CAIRO – 25 December 2022: The late President Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat was not an ordinary politician, as he was distinguished by several talents that made his great charisma, creating his immortal legend as a hero of war and peace. With his boundless intelligence and great acumen for things, it seems that the talents possessed by him of a battle-crossing man, aided in his unique personal formation. December 25 marks the 104th birth anniversary of late President Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat, as he was born on December 25, 1918. It is what appeared clearly in his elimination of his political opponents in what was known as the Correction Revolution. It seems that part of President Sadat's great charisma, and his talent for giving speech, stemmed from his love for cinema, according to the book "Sadat's Biography and Journey" by writer Mohamed Morshedy Barakat.

Egyptian MP Mohamed Abdullah Zain-Eddin, a member of the House of Representatives, called on his government to take all measures to immediately stop dealing with the US dollar inside Egypt and to only use the Egyptian pound, in light of the on-going global financial crisis. He also called on the government to take all measures to ensure stopping the import of all non-essential goods and products to relieve pressure on the import bill during this difficult economic stage. In a request for briefing Zain-Eddin filed with Parliament Speaker Hanafi al-Gebaly and addressed to Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, Zain-Eddin stressed the need not to import any goods from abroad that have a local equivalent. He said that this matter achieves multiple gains for the national economy, foremost of which is the restoration of the Egyptian pound to its true value, stopping the continuous increase in US dollar prices against the pound, and the decline in many commodity prices. Zain-Eddin asked about the real reasons behind the government’s failure to take the necessary measures to immediately stop trading with US dollars inside Egypt, especially in light of current repercussions on the global economy and the Egyptian economy due to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced the launch of the Knock on Doors campaign to provide family and reproductive health services in Assiut. The campaign was first launched in Fayoum and will continue until the end of March. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar — Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population — explained that the campaign aims to improve demographic characteristics and support the health and reproductive health of the Egyptian family. It also targets expanding family health services in all governorates to follow up on women and provide services in their homes free of charge. Furthermore, mobile clinics have been provided in residential communities, according to Duaa Mohamed Ali — Head of the Central Administration for Family Planning Services and Means — noting that all family planning methods, especially long-acting methods, are offered free of charge to beneficiaries.

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a press statement recently that in 2022, 431 hotel and tourism facilities and new marine activity centres were opened and operated across Egypt, which created 4,532 new job opportunities. This comes within the framework of the strategic goals of the tourism ministry to increase hotel capacity and tourism activities across Egypt and encourage tourism investment. Mohamed Amer — Head of the Central Administration for Hotel Establishments, Shops, and Tourist Activities — explained that these establishments consist of 24 hotels, 165 restaurants, 12 new hotel management companies, 10 diving centres, 15 activity centres, 23 yacht safari centres, a mountain safari centre, and 181 bazaars. These three axes are increasing the number of airline seats to Egypt by three times, improving the tourism experience, and enhancing the tourism investment climate. Issa also praised the infrastructure that the Egyptian state had built over the last period, stressing that the development that Egypt witnessed in the infrastructure will contribute greatly to the development of the tourism sector and increase investment in the Egyptian tourism sector.

CAIRO - 24 December 2022: Transport Minister Kamel Wazir stressed the Egyptian National Railways will finalize renewing all railway services by 2024, congratulating the Egyptian leadership and people on operating the first Talgo deluxe passenger train. Egypt received two trains out of total seven trains. One of the trains was piloted and went into service on Saturday between Cairo and Alexandria. The minister stressed that this falls within the framework of directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, noting that these trains operate under up-to-date technology. The first trips of the luxury Talgo trains started on Saturday from Ramses station Cairo to the stations of Sidi Gaber and Misr in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.

CAIRO - 24 December 2022: The first trips of the luxury Talgo trains will start operating, on Saturday, from Ramses station Cairo to the stations of Sidi Gaber and Misr in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. The train will move at 2 pm in the afternoon, heading to Alexandria. The operation of this luxury train constitutes a huge quantum leap in the history of Egyptian railways, as the luxury trains of Talgo resembles the trains operating in European countries, and will provide the highest levels of service to the Egyptian public. These trains are characterized by advanced modern technologies and a high operational speed of up to 160 km / h, in addition to the presence of pneumatic systems to absorb vibrations, which achieves complete comfort for passengers at high speeds. The Ministry of Transport had concluded a contract with the Spanish company Talgo to supply 7 new air-conditioned trains (6 trains + a train as a gift for the Egyptian people) with a total value of 157 million euros, including the maintenance contract and spare parts.

CAIRO - 24 December 2022: The electricity sector in Egypt is keen to support the transmission network in various efforts to improve network efficiency and reduce losses, revealed Spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Ayman Hamza. Hamza added that the sector aims to be able to transmit sustainable electric energy from all sources of production to all customers in accordance with international standards. Hamza explained that the plans implemented by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company to develop the network aim to implement the energy strategy 2035 and to be able to reach the percentage of renewable energies participating in the network to 42%. He further highlighted that the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company succeeded during the year 2022 in implementing what it has planned at a rate of about 62%, as the investments spent during the year amounted to about 12.307 billion pounds. % compared to 3.83% during the previous fiscal year.

Hassan Ghanem, Chairperson and Managing Director of the Housing and Development Bank (HDB), has honoured the young winning bankers in the research competition that was held on the role of banks in supporting the state’s plan to transform into the green economy. The honouring ceremony took place during the participation of the HDB in the activities of the People and Banks Conference in its 16th edition, under the title “The role of the banking sector in supporting the national economy”, in the presence and participation of a large number of ministers and leaders of the banking sector and the finance and business sector. In this context, Hassan Ghanem praised the role of the Egyptian banking sector, led by CBE, and its efforts in promoting the transition towards a green economy and sustainable development, by increasing green investment, which contributes to mitigating the effects of climate change, in addition to establishing an independent department for sustainability and sustainable financing within banks. In addition to obliging it to include executive policies and procedures for sustainable financing within the bank’s credit and investment policies, with the help of an environmental consultant to evaluate major corporate projects to be funded from an environmental perspective. He pointed out that the issuance of such instructions is an effective step to enhance the role of the banking sector in achieving the state’s vision, advancing the transition towards a green economy and facing environmental and social risks.

A twelve-year old boy died by hanging after reportedly imitating a controversial challenge spread across TikTok, referred to as the ‘Charlie Challenge. During the investigations, the child’s mother said that she had found a video clip about how to use the “Devils Game” or the “Charlie Challenge” on the TikTok application. The mother concluded that her son was trying to imitate the game and hanged himself with a rope. Dangerous gamesThe controversial challenge involves placing one pencil on top of another on a piece of paper divided into “yes” and “no”. Then rules are issued through the game include cutting arteries, committing suicide by hanging, or others.

A high-level Egyptian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, left Wednesday for Dar Es Salaam to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Julius Nyerere Dam, which was implemented by an Egyptian alliance of Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric on the Rufiji River in Tanzania. Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the Foreign Minister will participate on Thursday in the ceremony to launch the filling of the Julius Nyerere Dam in the presence of a large number of officials, representatives of the implementing coalition, and figures of the Tanzanian society, media, and citizens. The gate of the transfer tunnel will be closed to announce the start of filling water in the dam. Abuzaid added that President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Hassan is scheduled to participate in the ceremony, given the great importance of the project to the Tanzanian people for power generation and flood control in the Rufiji River,This is in addition to regulating the sustainability of water flows needed for the cultivation of surrounding areas and for fishing activities. It is worth mentioning that the Julius Nyerere dam project is one of the most important development projects implemented on the African continent at a cost of 3 billion dollars,It embodies the capabilities and potential of Egyptian companies in the implementation of major infrastructure projects in a number of African countries, and is a model for constructive regional cooperation among brotherly African countries to support development efforts and realize the interests of their peoples.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The chief of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center has urged the Taliban to remove the ban on higher education of women in Afghanistan. Egypt’s Al-Azhar deeply regrets the Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from university studies, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayeb said. In a statement on Thursday, Tayeb said the ban imposed by the Taliban on women’s university studies contradicts with the Islamic Sharia’s call for men and women to seek education “from cradle to grave”. “This shocking decision to the consciences of Muslims and non-Muslims should not have been issued by any Muslim,” the grand imam said. Earlier this week, the Taliban announced a ban on women’s attendance at universities in Afghanistan, triggering global condemnation and disappointment.

On how can we have sustainable economy with the use of solar energy Selena explained that renewable energy as a technology is a tool, it is not the solution for climate change. Selena further explained that within climate activism as a movement, youth are leading really radical things. So when we think about the climate movement in the past few years, I think there has been more conversations around that. “ Selena added that low income communities of color are impacted first and worst by climate change so they're the ones who know what needs to happen. Recently we have a big influx of profit driven initiatives to fight climate change.

Former referee Howard Webb is pictured in the stands Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs(Reuters) - Howard Webb, the new Chief Refereeing Officer of match officials body PGMOL, says former professional players should consider moving into refereeing. The 51-year-old did not expect top footballers to become referees but he said it could prove to be a viable career option for ex-players. "We need to look at how we can entice people in. We've always struggled to get ex-players involved," Webb told reporters on Thursday. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), the Football Association and PGMOL are running a joint initiative named 'Player To Referee Pathway'.

CAIRO – 23 December 2022: Egypt will start the operation of the first luxurious train (Talgo train) round trips on Saturday. The train will take off at 2:00 PM from Ramses Railway station in downtown Cairo for Alexandria’s Sidi Gaber station. On August 9, 2022, Egypt and Spain's Talgo signed a contract for the latter to supply seven luxurious sleeper trains, which will be a total of 126 railcars, and provide maintenance and spare parts for 15 years. Every train will consist of 10 second-class passenger railcars, five first-class passenger railcars, two dining cars, and a power car. The contract also provides that Talgo and Egypt's Semaf Locomotives join forces on localizing sleeper train production.

Ramadan told Daily News Egypt that the mobile market is suffering from a complete stagnation due to the doubling of the price of mobile phones, in addition to the lack of supply of mobile devices. Mobile phone sales in Egypt recorded more than 15 million phones in 2021, according to the research institution GFK, compared to 13.3 million phones in 2020. In September, the Chinese company, OPPO, announced its intention to establish a mobile factory in Egypt, with investments of $30m and a production capacity of 4.5 million phones annually. Samsung manufactures some of its mobile devices in its factory in Beni Suef for a trial period. For his part, a source in the mobile market said that the market is suffering because of the inability to provide mobile devices due to the suspension of imports.