Tehran’s Yemeni proxy, the Houthi group, also threatened to strike Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as a truce in Yemen expired in October. The bellicose battle of cartoons and Quranic verses between Saudi Arabia and Iran isn’t new. Last month, while the IRGC was threatening Riyadh, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s adviser called for Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen their embassies in each other’s capitals. “We are neighbors of Saudi Arabia and we must coexist,” said Ali Akbar Velayati. This time, however, given Iran’s very public threats to Saudi Arabia, Tehran may not have the option of plausible deniability as it did in 2019.

CAIRO – 5 November 2022: Head of the Healthcare Committee at the House of Representatives Ashraf Hatem told Al Watan newspaper Saturday that Egypt has no shortage in medicinal drugs and that local companies fulfill 90 percent of needs. Presidential Adviser for Health and Preventive Affairs Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din stated in March that Egyptian pharmaceutical companies had not been affected by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. “The companies always have strategic reserves of pharmaceutical materials and we have a sufficient supply for local production,” he clarified, adding that the government would suspend medicine exports, if the local market experiences a shortage. Chairman of the Medicinal Drugs Authority Tamer Essam declared in January that Egypt’s exports of medicines had unprecedentedly risen by 35 percent.

CAIRO - 4November 2022: 17 young men from Beheira governorate drowned on an illegal immigration boat heading to Greece, Friday. Up to 68 people from different nationals were onboard according to Egypt’s immigration Ministry. The Greek Coast Guard rescued only 11 people, including 7 Egyptians. Egypt’s immigration minister Soha El Gendy offered her condolences to the families of the victims. El Geny also, contacted Egypt's ambassador to Greece, Omar Amer, to know all the needed information about the sinking of an illegal immigration boat off the Greek coast, and to find out the number of Egyptians on the stricken boat, and whether there were survivors, along with the position of the bodies of the deceased.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art will open on Friday November 4, the museum's library, and hold special events. One of the most popular pieces found in Tut's tomb is his golden throne made of gilded wood and decorated with colored glass and semi-precious stones. The focal point of the throne is the decorated scene on the back: the royal couple under the rays of the solar disk. One of the coffins is middle gilded, wooden and being inlaid with multicolored glass. In this sarcophagus the golden king was shown crossing his arms, holding the crook and flail, with a band of hieroglyphs resting vertically on the lower part.

The British Financial Times highlighted a number of the tourist and archaeological potentials of the Egyptian tourist destination, through a photo report on its writer’s visit to Egypt. The report began by emphasizing that although the wonders of ancient Egypt are still surprising and impressive, its vibrant present is also dazzling. In the report, the writer referred to his visit to Cairo, in which he enjoyed a mixture of modern life, in addition to visiting museums and seeing its archaeological masterpieces. The report referred handicrafts in Egypt and the efforts made by some innovators to preserve these original skills and crafts by training future generations on it. The writer also talked about Siwa Oasis in the Western Desert, and the sustainable development it has been undergoing since 1996.

Egypt - In light of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (NTRA) efforts to enhance the quality of telecom services provided for users, the National Telecom Centre for Monitoring Service Quality — a subsidiary of the NTRA — released its quality measurement report for the third quarter (Q3) of 2022. The measurement methodology used entailed conducting quality-measuring tests on samples of voice calls and data services to determine the quality of telecom services provided for users within the Egyptian market. As for Orange, it recorded poor performance in 17 areas — up from 16 — with Upper Egypt being its weakest zone, followed by Delta, the Suez Canal, and Cairo. Meanwhile, Etisalat suffered from poor quality indicators in 14 areas — up from 12 — with Alexandria being its worst zone, followed by Upper Egypt and the Suez Canal. Finally, WE recorded poor performance in 20 areas — up from 16 — with Alexandria being its worst zone, followed by Upper Egypt, Delta, and Cairo.

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived on Tuesday in Sharm El-Sheikh accompanied by Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad. The visit comes a few days before the start of the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27) with the aim of following up on the final preparations to hold the conference. During the visit, Madbouly inspected the central operations room, which is responsible for managing events and organisational and logistical processes for the conference. The PM also listened to an explanation from the room’s officials about the tasks it undertakes during the activities of the conference. Additionally, Madbouly and his companions inspected the Blue Zone and its extensions within the International Conference Centre.

Meeting of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Iraqi counterpart Abdel Latif Rashid on the sidelines of the 31st Arab Summit in Algeria on November, 2022. CAIRO – 2 November 2022: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met in Algeria on the sidelines of the 31st Arab Summit running on November 1-2 with Iraqi counterpart Abdel Latif Rashid. The president expressed aspiration to expand political, economic, and trade relations with Iraq, asserting Egypt's fundamental values regarding the fellow Arab state. In turn, the Iraqi president stressed his country's keenness on enhancing cooperation with Egypt, commending the country's role in concerting Arab efforts in the face of challenges. President Rashid also described Egypt as exemplary in maintaining internal peace and stability, as well as accomplishing a developmental, economic, and social renaissance.

In the days leading up to election day, an Israeli man was killed and several injured in a shooting attack in the West Bank near Hebron. The next day, several soldiers were injured in a car ramming attack near the West Bank city of Jericho. Near-daily Israeli security raids in West Bank cities have killed more than 130 Palestinians this year. The death of Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh in May while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank caught worldwide attention. A picture shows an electoral banner for the Likud party depicting Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 27.

Abu Dhabi CNN — Big Gulf Arab oil states are using the newfound Big Gulf Arab oil states are using the newfound riches they’ve reaped as a result of the Ukraine war to build economic bridges with their poorer neighbors, some of whom they once considered adversaries. “Money talks,” Michael Maduell, president of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute in Las Vegas, told CNN. One of the key regional investment destinations for both Abu Dhabi and Riyadh has been Egypt. Once a regional rival, Turkey is now an economic ally of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Despite a political thaw, Gulf investments in Iran and Syria are unlikely for the time being, say analysts.

Egypt - European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi launched with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptian Ministry of Defence on Monday the first phase of a new €80m programme to enhance border management and search and rescue operations on land and sea. Previously, the operational agreement between the EU, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and CIVIPOL — the technical cooperation operator of the French Ministry of Interior — was signed to implement the first phase of the programme with €23m. The programme will support the purchase of search and rescue equipment as well as deliver specialised training to enhance knowledge and skills on humanitarian border management with respect to national and international commitments. © 2022 Daily News Egypt. Daily News Egypt

Germany has condemned Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the United Nations-brokered grain export deal with Ukraine, accusing Moscow of weaponizing hunger. Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said during a regular government press conference on Monday that using “hunger as a weapon” by suspending grain deliveries is “deeply despicable,” calling on Russia to resume its participation and consider an extension of the deal. The grain deal has made more than seven million tons of grain available on world markets according to government spokesperson Andrea Sasse. “We are doing everything in our power to ensure that transport by sea remains possible,“ the spokesperson said, adding that land transport will be continued. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in a tweet Monday that “Russia must not get away with this!“ and that Europe is “committed to stability – also in the food supply.”

Ukrainian Railways said that 80% of their trains were continuing to run as scheduled, despite a wave of attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure Monday morning. The company said reserve diesel locomotives were being brought out and that all trains would continue to run. Some trains departing from the capital Kyiv however have been delayed, the company said, including routes from the capital to Dnipro, Uzhhorod, and Kramatorsk. Strikes on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure were reported across the country Monday, including in the central regions of Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad, the eastern region of Kharkiv, and the southern region of Zaphorizhzhia.

CAIRO – 30 October 2022: Chairman of the Consumer Protection Agency Ayman Hossam El Din underlined in a phone-in Saturday that the penalty of price manipulation and monopolistic practices can reach up to LE2 million. He added that prices should return to its rational levels within a short period of time. “This will take place while prioritizing the primary goal of achieving price stability, and building up sustainable, adequate levels of Foreign Exchange Reserves,” according to the CBE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). It elaborated that this procedure will serve as a catalyst for the rejuvenation of economic activity in the medium term. The decisions also included working towards building the foundation for a derivatives market to further deepen the foreign exchange market and enhance its liquidity.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday ordered to grant the “Golden License” to all investors applying for it. After these statements, citizens wondered about the meaning of the Golden License and how long it takes to benefit from it, which Al-Masry Al-Youm will go over:What is the golden license? The Golden License is a single license for all procedures granted to each new project established with the aim of accelerating investment and production activity. Duration of use of the Golden LicensePresident Sisi indicated that the efficiency of using the Golden License will be evaluated during three months, and if the system succeeds and achieves the required success, it will continue to work with it. Golden License benefits:Solving investor problems, facilitating the granting of licenses, and dealing immediately with all challenges facing the establishment of new investment companies and projects.