Another 20 people tested positive on Sunday, bringing the total to 40. Both were infected by the omicron variant. In subsequent testing of close contacts, 18 others tested positive and 767 tested negative as of Saturday night. China had reported about a dozen omicron cases previously, most among people who had arrived from abroad and were isolated. ___This story has been corrected to say the number of confirmed cases in Tianjin is 40, not 41.
CAIRO, 10 January 2022: The results of COVID-19 tests that the Egyptian team underwent by the African Confederation “CAF” came negative before the match between Egypt and Nigeria, scheduled for tomorrow evening, Tuesday, in the first round of the African Nations Cup. The Egyptian national team's Portuguese coach, Carlos Queiroz, will hold a press conference at 1:30 pm, Monday, to talk about Nigeria's match in the opening of the Pharaohs' African Cup of Nations campaign, in the presence of Mohamed Salah, the leader of the Pharaohs. The Portuguese coach, Carlos Queiroz, the coach of the Egyptian national team, included 26 players in the list of the Egyptian national team, to participate in the African Nations Cup. The duo, Khaled El Darandali, Vice-President of the Football Association, and Hazem Imam, a member of the Council, will join the delegation of the Egyptian team in Cameroon after the Pharaohs passed the first round of the African Nations Championship. Gamal Allam, head of the Football Association, traveled to Cameroon with the Egyptian national team as head of the mission, accompanied by Major General Helmy Mashhour, a member of the Gabaliya Board of Directors.
CAIRO – 10 January 2022: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi said that Egypt was one of the few countries around the word that achieved a growth rate amidst the Corona pandemic. ‘Several and complete sectors shutdown completely all around the world’, Sisi said. According to President Sisi, Egypt also supported irregular employment during the pandemic with financial aids. “In Egypt, we were never afraid of COVID-19, yes we sticked to the precautionary measures, but work never stopped” President Sisi affirmed. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Egypt on Sunday to participate in the he fourth edition of Egypt’s World Youth Forum.
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a four-year prison sentence, which was then halved by the head of the military-installed government. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges — incitement and breaching COVID-19 restrictions — and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. Since her first guilty verdict, Suu Kyi has been attending court hearings in prison clothes — a white top and a brown longyi skirt provided by the authorities. Additional charges were also added by Myanmar’s election commission against Suu Kyi and 15 other politicians in November for alleged fraud in the 2020 election.
(Reuters) – After a turbulent build-up, and still under a cloud of doubt, the Africa Cup of Nations finals gets underway in Cameroon on Sunday but with the tournament’s long-term future in doubt. Africa’s support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to change the frequency of the World Cup to every two years threatens the Cup of Nations, which is already biennial. Africa’s 54 member associations voted unanimously at last year’s congress to back the idea of a more frequent World Cup, but without discussing how it would affect their own tournament on a packed international calendar. Now expanding to 24-teams, the Cup of Nations is proving to be a strain on resources. The Cup of Nations is being played in January because of the heavy mid-year rainy season in Cameroon but will revert back to a June-July slot when Ivory Coast host the next finals in 2023.
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s health ministry said Sunday that 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week. It is not clear if the deaths refer only to civilians or if law-enforcement deaths are included. Kazakh authorities said earlier Sunday that 16 police or national guard had been killed. the country’s ombudswoman for children’s rights said that three of those killed were minors, including a 4-year-old girl. The ministry earlier reported more than 2,200 people sought treatment for injuries from the protests, and the Interior Ministry said about 1,300 security officers were injured.
U.S. officials on Saturday unveiled some details of the administration’s stance, which seem to fall well short of Russian demands. But they also said Russia will be hit hard with economic sanctions should it intervene in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of “gaslighting” and mounting a full-scale disinformation campaign designed to blame Ukraine, NATO and particularly the United States for the current tensions and undercut Western unity. Thus, the intensified U.S. and allied effort to forge common positions on both the warnings and the “severe costs” to Russia if it moves against Ukraine. While expressions of unity have been forthcoming, Blinken was not optimistic about prospects for success in the talks.
CAIRO - 9 January 2022: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Egypt on Sunday to participate in the he fourth edition of Egypt’s World Youth Forum (WYF) due to kick off on Monday in Sharm El Sheikh city, said the Palestinian embassy in Egypt in a statement. President Abbas’ two day-visit comes at President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s invitation to attend the forum activities, the statement added. The Palestinian President was received by Egyptian Minister of Environment Yassmine Fouad, a delegation from the Egyptian Intelligence Services, and Palestinian ambassador to Egypt and the Arab League Diab el Louh. Palestinian President is being accompanied by an official delegation, the embassy added. Egypt’s 4th edition of the World Youth Forum (WYF) held on Saturday two preparatory workshops ahead of the opening session scheduled for Monday.
CAIRO - 9 January 2022: The Fifth Settlement Misdemeanour Court decided on Sunday to re-detain businessman Mohamed Al-Amin for 45 days pending investigations for sexually abusing girls in his orphanage and for charges of human trafficking in Upper Egypt’s Beni Suef. Egypt's Public Prosecution announced on Saturday detaining Al-Amin pending investigations for the above-mentioned charges, according to a statement by the prosecution. As per the prosecution,, Al-Amin faces the charge of human trafficking and indecent assault. Police investigations affirmed that Al-Amin had committed the crime, the statement said. Al-Amin is a prominent Egyption Businessman who founded the CBC channels group, Modern network along with the Arab News Agency [AUA], and Al-Nahar TV.
Employee shortages in New York City cause delays in trash and subway services and diminish the ranks of firefighters and emergency workers. That’s just hope.”The omicron variant spreads even more easily than other coronavirus strains, and has already become dominant in many countries. Still, its easy transmissibility has led to skyrocketing cases in the U.S., which is affecting businesses, government offices and public services alike. In New York City, officials have had to delay or scale back trash and subway services because of a virus-fueled staffing hemorrhage. In contrast, the police department saw its sick rate fall over the past week, officials said.
The management of the World Youth Forum announce Saturday that the delegations participating in the forum began arriving on Friday to Sharm el-Sheikh, with members representing up to 196 countries. The activities of the fourth edition of the World Youth Forum will be launched in the presence and patronage of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, from January 10 to 13. The World Youth Forum is an international platform for all influential young people within their societies who believe in their ability to change for the better. The forum management had received over 500,000 registration requests from the world’s youth to attend and participate in the forum from Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America. The management of the World Youth Forum also offers a variety of options for youth to participate in events as a team member, participant in a simulation model, participant in a workshop, and many more depending on the topic of the event.
South Sinai Security Directorate had received a report from the Roads Security Department on Saturday morning of a collision on the International Road at al-Tor and the Martyr Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel in South Sinai between a bus on its way to Sharm el-Sheikh and a micro-bus, killing fourteen people and injuring 17 others. The Public Prosecution Office was notified to investigate the accident and an operating room was formed to follow up on the accident to determine its causes. The agency added that the number of car accident deaths rose to 3,484 in 2019 – an increase of 12.9 percent. The rate of car accidents increased to 27.4 accidents per day in 2019, it said. CAPMAS attributed the main cause of car accidents to human error at 79.7 percent of the total road accident causes in 2019, followed by technical vehicle defects at 13.5 percent.
Not only here, but also in the past," Conte told reporters. If you want to improve it's important for players to hear the truth. "My players know that I'll always tell them the truth, because with the truth you can improve. Conte added that the defeat against Chelsea would help Spurs gain a more complete understanding of their shortcomings. "I think we can use this game an example to improve for the people to see outside.
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File PhotoCAIRO - 8 January 2022: Egypt has received the third shipment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (one million doses) via COVAX in cooperation with GAVI Alliance (formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation), said Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the Health Ministry spokesman. On December 31, 2021, Egypt received a shipment of 347,460 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine via the COVAX Facility. By the end of 2021, Egypt has administered a total of 55,662,624 million doses of the coronavirus vaccines, according to Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Wednesday. Local media reported that consignments – whose size ranges between 20,000 and 50,000 doses - of anti-COVID-19 drugs will arrive in Egypt by the end of January.
Jan 7 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said on Friday that initial results of an investigation an accident during the Dakar car rally, which left one French contestant injured last week, showed no criminal suspicions. The Kingdom is liaising with the concerned French authorities to share available evidence related to the accident, the ministry added in a statement. The explosion that went off under a French vehicle involved in the rally in Saudi Arabia may have been a terrorist attack, France’s foreign minister said earlier on Friday.
