BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - Belgium coach Roberto Martinez will not implement drastic changes to his side for Wednesday’s Nations League game against Poland, even after his side were handed a 4-1 thumping by the Netherlands last Friday. It was the first home defeat in almost six years for the Belgians, ranked second by FIFA and one of the fancied teams for the World Cup later this year. We have to improve straight away, not for the World Cup but for Poland," he said. BRUSSELS, June 7 (Reuters) - Belgium coach Roberto Martinez will not implement drastic changes to his side for Wednesday’s Nations League game against Poland, even after his side were handed a 4-1 thumping by the Netherlands last Friday. It was the first home defeat in almost six years for the Belgians, ranked second by FIFA and one of the fancied teams for the World Cup later this year.

June 08, 2022 09:08 UTC

CAIRO – 7 June 2022: Egypt will be affected by India’s seasonal depression, which will lead to a scorching heat wave. The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) warned citizens to avoid exposure to direct sunlight for long periods, especially during noon. EMA also advised them to wear head covering, drink a lot of fluids and to follow up on the daily weather forecast. Cairo witnesses hot weather on Tuesday, with temperature degrees recorded highs of 35 degrees and lows of 24 degrees. It is expected the temperature degrees will increase by three degrees starting from Wednesday, where it will record 37:38 during the day, while southern Upper Egypt will exceed 40 degrees Celsius.

June 07, 2022 14:58 UTC

The French champions paid Barcelona 222 million euros for his signature in 2017. The top five was rounded off by Barca youngster Pedri (135.1 million euros) and Borussia Dortmund's English midfielder Jude Bellingham (133.7 million euros). The CIES Football Observatory uses such indicators as player age, performance, career progression and contract duration to arrive at a transfer value. City's Ruben Dias (109.6 million euros) had the highest transfer value for a defender while PSG's Gianluigi Donnarumma (73.7 million euros) led among goalkeepers. City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, 30, was the oldest player on the list, with a value of 57.3 million euros.

June 07, 2022 10:17 UTC

The controversy comes as Gulf states and India look to significantly enhance their economic partnership. On the other hand, the Asian nation sends millions of workers to the Gulf states who send home billions of dollars in remittances. The Gulf states are key sources of India’s oil and gas imports, and bilateral trade is over $100 billion,” said Alhasan. The UAE has singled out India among seven other nations as its future economic partner. Taneja said India knows the clout Gulf states have over it because of the diaspora in those countries.

June 07, 2022 08:41 UTC

Egypt - Mohamed Maait, the Minister of Finance, called on taxpayers to pay all their due taxes no later than 30 June, in order to benefit from the facilities provided in the draft law; to override part of the delay fine and the additional taxes. Maait stressed that these new tax facilities reflect the state’s keenness to respond effectively to the demands of taxpayers and the business community, and reduce their financial and tax burdens. They can get these benefits by getting rid of tax arrears and increasing the solvency of the company or person. He added that these new tax facilities do not contradict what was stipulated in the third paragraph of Article 110 of the Income Tax Law promulgated by Law No. 91 of 2005, which grants the taxpayer another exemption by deducting 30% of the delay fee, without referral to the appeal committees.

June 07, 2022 05:28 UTC





The National Antiquities Recovery Committee, held a meeting on Sunday chaired by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled al-Anany in the presence of former Minister of Antiquities, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice, and the Public Prosecution, Zahi Hawass, to discuss the latest developments regarding the recovery of antiquities. During the meeting, the latest developments in investigations conducted by the French authorities with the former head of the Louvre Museum in Paris were discussed. Investigators suspect that the former president of the Louvre Museum, Jean-Luc Martinez, turned a blind eye to forging certificates of origin for five ancient Egyptian artifacts. While the Louvre Museum refused to comment on the situation or make any statements. Martinez served as president of the Louvre Museum for eight years until 2021, as well as served as an ambassador for international cooperation in the field of cultural heritage.

June 06, 2022 22:20 UTC

Meeting of Egyptian and Malawian ministers of health in Cairo on June 5, 2022. Press PhotoCAIRO – 6 June 2022: Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met Monday with his Malawian counterpart in Cairo expressing readiness to provide medical treatment to the patients of the fellow African state in Egypt. The Egyptian ambassador to Malawi delivered in March a shipment of aid to help alleviate the impact of Hurricane Ana. Ambassador Mohamed Al-Sherif handed over the shipment of drugs and medical equipment to the Malawian Minister of Health Khumbizi Chiponda in the capital of Lilongwe and a group of officials. She also applauded medical training delivered by Egypt to Malawian health workers as part of the cooperation between the two African nations.

June 06, 2022 20:46 UTC

CAIRO – 6 June 2022: Egypt's top Islamic authority, Al-Azhar, has vehemently denounced the derogatory remarks made by spokeswoman of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on his Twitter account against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his wife Aisha. In a statement, Al-Azhar said that such remarks expose a conspicuous ignorance of the history of prophets and messengers who represent the epitome of sublime manners and high morals. "This act by an irresponsible ignoramus is the very definition of terrorism," Al-Azhar said, warning that such act "may plunge the entire word in disastrous crises and grinding wars." Urging the international community to take decisive action against such abusers, Al-Azhar deplored the desperate attempts by some of the politicians who resort to anti-Islamic rhetoric for electoral support. The "civilized world" must be on the alert for those who exploit people's faith and supreme human values for political or electoral gain, Al-Azhar noted.

June 06, 2022 13:01 UTC

Rumours that the 'king of clay' was making his final appearance at Roland Garros kept circulating during the past fortnight. Despite all the trials and tribulations he suffered in the build-up, no one could prevent Nadal from lifting the Musketeers' Cup for a record-extending 14th time. The win means Nadal is now halfway through the calendar Grand Slam for the first time in his career after also winning the year's opening major at the Australian Open. OLDEST CHAMPIONNadal passed fellow Spaniard Andres Gimeno as the oldest Roland Garros men's singles champion. The Norwegian soon broke Nadal to love to take a lead for the first time in the match.

June 06, 2022 07:22 UTC

CAIRO, 6 June 2022: Egypt's national team achieved an important 1-0 victory over Guinea scored by Mostafa Mohamed in the 85th minute of the match that brought the two teams together in the first round of qualifiers for the 2023 African Nations Cup in Cote d'Ivoire, which was held at Cairo Stadium. The match started with a threat from the Guinea national team through Liverpool player Naby Keita in the 2nd minute of the match with a shot that came next to Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abu Gabal. The Guinean team continued to put pressure on Egypt, and succeeded in obtaining a direct kick in a dangerous area in the 7th minute, but it did not represent an explicit threat to the team's goal. Egypt tried to score a goal before the end of the match, but the Guinean team might surprise the team by scoring a goal in the 82nd minute after a sudden shot, but it passed near Abu Jabal's goal. And in the 85th minute witnessed the goal of progress for the Egyptian team by Mostafa Mohamed after an organized attack, Mohamed Magdy Afsha started with Ayman Ashraf.

June 06, 2022 07:21 UTC

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June 06, 2022 00:55 UTC

CAIRO, 5 June 2022: The Egyptian national football team, led by Ihab Galal, will open its upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday, against Guinea, at 09:00 PM at Cairo International Stadium, where the Pharaohs are in Group D, accompanied by Guinea, Ethiopia and Malawi. Ehab Galal seeks to achieve victory in the first appearance after taking over coaching the team, and won the first three points in the group and prove the eligibility of taking charge, accompanied by his assistant staff, which includes: Mohamed Shawky as general coach, Ahmed Hossam as assistant coach, and Essam El-Hadary, goalkeeper coach. Ehab Galal settled on the starting line-up which will include:GK: Abo GabalDefenders: Karim Hafez, Yasser Ibrahim, Al Wensh, Omar GaberMidfielders: Hamdi Fathi, Amr El Soleya and Mohannad LashenAttakers: Salah, Trezeguet, Ahmed AtefEhab Galal had included 29 players for the Egypt national team list, and the names were as follows: Muhammad Al-Shennawi - Muhammad Abu Gabal - Muhammad Sobhi - Mahmoud Gad - Omar Gaber - Omar Kamal - Mahmoud Alaa - Mahmoud Al-Wensh - Ahmed Hegazy - Ahmed Fattouh - Yasser Ibrahim - Ayman Ashraf - Mohamed Abdel Moneim - Mohamed Elneny - Mohannad Lashen - Hamdi Fathi - Amr Al Soleya - Mohamed Magdy Afsha - Ahmed Hamdy - Emam Ashour - Mohamed Salah - Ahmed Sayed "Zizou" - Mahmoud Trezeguet - Omar Marmoush - Mohamed Ibrahim - Ibrahim Adel - Ahmed Atef - Mustafa Mohamed - Karim Hafez. On the other hand, the Guinean national team prepared well for this match and the technical staff is relying on the Guinean international star Naby Keita, the English star of Liverpool, who joined his team on Wednesday evening, before the Guinean team arrived Cairo on Friday in preparation for facing Egypt.

June 05, 2022 21:20 UTC

CAIRO – 5 June 2022: Juan Goytisolo Gay was a Spanish thinker, writer and orientalist, known for his love of Arabic language and culture. Many intellectuals considered him the greatest Spanish writer in the modern era, and others considered him one of the greatest writers in Spanish history since its inception. Juan Goytisolo Gay enrolled in law school but soon dropped out. He worked in Paris in several magazines and worked as a literary consultant in a printing press and as a professor at Jolla Universities in California. He was sentenced in absentia to imprisonment and was forbidden from returning to his country until after the departure of General Franco.

June 05, 2022 18:34 UTC

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom commended in a recorded speech Egypt’s 100 Healthy Lives Initiative, which has almost eradicated hepatitis C from Egypt. Minister Abdel Ghaffar noted that Egypt has implemented 11 presidential initiatives pertinent to health, and that have had as beneficiaries 86 million citizens. Speaking of Africa, Minister Abdel Ghaffar underlined that less than two percent of drugs consumed in Africa are produced on the continent, although it composes 16.7 percent of the world population. To improve healthcare in Africa, the minister proposes working on three dimensions simultaneously and that are infrastructure, healthcare workers, and healthcare services. Cardio Alex, which is a conference focusing on heart diseases, will be held in Alexandria on June 7-9 to complement Africa Health ExCon, which will conclude Tuesday.

June 05, 2022 14:13 UTC

CAIRO – 5 June 2022: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced Sunday at the first edition of Africa Health ExCon that Egypt would supply fellow African states with 30 million doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccines. That is in light of the country's selection early in 2022 as one of six African states that would receive the the mRNA technology used in the manufacturing of vaccines and other medical drugs necessary to confront many incurable diseases. Yet, the country implemented programs for water recycling, desalination, and rainwater harvesting, "and we are surviving," the president pointed out. The Egyptian president thanked pharmaceuticals companies for cooperating with Egypt in dealing with many diseases. They knew that their investments would not be subject to vandalism or destruction," President Sisi underscored, warning against the economic harm incurred by instability and security issues.

June 05, 2022 12:31 UTC