The event, which attracted global attention, coincided with the opening of the Mummies Hall and the main hall of the museum. Egypt Today sat with Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, CEO of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization after a year has passed of the inauguration. Dr. Ghoneim said that the number of visitors to the museum during the year exceeded 800,000, which is a record figure. Foreign visitors come from different countries of the world, including Latin American countries, while for Egyptian visitors, he said that they come from various governorates of Egypt, whether individually or collectively, or through trips organized by schools, associations and others. It was also found by following the ages of visitors that different age groups are keen to visit the museum, from children and school students to the elderly.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and followed up on irrigation projects across the nation in the presence of Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atty on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady stated that the country’s water situation, needs, and its provision for agricultural projects and consumption were reviewed, as well as the position of a number of projects being implemented, especially projects to strengthen water facilities and the protection and development of beaches. The president also directed to work on achieving the rational management and safe use of groundwater in Egypt in order to ensure the availability of this non-renewable water resource for future generations, as well as developing a plan to explore underground reservoirs. He also reviewed cooperation efforts with brotherly African countries in the field of irrigation, especially Nile Basin countries, as Egypt is keen on a bilateral level to provide them with technical support in this regard, especially by digging groundwater wells, developing waterways, and establishing specialised centres for weather forecasts. © 2022 Daily News Egypt.

The Egyptian Public Prosecution on Monday issued a statement denying any criminal suspicion in the death of Ayman Hadhoud, an economic researcher and member of the Supreme Authority of the Reform and Development Party. Its statement iterated that his death was due to “a chronic heart condition”. Egyptian and international human rights organizations called for an investigation into the incident, in light of the controversy surrounding the circumstances of the death of Hadhoud, whose family said he had disappeared since February. They only learned earlier in April of his death in the Abbasiya Psychiatric Hospital in March. The Public Prosecution completed investigation procedures into the incident after issuing its first statement on the matter on April 12.

Meeting of Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and Cuban Ambassador to Egypt Tania Aguiar Fernandez on April 17, 2022. Press PhotoCAIRO – 18 April 2022: Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar received Subday Cuban Ambassador to Egypt Tania Aguiar Fernandez to examine chances of cooperation in the field of vaccine production. The minister and the ambassador also discussed areas of possible cooperation in the sectors of healthcare and scientific research. Abdel Ghaffar noted that all types of vaccines can be produced in Egypt by VACSERA factories. Abdel Ghaffar had announced earlier in February that Egypt produced over 30 million doses of Sinovac/VACSERA COVID-19 vaccine.

CAIRO - 18 April 2022: Egypt’s exports to Malaysia hiked 35 percent during 2021, amounting to about $126.7 million, compared to about $94 million in 2020, according to the Minister of trade and Industry Nevine Gamea. Gamea elaborated that the most important items of exports include citrus, phosphates, chemical and mineral fertilizers and fruits. The minister said that the meeting dealt with ways to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries in the field of Malaysian palm oil production in Egypt and export to regional and continental markets. For her part, Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) Zuraida Kamaruddin affirmed her country's keenness to deepen bilateral cooperation frameworks with Egypt, especially at the investment, industrial and commercial levels. This is in light of the clear development in the investment and business climate in Egypt, as well as the major national projects adopted by the Egyptian state during the current stage.

LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea reached their third straight FA Cup final with a hard-earned 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium on Sunday to set up a showdown with quadruple-chasing Liverpool. In their fifth FA Cup final appearance in six years, Chelsea will look to make amends after being runners-up to Leicester City and Arsenal in the last two seasons and also try to avenge their League Cup final loss to Liverpool in February. "I'm happy to be part of another FA Cup final," Tuchel said. Patrick Vieira's Palace had defended well to contain Chelsea until Loftus-Cheek broke the deadlock and were nearly rewarded for a gritty display, with Cheikhou Kouyate twice coming close. I thought the Carabao (League) Cup final was a fantastic game that could have gone either way.

In comparison, the region’s other financial hub Hong Kong has recorded nearly 9,000 Covid deaths out of 1.18 million total cases as of January this year. Over 90% of the Covid deaths reported in Hong Kong will not be counted on the mainland,” he said. China’s Covid controls risk sparking crisis for the country — and its leader Xi JinpingThis is only the second time mainland China has reported Covid deaths this year. Throughout 2021, mainland China reported only two Covid deaths, both in January. The reported deaths come as the metropolis of 25 million people continues to endure a grueling lockdown, which has ground the vibrant, bustling business hub to a virtual halt.

Mileva Maric, a Serbian physicist, and her husband Albert Einstein in 1905. 1936 photo of Albert Einstein, his son Hans Albert and his grandson Bernard. The eldest son, Hans Albert, studied civil engineering at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Mileva agreed with Albert Einstein on this position, but Hans Albert insisted on his position and married philologist Frieda Knecht in 1927. In time, Albert Einstein accepted his son's decision and welcomed Frieda - who brought three grandchildren into his family.

The visit hadn’t been expected by the media and was only confirmed after the pair had left for their next destination. Harry returned last year, joining his brother William to unveil a statue of their mother, Diana, at Kensington Palace. We don’t know what the group spoke about, but it’s possible they took the opportunity to clear the air. It was also the first chance for Meghan to speak face-to-face with Charles and her grandmother-in-law since she and Harry quit as active royals. And soon after that visit, Harry and Meghan’s second child was born.

CAIRO - 17 April 2022: Unilever Mashreq For Food Products affirmed the continuation of its business in Egypt as normal, and that what some newspapers and news websites circulated about stopping the company's exports to the Egyptian market is not true. Unilever Mashreq would like to confirm that its industrial and commercial activities, whether export or import, are proceeding normally and regularly in accordance with all applicable laws and decisions within the Arab Republic of Egypt, the company said in an official statement. The Egyptian Export and Import Control Authority decided previously to stop many brands eligible to export their products to Egypt. (43) which stipulates the need to create a register for factories and companies owning trademarks eligible to export products at the Control Authority. As well as Al Karama Company for the production of pastries, Tiger Pack for Trade and Industry, the Middle East for Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., and the Arab Company for Spinning, Textiles and Blankets.

The General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) of the Egyptian Trade and Industry Ministry, has suspended some major companies operating in Egypt for violating a decision issued in 2016 regarding the registration of trademarks supplied to Egypt. The suspended companies are of a wide range of fields, such as food, detergents, medical supplies and cosmetics. 43 of 2016 regarding the amendment of the rules governing the registration of factories qualified to export their products to Egypt. The ministry explained that the recent suspended companies did not meet the required documents and therefore legal proceedings were taken in implementation of the regulations used in the registration system. Some of these the companies on the list have stopped exporting to Egypt since 2020, as they have established new factories in Egypt and no longer need to export their products.

CAIRO – 17 April 2022: Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Sunday former Deputy Supreme Guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Ezat to life in the “Border Infirtlation” case. Ezat is convicted of taking part in orchestrating the incident in coordination with Hamas, Hezbollah, and leaders of the international body of the Muslim Brotherhood. The most prominent establishment they broke into is Wadi Al Natroun Prison, the main detention of terrorist elements. The convict was handed two death sentences in the cases of spying for Hamas and Wadi al-Natroun Prison Break. Since 2013, Ezat has been convicted in absentia on terrorism-related charges and twice sentenced to death.

The EU Ambassador to Cairo, Christian Berger, announced that the EU has established a fund worth 225 million euros, from which Egypt will get about 100 million euros to help in various fields to help meet Egypt’s wheat needs in light of the Russian war on Ukraine. Burger indicated that he will address the EU to discuss Egypt’s demands to review the export quotas of some crops to increase Egypt’s ability to access European markets, especially grape and strawberry crops. A European plan is in place to reduce Russian gas imports by 70 percent at the end of December 2022 as part of the EU’s policy to diversify its sources, he added. The EU ambassador noted that projects funded by the EU in Egypt amount to 1.3 billion euros in all fields, including the agricultural sector, water resources management and food security. The EU will support Egypt to ensure a successful organization of the climate summit COP27 to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh in November, he said.

CAIRO – 16 April 2022: Yemen has coordinated with Egypt and Jordan to start flights through the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport, said Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak on Friday. Coordination has been made w/Egypt & Jordan to start the flights,” the Minister said on his official Twitter account. Coordination has been made w/Egypt & Jordan to start the flights. After Hadi, who is based in Riyadh, announced his decision, Saudi Arabia pledged a financial aid worth $3 billion to Yemen. On April 1, a nationwide two-month truce was agreed between the warring parties in Yemen, which would allow the entry of oil imports into Houthi strongholds and increasing flights from Sanaa airport.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Friday began construction on a logistics refrigeration complex for preserving vaccines, in the factories complex of the VACSERA Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines in 6th of October City. Abdel-Ghaffar credited the partnership between VACSERA and the Chinese company Sinovac in establishing the complex according to the specifications of the World Health Organization. Cooperation between Egypt and China in the provision and production of coronavirus vaccines has resulted in the local production of more than 30 million doses of the “VACSERA-Sinovac” vaccine within a year, he noted. The Chinese ambassador to Egypt meanwhile praised Egypt’s strategy in combating the pandemic, which was able to maintain economic growth and the health of citizens. He assured that China is eager to cooperate with Egypt as it has since the beginning of the pandemic, providing up to four batches of vaccines, a mask production line, and the first production line to manufacture vaccines in Africa.