CAIRO - 18 September 2020: Health Minister Hala Zayed said a vaccination promotion campaign was launched on Saturday in Kafr el Sheikh, Beni Suef and Sharqiya to encourage people to register in order to swiftly get vaccinated. The 10-day campaign falls within the framework of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a statement on Saturday, Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said 17,345 people registered for getting the vaccination during the campaign in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Fayyoum, Dakahlia, and Qaliobiya. The campaign contributed to raising awareness of 18,000 people about the importance of the vaccination for protection from the coronavirus. The campaign will be launched in Gharbiya, Menya and Ismailia on Sunday, and in Damietta, Assiut, and Port Said on Monday.

The Central Administration of Tourism and Resorts in Alexandria has allocated a special beach for racket, a sport famous to the Mediterranean city that has almost disappeared. The authorities in Alexandria have allocated “Tahouna Court” (Mill Court) on the beach of Ishaq Helmy in Sidi Bishr, to bring the game back to life. In statements to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Gamal Rashad, head of the Central Administration for Tourism and Resorts in Alexandria, said that the court’s location was chosen due to the expanded sandy area of the beach. Rashad explained that Alexandria’s beaches have witnessed, since the beginning of the summer season, a great boom in interest in beach sports, allowing beachgoers to enjoy. He added that Ishaq Helmy beach is one of the most distinguished beaches in Alexandria, and its ticket price is LE15, including access to a parasol, a chair, and the use of the toilet and locker room.

Meteorologists predict a gradual increase in temperatures across all parts of Egypt starting on Sunday and lasting until Wednesday. Hot and humid weather is expected on Sunday during the day over Greater Cairo, the Delta, South Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt. The weather will be mild on northern parts until Greater Cairo, while moderate on the remaining parts of Egypt at night. High temperatures for the following cities are:Alexandria: 32CCairo: 35CHurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh: 36CQena and Luxor: 38CAswan: 39CActive winds are expected on northern Upper Egypt, Greater Cairo and South Sinai, reducing humidity at night. Light fog is expected in the morning on some roads leading to Greater Cairo, the Delta, and the North Coast.

The joint Bright Star 2021 military training concluded activities on Friday at Mohamed Naguib Military Base on the Mediterranean Sea. Bright Star first began in October 1980, as a result of the US-brokered peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The training’s final stage included tactical shooting with live ammunition, reconnaissance, and aerial bombardment. The forces also carried out a Situational Training Exercise (STX), which included training against snipers, drones, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), as well as medical evacuation and treatment and Command Post Exercises (CPX). Furthermore, there was atypical threat training training on how to board and inspect a suspicious ship for naval units, paratroop trainings, shooting practice, and a leadership symposium.

But after campaigning for the White House on a pledge to “follow the science,” Biden found himself uncharacteristically ahead of it with that lofty pronouncement. Some of nation’s top medical advisers on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke of the idea, in essence telling the White House: not so fast. White House allies defended the administration’s aggressive preparation for the boosters, which has included regular messaging from doctors about their necessity and bolstering the federal stockpile of doses. After Friday’s voting, the White House tried to put the advisory panel’s action in a positive light. “Today was an important step forward in providing better protection to Americans from COVID-19,” said White House spokesman Kevin Munoz.

CAIRO - 18 September 2021: A Jordanian Parliamentary delegation headed by Head of the National Steering Committee, Media and Culture in the House of Representatives, Representative Omar Al-Zayoud will pay an official visit to Egypt on Sunday, Jordanian Al-Mamlaka T.V. The one-week visit will include discussions topics related to media and tourism between both countries, besides other topics in several fields of mutual concern. The delegation will hold a number of meetings with a number of Egyptian parliamentarians, journalists and media personnel, the channel added. In his visit to Egypt on September 2, 2021, Jordan's King Abdullah II affirmed his country's keenness to benefit from the Egyptian developmental efforts, during his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. King Abdullah affirmed Jordan's willingness to benefit from the Egyptian developmental efforts through the exchange of expertise and joint investments in light of Egypt's comprehensive development path and mega national projects, Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Radi said in a statement.

Egypt and Libya agreed on Friday that Egypt will facilitate the re-opening of currently suspended Libyan factories. AOI Chairman Abdel Moneim al-Tarras discussed with the Libyan Minister of Industry and Minerals Ahmed Omar, and the Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hawij, ways in which the two countries could enhance joint cooperation and investment opportunities. Similarly, the Libyan ministers praised AOI’s long history in the Arab region and highly developed manufacturing skills. According to the ministers, a number of Libyan companies and investors are eager to enhance cooperation with the AOI. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-YoumIMAGE: Officials from the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) in Egypt and Libyan Ministers of Industry and Minerals, and Economy and Trade.

For the past year, he and his father Vitalij have been hiding out in Sweden’s Minsk embassy to avoid persecution by Belarus authorities. The two men arrived at the embassy on September 11, 2020, to request political asylum. Belarus security forces face off anti-Lukashenko protestersBelarusian authorities later charged the two men with threatening and using violence against police officers. Drosdov says his clients have remained in the Swedish embassy for the past year out of fear Belarusian authorities will arrest and torture them. ___Main Image: The Swedish embassy in Minsk

CAIRO - 18 September 2021: Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre is organizing an art exhibition parallel to the 28th edition’s activities. The exhibition is to include distinctive and non traditional pioneer theatrical designs. chibl added that the submitted designs have to belong to performances that were already created and performed before. Chibl has set the deadline for submitting the theatrical designs to participate in the exhibition to be on October 31, 2021. The exhibition will bear the cost of printing the accepted designs’ posters and providing the exhibition full equipment.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Friday reported 588 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths, and 657 recoveries. A total of 295,639 cases have been disclosed in Egypt, alongside 16,935 deaths and 249,082 recoveries. Moreover, the Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. Vaccination CampaignUnder the orders of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Health Ministry is allocating efforts to vaccinate university students, administrative workers, and those in the country’s healthcare sector. Egypt has imported a number of major coronavirus vaccines, including AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, and Johnson & Johnson.

DUBAI, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi will cancel COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the emirate for travelers from the UAE starting on Sunday, the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM said on Saturday. The UAE’s capital had restricted entry into the emirate to those with a negative PCR test. Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi removed the need to quarantine for all vaccinated travelers arriving from international destinations. Reporting by Yousef Saba, editing by Louise Heavens

Xiamen, a scenic city of five million, is one of four cities in the Fujian province – China’s latest coronavirus hotspot – that have reported cases in recent days. Also a transport hub for southeast China, Xiamen has reported 92 locally transmitted infections in the past week. That is about half the number of nearby Putian, where the first infection in this outbreak was reported on September 10. Since September 10, Fujian province has reported 292 community infections. The last domestic outbreak in late July to August spread to tens of Chinese cities, hammering China’s tourism, hospitality and transportation sectors.

(Reuters) - The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March and the 2022 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in the capital, event organisers said. The race was to have been held on Oct. 17 but has now been moved to March 6, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation said on its website on Friday. "I would like to sincerely apologise not only to our runners and volunteers, but to everyone who has been looking forward to our event," said race director Tadaaki Hayano, according to Kyodo news service. This is the second year in a row the event has been affected by the pandemic, with last year's marathon limited to elite runners.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the decision was requested by French President Emmanuel Macron. The move came after Australia on Thursday broke off a submarine deal worth at least $40 billion (€34 billion) with France to build diesel-electric submarines to instead buy nuclear-powered ones from the US. The White House said Friday that it regrets France’s decision, but that will work to resolve the major diplomatic spat. Under the new defense alliance, Australia will now acquire nuclear-powered US submarinesWhy did Australia break off the deal? Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged the damage to bilateral ties with France but insisted he told French President Emmanuel Macron of Australia’s plans in June over a lengthy dinner in Paris.

DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Iranian fuel shipments imported by the Hezbollah movement constitute a breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty, according to comments published by his office. “The violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty makes me sad,” Mikati told CNN in an interview, his office said in a posting on Twitter. A tanker ship carried the fuel to Syria and from there it crossed into Lebanon. Both Syria and Iran are under US sanctions. Late on Friday, the Lebanese broadcaster LBCI said that a new group of tankers carrying Iranian fuel entered Lebanon through the Hermel area.