdel Ghaffar added that the meeting dealt with reviewing the executive plan for training workers in citizen service offices in hospitals. The minister also directed a quick preparation of an integrated plan for automation and digitization for all sectors and bodies of the ministry to start implementing it with the concerned authorities, especially the monitoring and follow-up sector.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Tuesday evening that its net international reserves increased to $34.003bn in December 2022, compared to $33.532bn in November 2022, a growth of about $468m. It is the largest increase in Egypt’s international reserves since August. It is also the fourth consecutive increase in reserves, bringing the total rise to $860m from September to December. According to the Central Bank’s website, the value of gold listed in its international reserves increased to $7.326bn, compared to $7.078bn in November 2022, an increase of $248m. Egypt’s foreign reserves consist of a basket of major international currencies, including the US dollar, the euro, the pound sterling, the Japanese yen, and the Chinese yuan.

CAIRO - 4 January 2023: Egypt's Population has reached on Sunday 104.395 million people inside the country, according to what was announced by the population clock of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), which is linked to the birth and death registration database at the Ministry of Health and Population. Last year, the population had reached (102.812 million people) on January 1st, 2022, and thus a population increase (the difference between the number of births and deaths) of 1.583 million people has been achieved during the period from 1/1/2022 to 1/1/2023 days. The slight increase in the number of births during the year 2022 compared to the year 2021, is evident from the development of the numbers of natural increase during the period (2018-2022). (249) births per hour, i.e. (4.15) births per minute, which means one birth every (14.4 seconds).