REUTERS/StYCAIRO - 23 November 2021: United Nations Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday that the UN is confirming the need to protect the constitutional system and basic freedoms of political action in Sudan. Commenting on reaching an agreement by the Sudanese partners, he added that the Sudanese partners in the current transitional phase need to tackle pending issues while respecting human rights and the sovereignty of the law. Sudan is witnessing political unrest after Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved the Sudanese Sovereignty Council along with the government. In an earlier statement by the ministry on Thursday, it said that joint armed forces placed Hamdok under house arrest. The ministry said Hamdok called on Sudanese people in a statement to adhere to peacefulness and rush to the streets to defend their revolution.

CAIRO – 23 November 2021: Local Ethiopian media reported Tuesday the probable fall of Debre Berhan located in Amhara region in the hands of Tigray forces in the coming few hours, according to Sky News Arabia. The city lies 130 kilometers away from the capital, Addis Ababa, which is the target of nine armed rebel groups. On the other hand, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that he would head to the front Tuesday to lead the federal army against rebel forces. Tigray forces have already captured two towns, which are both located in Amhara region either. The raids targeted military training camps, and an arms depot belonging to Tigray forces.

Egypt lands 2nd place as best diving destination in the world from Dive Magazine UK - Min. of Tourism & AntiquitiesCAIRO – 22 November 2021: Egypt has been awarded the second place as one of the best diving destinations in the world from "Dive Magazine UK”. Competing with 108 different destinations, Egypt was able to achieve the higher number of votes, as it is distinctive by its clear water, colorful reefs and beautiful sea creatures. To read the article on Dive Magazine UK use the following URL:http://divemagazine.co.uk/.../9549-winners-dive-travel...

CAIRO – 22 November 2021: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement Sunday welcoming the signing of the political agreement between Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Abdel Fatah al-Burhan, and Interim Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. "Egypt also expresses hope that the agreement will be a step forward to achieve sustainable stability in Sudan opening the horizons of development and prosperity for the fellow Sudanese people," the statement indicates. Fourth: The Transitional Council of Sovereignty shall oversee the tasks of the transitional period indicated in Article 8 of the Constitutional Document, without a direct intervention on the executive work. Tenth: Launching a transparent expansive dialogue among all political and social powers as well as revolutionary powers with the aim of founding the Constitutional Conference. Burhan said that a number of the political forces incited chaos and violence, and started to fight each other, which threatens Sudan’s security.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday reported 884 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths, and 766 recoveries. A total of 350,397 cases have been reported in Egypt, this includes 19,933 deaths and 291,980 recoveries. The Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. A statement from the Health and Population Ministry on Wednesday said that a total of 41,939.792 coronavirus doses have has been administered in Egypt so far. Egypt’s vaccination campaign began in January with priority groups and later expanded to university students.

Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea held a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Chileshe Kapwepwe, to discuss Egypt’s preparations to host the 21st COMESA summit and Egypt’s ambitious plan to preside over the summit for the second time. Gamea announced that Egypt’s New Administrative Capital will host the 21st COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit on Tuesday, with in-person and virtual participation of member countries and heads of African economic blocs. The minister said that Egypt welcomes hosting the 21st COMESA summit and presiding over the COMESA group for a year for the second time, as its chairmanship of the COMESA group includes ambitious and clear plans with rapid achievement rates to increase aspects of cooperation with the COMESA countries. Gamea added that once the COMESA summit is held and Egypt takes over the presidency, meetings will be intensified with experts and technicians to set a time plan of action to achieve all that Egypt aims for during its presidency of the community. Gamea pointed out that Egypt’s chairing of COMESA will support its determined efforts with other African countries to achieve economic integration on the continent and overcome obstacles that may hinder free trade between COMESA members.

Talks come as part of the meetings the minister held during her participation in the Bloomberg forum in Singapore last week, the International Cooperation Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Mashat shed light on Egypt's experiment in aligning development funds with UN goals for sustainable development as well as strategic relations between Egypt and development partners to achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The Singaporean minister expressed hope to work with Egypt to boost sustainable development efforts and enhance the private sector's participation in this regard. Over 750 economists, policy makers, CEOs, and entrepreneurs took part in the event, including Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan; United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo; Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Gan Kim Yong; Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana; Tanzania’s Vice President, Philip Mpmango; President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB), Jin Liqun; and the Founder of Bloomberg LP, Michael R. Bloomberg. The forum discussed global economic issues, mutual visions to overcome challenges facing advanced and emerging economies, and conversed about the world’s commitment to limiting climate change’s repercussions and providing the necessary funding for emerging countries to confront these repercussions.

With infections spiking again despite nearly two years of restrictions, the health crisis increasingly is pitting citizen against citizen — the vaccinated against the unvaccinated. Austria on Friday went a step further, making vaccinations mandatory as of Feb. 1. With a vaccination rate of 67.5%, her nation is now considering mandatory vaccinations for many health professionals. Some 10,000 people, chanting “freedom, freedom,” gathered in Prague this week to protest Czech government restrictions imposed on the unvaccinated. Schoemakers said that while authorities had long baulked at the idea of mandatory vaccinations, the highly infectious delta variant is changing minds.

The bad weather and rainfall wave continues in Egypt's cities for the second day, Alexandria - FILE PHOTOCAIRO - 21 November 2021: Egypt's Health Ministry has declared the highest level of alert nationwide due to bad weather hitting the country, its spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said on Saturday. In statements to Sada El Balad TV channel, Abdel Gaffar added that no accidents from the bad weather have been reported so far. He added that a crisis room of the ministry follows up on the developments of the weather nationwide. Medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and blood are available in sufficient amounts at hospitals, he added.

From 2015-2020, Egypt achieved trade surplus in relations with COMESA states that reached in 2020 $1.4 billion , according to a study compiled by the center on the occasion of Egypt's hosting of the 21th COMESA summit on Tuesday. Egypt's exports to COMESA members Libya, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia and Tunisia reached $2.3 billion. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a free trade area with 21 member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. COMESA was formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981. In 2008, COMESA agreed to an expanded free-trade zone including members of two other African trade blocs, the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).

He continued that Ethiopia owns more than 100 million livestock consuming 84 billion cubic meters of water annually, which is equal to the combined water shares of Egypt and Sudan. Add to this more 74 billion cubic meters for the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, said Abdel-Atti. The per capita share of water in Egypt does not exceed 560 cubic meters annually. “Rainwater on Egypt does not exceed 1.30 billion cubic meters annually. Egypt needs about 114 billion cubic meters annually, with a a gap between the consumption and needs reached about 54 billion cubic meters annually.

Orange Egypt, the fastest network in Egypt, announced the launch of its free internet lines along with special internet bundles “Go Education” for the First Secondary School Students to best serve the students’ needs for using their “educational tablet” that is being provided by the Ministry of Education and Technical Education. The continuation of this initiative comes in line with the state’s efforts to develop the educational system and provide students with the latest technical means that would support them with the new system. As Orange has been investing heavily in its network for the past years, it has been enabled to maintain its position as the fastest network in Egypt, which will eventually be a key factor in facilitating students’ access to educational resources, whether through the Egyptian Knowledge Bank or via Scientific search engine for knowledge bank partners and other educational sites. In cooperation with the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Orange is to offer discounted bundles of 1000 MB for only 5 EGP exclusively for students who have an Egyptian educational tablet. Ahmed El-Abd, Chief Commercial Officer at Orange Egypt, said that Orange is taking many initiatives and contributions to support the state's efforts in developing education, with its tools and technologies according to the latest standards.”“Orange has always intensified its efforts to serve education in general and youth in particular, as they are considered as the company’s most important strategic focus.” He added.

The Egyptian Health and Population Ministry on Friday reported a significant decrease in new infections and deaths with coronavirus. The ministry reported on Thursday 911 new cases, and 73 deaths, which is the highest death figure since July 2020. The statement reported 719 recoveries. The Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. Egypt has thus far succeeded in providing all types of vaccines against the coronavirus, according to Government reports.

CAIRO – 19 November 2021: The Japanese government announced, Friday that it will provide Egypt with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines via COVAX. The Japanese Embassy in Cairo said that the shipment to Egypt comes within a framework of the friendship relations between the two countries as it will be the first Japanese shipment to Africa. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday issued directives for expanding COVID-19 vaccination campaigns for citizens and facilitating relevant procedures. Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag el Din said on Wednesday that Egypt currently has a large number of COVID-19 vaccines, noting that the Egyptian government has allocated all the necessary funds to obtain these vaccines. He stressed that all types of vaccines have been provided in Egypt.

ANKARA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Turkish opposition leaders called for immediate early elections on Thursday after the lira plunged 6% to new lows following the central bank’s decision to cut interest rates amid pressure from President Tayyip Erdogan. Election Immediately,” tweeted Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the main opposition CHP. “Dollar 11 Lira” and “Election Immediately” were the top two trending topics on Twitter, as criticism against Erdogan mounted on social media. Opposition leaders have ramped up calls for early elections amid the economic woes, while Turks have cited economic mismanagement in opinion polls that show support for Erdogan, who has been in power for nearly 20 years, at multiyear lows. read moreKilicdaroglu later told broadcaster Haberturk that Erdogan’s call for lower rates to boost exports and investments showed he was “completely detached from reality”, adding the public wanted early elections.