CAIRO - 30 December 2021: Minister of Interior Mahmoud Tawfiq reviewed Wednesday during a meeting with some of his assistants and top security officials the ministry's strategy for maintaining nationwide security, as Christmas and New Year's festivities are expected within few days. The minister initiated the meeting by thanking all the members of the Egyptian police forces for their diligent efforts recently. He ordered the officials to remain vigilant and raise state-wide security alert to its highest level during the period ahead, to ensure the safety of citizens and secure critical state institutions and religious buildings. The meeting also tackled the ministry's measures to follow up the strict implementation of anti-coronavirus precautions, in line with a State comprehensive plan to stem the virus spread.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority warned of unstable weather conditions until Monday. Cold weather will continue during the day in Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt and the northern coasts, moderate in northern Upper Egypt, warm in South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt, very cold at night, reaching the point of frost in central Sinai. Moderate and sometimes scattered rain is expected at 50 percent on areas of southern Lower Egypt, Greater Cairo and northern Upper Egypt, intermittently. Weather forecast for Monday, January 3, 2022:Light to medium rain is expected at 50 percent probability on areas of the northern coasts and northern Lower Egypt. Active wind is predicted on areas of the western coasts, South Sinai and northern Upper Egypt at intermittent periods.

CAIRO – 30 December 2021: 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. The minister said the country has administered 34,606,074 first vaccine shots and 21,056,550 second vaccine shots. He added that the country has imported a total of 119,288,130 vaccine doses with 64,335,246 still available for use. Cairo International Airport received on Saturday more than 1.9 million Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses. According to informed sources, the shipment included 462,000 Moderna doses and 1,501,000 Pfizer doses.

A number of countries posted all-time highs during the previous 24 hours, including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, the United States and many nations in Europe. Studies have suggested Omicron is less deadly than some previous variants. Earlier this week U.S. health authorities released new guidance shortening the isolation period for people with a confirmed infection to five days from 10, so long as they are asymptomatic. Some experts questioned the new CDC rules that halve the isolation period for asymptomatic coronavirus infections, saying more infections could result. Ireland, too, reported record cases on Wednesday, with more than 16,000 new infections.

“My country still faces a big gap in chip technology,” said industry analyst Liu Chuntian of Zero Power Intelligence Group. China accounts for 23% of global chip production capacity but only 7.6% of sales. Washington and Europe, citing security worries, block access to the most advanced tools Chinese chipmakers need to match global leaders in precision and efficiency. Beijing says it will spend $150 billion from 2014 through 2030 to develop its chip industry, but even that is a fraction of what global leaders invest. Beijing encourages smartphone and other manufacturers to use suppliers within China, even if they cost more, but officials deny China wants to detach from global industries.

Cairo – December 29, 2021: The National Seismological Network in Egypt recorded a 5.9-magnitude earthquake near the island of Crete, which was felt by citizens in some Egyptian cities at 7:15 am local time. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create more confusion and fear among Americans. To the dismay of some authorities, the new guidelines allow people to leave isolation without getting tested to see if they are still infectious. The CDC similarly shortened the amount of time people who have come into close contact with an infected person need to quarantine. But other experts questioned why the CDC guidelines allow people to leave isolation without testing. The French government said Monday that it will soon relax its isolation rules, although by exactly how much isn’t yet clear.

CAIRO – 29 December 2021: General Manager of Preventive Programs at the Addiction Treatment Fund Ibrahim Askar stated in a phone-in Wednesday that 6,000 former slum dwellers, who moved to alternative housing neighborhoods, Asmarat, Mahrousa, Bashayer Al Kheir, and Istabl Antar, sought in 2021 the free-of-charge treatment offered by the fund. Askar added that awareness campaigns targeting 40,000 families in those neighborhoods took place. He elaborated that workers at the fund had been concerned that the inhabitants may not be accepting of those campaigns but they made community members participate, so they were welcomed, particularly on the part of women. As for the type of drugs abused by the patients treated, they were hash, tramadol, strox, and Al Chapo. The official further noted, "Heroin was a surprise to us as it came on top among the drugs used by such people who belong to the low-income bracket, and who struggle to pay rent, given its high prices?"

JERUSALEM, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel for talks on economic and security issues with Israel’s defence chief, but with few prospects for any resumption of long-stalled peace negotiations. Defence Minister Benny Gantz hosted Abbas in his home late on Tuesday, the Western-backed Palestinian leader’s first such visit to Israel in more than a decade. Palestinians seek to establish a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Palestinian rivalries remain strong, with Hamas Islamists, who have fought four wars with Israel, running the Gaza Strip. The meeting followed several Palestinian attacks on Israelis in recent weeks in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

CAIRO – 29 December 2021: Egypt’s National Seismic Network recorded a 5.9 magnitude earthquake near the island of Crete, which was felt by citizens across some Egyptian cities at exactly 7:15 a.m. local time. A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the coasts of the Greek islands of Cassos and Crete on Monday, less than four hours after a 5.2-magnitude quake struck. The quake occurred 25 kilometers northwest of the epicenter of the first earthquake, at a depth of 6.3 kilometers, and was followed by a 4.2-magnitude aftershock two minutes later, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said in a statement carried by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. It is noteworthy that the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said that an earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Greek island of Crete on Sunday, Russia Today reported. The center added that the earthquake occurred at a depth of ten kilometers.

CAIRO – 29 December 2021: The ancient Egyptian culture was closely related to the Nile River. Their new year seems to correspond to its annual flood, according to the Roman writer Censorinus. Egyptians celebrated this new beginning with a special festival known as “Wepet Renpet” , which translates to "the opening of the year". The new year was seen as a time of rebirth and rejuvenation, and was honored with special religious feasts and rituals. To honor the salvation of mankind, the Egyptians celebrated with music and clamor.

Noemie Weill, the Swiss lawyer of the Egyptian equestrian Mohamed Talaat said that the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) decision to suspend Talaat is not final. Mohamed Talaat was subjected to many random sample tests in several European countries, all of them proved negative. “These international competitions, especially if it is an equestrian sport require high concentration, physical and psychological compatibility, which cannot be available to those who use a prohibited substance. The performance and results of Mohamed Talaat are impossible to achieve by someone who took a prohibited substance. Al-Sharbatly published on his official Facebook page many videos that show the results of the Mohamed Talaat in the last preparation tournaments before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and show his clear superiority over his competitors.

“Of course, nothing is over with this,” Maria Eismont, one of the lawyers that represented the group in court, said after the ruling. Memorial’s branch, the Memorial Human Rights Center, is up for closure as well, with a court hearing in the Moscow City Court scheduled for Wednesday morning. Russian authorities in recent months have mounted pressure on rights groups, media outlets and individual journalists, naming dozens as foreign agents. “Memorial is an institution of national memory about the times of the Great Terror and Soviet repressions,” the group said in a statement. One of the five detained activists detained on Tuesday, Ksenia Fadeyeva, is reportedly facing charges of forming an extremist group.

During the ceremony, the president urged carrying out good pricing, management, and governance of revamped public enterprise factories so they would not deteriorate again. He underscored that one of the repercussions of the mismanagement of state-owned factories is overstaffing due to nepotism. In that regard, President Sisi stressed that to ensure that such practice would be eradicated is partnering up with the private sector. Minister of Public Enterprise Hisham Tawfik stated that the new factory saves 150 megawatts compared to the old one. Discussing the textile industry, the public enterprise minister revealed that Egyptian cotton will be traded through an exchange starting 2022.

CAIRO - 28 December 2021: Egypt produces 7.8 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers, according to the Egyptian Minister of Public Enterprise Sector Hisham Tawfik, explaining that this country is the sixth in the world in urea production with 6.7 million tons. Egypt Today reviews Tawfik’s statements during the inauguration of Kima 2 plant in Aswan in the coming listicles:- Egypt produces nitrogen fertilizers with a total of 7.8 million tons. - Egypt is the sixth largest urea producer in the world with 6.7 million tons. - The investment cost of the Kima plant is LE 11.6 billion. - Production volume of the Kima plant is 2,200 tons of ammonia.