Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea announced on Wednesday that Egyptian non-oil exports amounted to US$32.128 billion for the first time in 2021, compared to $25.427 billion in 2020, a difference of $6.701 billion – a significant increase by 26 percent. Exports with the US reached $2.446 billion compared to $1.618 billion, an increase of 51 percent. Other markets were $9.128 billion compared to $6.978 billion during 2020, an increase of 31 percent, and the African continent – without Arab countries – stood at $1.853 billion, up from $1.445 billion in 2020, an increase of 28 percent. Gamea noted that 13 export sectors achieved a significant increase in their exports during 2021. The report indicated that the largest receiving markets for Egyptian exports during 2021 included the US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Malta, Spain, Britain, Northern Ireland, Libya and Canada.

CAIRO - 19 January 2022: South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Egypt on Wednesday in an official visit that lasts until Friday as part of a Middle East tour that included UAE and Saudi Arabia. President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Egypt is the first by a South Korean president in 16 years and comes in light of the partnership that has signed between Cairo and Seoul in 2016 during President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to Seoul. In a press conference, Korean Ambassador to Egypt Hong Jin-wook revealed the agenda of the president’s visit, saying he will hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, followed by a press conference for the two presidents. Sisi will also hold a luncheon for President Moon, said the ambassador during the conference. This visit was scheduled to be made in March 2021 but it has been postponed due to coronavirus, the ambassador said.

The Egyptian Embassy in Abu Dhabi announced Tuesday that it had received a notification from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs that two Egyptian citizens were among injured in the Abu Dhabi terrorist explosion. The Egyptian ambassador to Abu Dhabi, Sherif al-Bidewy, checked on the condition of the Egyptian citizens and followed up on their needs. The embassy assured they are in good health and had received the necessary medical care, and the ambassador is to meet with them on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi police had announced that a fire broke out on Monday morning in three tankers transporting petroleum fuels near the tanks of ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and a minor fire in the new construction area at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The incident resulted in the death of three people and injured six others.

The ceremony held on January 19, 2022 to celebrate providing a new batch of individuals, who recovered from addiction, small loans through Nasser Social Bank. Press PhotoCAIRO – 19 January 2022: The Anti-Drug and Addiction Treatment Fund held Wednesday a ceremony to celebrate providing a new batch of individuals, who recovered from addiction, small loans through Nasser Social Bank. The fund's Chairman Amr Othman stated that the total financing disbursed through "New Start" initiative has amounted to LE5.5 million ($343,750). He added that the funding is aimed at enabling those individuals to start their own businesses creating a sustainable source of income for themselves and families. Further, the Anti-Drug and Addiction Treatment Fund held vocational training programmes for more than 6,000 recovered persons, giving them accredited certificates from certified entities.

CAIRO – 19 January 2022: Egypt has set controls and procedures in the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities relating to their right to work, seeking to integrate them into the society. The law obligates the state to guarantee the right of the differently-abled people to have equal opportunities for work that are commensurate with their academic qualifications and professional preparation. The Ministry of Manpower and its administrative departments are obligated to create a register for differently-abled persons who wish to work, and to assist them in accessing job opportunities appropriate to their qualifications and experiences in accordance with the priority established by law. Governmental and non-governmental agencies and every employer who employs twenty or more workers, whether they work in one place or separate places, and whatever the nature of their work, is obligated to appoint a percentage (5 percent) of the number of workers, at least, from differently-abled persons who will be nominated by the Ministry of Manpower based on the record. In all cases, anyone who employs a person with a disability must notify the competent authority of that by a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt, within the first month from the date of the appointment.

CAIRO - 19 January 2022: Non-vaccinated citizens will not be allowed to enter any government facility, affirmed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli during the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, added 'It is important to follow up the implementation of this decision." The State has provided all types of internationally-approved coronavirus vaccines, he affirmed, noting that Egypt currently has a large number of Covid-19 vaccines. The meeting, meanwhile, tackled the current situation of COVID-19 globally, regionally and at national level. Higher Education and acting Health Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, meanwhile, said that highly infectious coronavirus variant Omicron is responsible for the vast majority of coronavirus cases in Egypt. Egypt is witnessing a rise in Omicron cases, he went on to say.

CAIRO-19 January 2022: The opening FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket application phase will launch today, 19 January 2022, with ticket products and packages set to attract fans from the region and across the globe to a special celebration of the beautiful game. “This is a FIFA World Cup for Qatar, the region and the world, and the products launched today reflect FIFA’s goal of bringing the beautiful game to as many fans globally as possible,” said FIFA’s Secretary General, Fatma Samoura. In line with FIFA’s ticketing policy at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions of the FIFA World Cup™️, residents of the host country will exclusively benefit from a special price category, category 4, with prices starting from just QAR 40 each. Given the need to allow sufficient travel time between stadiums, fans will not be able to attend back-to-back matches. The State of Qatar will provide the required safeguards to protect the health and safety of all involved in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — South Korea’s leader arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where he was greeted in Riyadh by the kingdom’s crown prince and an honor guard marching band. Prince Mohammed bin Salman has largely taken over day-to-day rule of Saudi Arabia from his father, King Salman. Saudi Arabia is South Korea’s biggest economic partner in the Middle East. Nearly 90% of South Korea’s investments in Saudi Arabia are in the construction sector. Saudi media reported President Moon will meet with Yasir al-Rumayyan, chairman of Aramco, the state-controlled Saudi oil company, who also heads Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing coronavirus curbs and dialling back pandemic-era emergency support as they bid to launch their economies back into some version of normality. “What we are seeing is an economy that functions right through these waves of COVID,” U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said last week. In October, the Fund forecast global economic growth of 4.9% this year, while underscoring uncertainty posed by the coronavirus. And while the belief that the global recovery can live with Omicron may be expedient, it may yet run up against the hard facts of epidemiology. Lawrence Young, Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Warwick, said U.S. and Japanese studies showing that more than 30% of cases remain highly infectious after five days suggest moves to relax quarantine rules could backfire.

Both officials discussed joint cooperation in the fields of localizing medical technology in Egypt and upgrading the skills of workers in the health sector. The Egyptian minister reviewed at the meeting the national strategy for confronting the coronavirus and precautionary measures that were adopted to curb the spread of its variants. Abdel Ghaffar also thanked Belgium for its support for Egypt and providing it with more than one million doses of coronavirus vaccines over the past months. For his part, D'Elzius expressed hope for benefiting from the Egyptian experiment in the field of public health initiatives that were launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. He confirmed his country's full support for Egypt in the face of coronavirus pandemic.

Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar instructed reviewing the prices of coronavirus tests, in the central laboratories of the ministry, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, said. The prices are now being considered and within a day or two an announcement of whether prices would be reduced or not will be made public. Amongst the precautions continuously taken place across the country, universities remain constant and will continue the exams for the first semester regularly: the spokesperson said during a telephone interview to the “Salet al-Tahrir” (Editor’s Hall) program. “Messages directed to the public to take the first and second doses of the vaccine have now seized, and focus messages are sent for the public to obtain the booster dose,” Abdel Ghaffar continued. He added those who have not yet received the first dose can apply through the official vaccination website while those who have been infected with coronavirus can get the vaccine a month after recovering from the infection.

CAIRO - 18 January 2022: The Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water, Walid Fayyad, stressed that the government's most important goals are to increase the hours of feeding Lebanon's electricity to become effective and regular by about 8 to 10 hours in the near term, by securing Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity, so that the monthly electricity bill becomes lower for citizens. On September 8, the energy ministers of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan agreed during a meeting in Amman on a roadmap to supply Lebanon with Egyptian gas as soon as possible. The energy ministers of four Arab countries, namely: Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, agreed to deliver Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon, through Jordan and Syria, provided that they submit an action plan and a timetable for its implementation. He explained that Egypt is working to speed up coordination for the arrival of Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon through Jordan and Syria, in the interest of Egypt to alleviate the burdens of the Lebanese people and contribute to supporting the brotherly country and its stability. Lebanon is facing a shortage of energy supplies, in light of the worst financial and economic crisis in the country's history.

The HUAWEI MatePad 11 comes in Matte Grey and it is available at Huawei's official website, Huawei Experience Stores, E-shops and in select retailers across Egypt. See smoother visual with the 120Hz Huawei FullView DisplayThe HUAWEI MatePad 11 is the first Huawei tablet to feature a 120Hz high refresh rate display. Connecting multiple devices is easier and more intuitive than ever on the HUAWEI MatePad 11. Connect the HUAWEI MatePad 11 to the HUAWEI MateView and watch favourite movies and then connect the HUAWEI MateBook D15 to the monitor via a wired connection to see the PC’s desktop on a larger perspective. Huawei has also been working closely with Harman Kardon, commissioning the famed audio brand’s veteran Golden Ears acoustic engineers to calibrate and optimise the audio output of the HUAWEI MatePad 11.

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it defend itself from a potential invasion, during a stand-off with Russia which has massed troops near the Ukrainian border. Western countries say they fear Russia is preparing a pretext for a new assault on Ukraine, which it invaded in 2014. He did not specify the number or type of weapons that were being sent, but said: “They are not strategic weapons and pose no threat to Russia. “Ukraine highly appreciates Britain’s decision to provide a new security package with light, anti-armour, defensive weapon systems!” Oleksii Reznikov said in a tweet. Britain has previously warned Russia of severe consequences if it launched a new military assault on Ukraine, while offering financing to enhance Ukraine’s naval capabilities.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Monday phoned the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan after three oil tankers exploded and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi International Airport, which resulted in the death of three people and injured six others. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Shoukry expressed Egypt’s solidarity with the UAE, its condolences for the loss of life and wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured. Egypt FM says it is closely following the reports on illegal Huthi militia carrying out qualitative operations in the UAE. The Foreign Minister also conveyed Egypt’s firm position on supporting the UAE’s prosperity, the close link between Egyptian national security and the security of the Emirates, and the intimate fraternal relations that link both nations. Abu Dhabi police had announced that a fire broke out on Monday morning in three tankers transporting petroleum fuels near the tanks of ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and a minor fire in the new construction area at Abu Dhabi International Airport.