Al Tadamun Microfinance Foundation of Egypt is launching three vehicles that will serve as mobile branches in the regions of Cairo, Dakhalia and Minya. These cards give 22 million Egyptians access to mobile wallets plus 14,000 automated teller machines and 98,000 retail point-of-service terminals. Al Tadamun also offers microinsurance and non-financial services such as access to markets and recreational opportunities. Founded in 1996, Al Tadamun employs 2,300 staff at 112 branches, serving 240,000 people. By Rohit Dayanand, Research AssociateSources and Additional ResourcesDaily News Egypt articlehttps://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2023/04/13/al-tadamun-microfinance-foundation-launches-its-first-mobile-branch-in-egyptian-market/Al Tadamun homepagehttps://altadamun.org/Al Tadamun 2021 Impact Reporthttp://altadamun.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Tadamun-Annual-2021-English.pdfDo you know that MicroCapital publishes the MicroCapital Monitor newspaper each month?

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced it has successfully evacuated 436 Egyptian citizens from Sudan through land routes, in coordination with Sudanese authorities. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said that the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum, the consulates in Khartoum and Port Sudan, and the consular office in Wadi Halfa are continuing to coordinate with Egyptian citizens in Sudan to secure their evacuation. The spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Abu-Zeid noted earlier that the Egyptian community in Sudan exceeds 10,000, but didn’t give a specific figure. The Ministry allocated hotlines to receive Egyptian calls regarding the situation of the Egyptian community in Sudan and evacuations, to communicate with citizens in Sudan and their families to reassure them about their families. Sudan has 5,000 Egyptian students, she said, pointing out that most of them are enrolled in university education.

The incident“underscores the need to exercise utmost caution” to preserve the safety of Egyptian citizens and diplomats in Sudan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said . Egypt evacuated on Sunday 436 Egyptian nationals from Sudan as fierce fighting continues in the neighbouring country. The Egyptian nationals were evacuated via land in coordination with the Sudanese authorities. The Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and the Wadi Halfa area will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation. Until Friday, over 400 people were killed and about 3,500 others wounded in the clashes in Sudan, according to the country's health ministry.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that the nationals were evacuated via land in coordination with the Sudanese authorities. According to the statement, the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and the Wadi Halfa area will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation. The number of Egyptian citizens in Sudan exceeds 10,000, which requires a tight, safe and orderly planned process to ensure their safe evacuation from the conflict-ridden country, the foreign ministry announced earlier in the day. Since the beginning of the conflict, Egypt's flag carrier EgyptAir has suspended its flights to and from Sudan's Khartoum International Airport. According to Sudan's health ministry, the deadly clashes have left at least 424 people killed and about 3,730 wounded by Saturday.

A staff member of the Egyptian embassy in Sudan’s capital Khartoum was injured by a gunshot in the country’s recent military clashes, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The incident “underscores the need to exercise utmost caution” to preserve the safety of Egyptian citizens and diplomats in Sudan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. Egypt evacuated on Sunday 436 Egyptian nationals from Sudan as fierce fighting continues in the neighbouring country. The Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and the Wadi Halfa area will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation. Since the beginning of the fighting, Egypt’s flag carrier EgyptAir has suspended its flights to and from Sudan’s Khartoum International Airport.

The Egyptian authorities evacuated on Sunday 436 Egyptian nationals from Sudan as fierce fighting continues in the neighbouring country. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that the nationals were evacuated via land in coordination with the Sudanese authorities. According to the statement, the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and the Wadi Halfa area will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation. Since the beginning of the conflict, Egypt’s flag carrier EgyptAir has suspended its flights to and from Sudan’s Khartoum International Airport. According to Sudan’s health ministry, the deadly clashes have left at least 424 people killed and about 3,730 wounded by Saturday.

CAIRO – 23 April 2023: Egypt started, on Sunday evacuating its nationals from safe areas in Sudan, in coordination with Sudanese authorities according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This comes within the framework of the efforts of the state to implement the evacuation plan for Egyptians from Sudan. The spokesperson elaborated that is why caution must be exercised during the evacuation to preserve the lives of expats and members of the diplomatic mission. He added that is especially true to countries having a large community of expats in Sudan, exceeding 10,000, which is the case of Egypt. In that context, he highlighted the examples of safe evacuation carried out by Egyptian embassies in the past years from Libya, Afghanistan, and Ukraine.

CAIRO – 23 April 2023: Head of the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion Amr el Qadi expected on Sunday an increase in the number of tourists coming to Egypt as of June. He said the promotional campaign, launched by the authority under the title of "Your Expectations are History" in March, will continue till the end of June. The campaign comes as part of the new media strategy adopted by the authority to promote for Egypt's tourist destinations, he said. The campaign targets Germany, UK, Italy, the US, Arab Gulf and Russia, he said, adding that the campaign addresses all categories of tourists from the main markets. It highlights the diversity and richness of the Egyptian tourism products which suit all categories of tourists, he said.

Eid al-Fitr films raked in excellent revenues on Friday, the first day of the holiday, as seven films made a total of LE 9.6 million. “Harley” came in first, achieving LE 5.1 million. In second place came “Ibn al-Hajj Ahmed,” starring Chico in his first lead role in cinema, achieving LE 1.4 million. In the third place came the movie “ba’d el-Shar,” starring Ali Rabie, with total revenues of LE 1.3 million. The film is written by Sherine Alaa, Mohamed Khader, Ahmed Shekou, Reem Maalifi, Mostafa Khedr and Rehab Nabil, directed by Mostafa Abu-Seif.

File- A group of prisoners to be pardoned- press photoCAIRO - 22 April 2023: A new group of 1,920 prisoners are eligible to be released in accordance with presidential pardon terms, said Society Protection Sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Interior in a statement on Saturday. Over the past years, Sisi has pardoned hundreds of inmates on different national and religious occasions every year. Moreover, Egypt has released hundreds of pretrial detainees and pardoned many prominent figures since President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi launched the National Dialogue and reactivated the Presidential Pardon Committee in April 2022. Since President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi activated the committee, more than 1,000 pretrial detainees have been released and several convicts received presidential pardons. The Presidential Pardon Committee, formed in 2016 and reactivated by Sisi in April, aims to release young prisoners of conscience and reintegrate them into society.

CAIRO - 22 April 2023: Egypt’s National Holding Company, EgyptAir, continued airlifting pilgrims from Saudi Arabia through operating approximately 305 flights. A total of 74,000 passengers will be transported from Jeddah and Madinah airports until May 2, Al Watan newspaper reported on Saturday. in addition to this, Air Cairo flights will carry about 16,200 passengers on board through 98 flights from Saudi cities to all Egyptian airports of Cairo, Sphinx, Burj Al Arab, Sohag, Assiut, Luxor and Aswan. On April 19, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities decided, for the first time, to continue organizing Umrah (small pilgrimage) trips for the current Umrah season until the end of Shawwal, the tenth month of Islamic calendar. Also, the ministry extended the registration deadline for pilgrims who wanted to perform the Hajj ( the big pilgrimage due to start in late June) until April 27 instead of April 19.

An Indian court on Thursday acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. A total of 86 Hindus were accused of the killings in the Naroda Gam district of Ahmedabad, 17 of whom died during trial. We will study the grounds on which the court has acquitted the accused persons,” Pathan said. Kodnani was also an accused in a case in which 97 people were killed in the 2002 riots. At least 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed across Gujarat in the 2002 riots.

Video clips released by the Sudanese army showed army forces celebrating in front of the main headquarters of the general command. Both parties have been trading claims of victory, however, the Sudanese Army has been gaining the upper hand. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit called on conflicting Sudanese parties to cease fire during the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr (festival of breaking the fast) holiday that follows the holy month of Ramadan. He indicated that the US is investigating the incident, and that initial reports indicated that the assailants might have been tied to the Rapid Support Forces. Former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok called for an immediate cease-fire between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Egypt will start implementing the summer daylight savings time system on Friday, April 28, which has been implemented and canceled several times in country, the last of which was in 2016. Daylight saving time is the change of the official time in the country for several months each year, by moving the clock forward by 60 minutes. According to Nader Saad, a spokesperson for the Cabinet, the daylight saving time system will be applied starting Friday, April 28. In March, The Egyptian Cabinet approved a draft law regarding the return of the daylight saving time system, after abolishing it for years. The Ministry of Electricity submitted a report on the benefits of applying the daylight saving time, which according to the report will save about LE147.21 million, MP Ahmed al-Segini, Chairman of the Local Administration Committee in the House of Representatives, said.

The Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 sets deterrent penalties to address the disclosure of customer secrets or data, whether by employees of telecommunications companies or citizens. 2- Hiding, altering, or obstructing any or part of a communications message they have received. 4- Unlawfully divulging any information about users of communication networks or about communications they make or receive. 2- Whoever intentionally disturbs or harasses others by misusing telecommunications equipment.