CAIRO – 19 November 2021: The foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus and France asserted the importance of giving more attention to pushing forward regional and international peace and stability as well as inclusive economic development. In the final statement of the quadrilateral meeting for the foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, and France held in Athens, the ministers hailed the deeply-rooted relations between their countries and called for continuing cooperation. According to the statement, the minsters referred to the ‘excellent relations’ among all four countries, in full accordance with International Law and the Law of the Sea. The talks came on the sidelines of Shoukry's meeting with the foreign ministers of Greece, France, and Cyprus in Athens. A Quadrilateral meeting for the foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, and France kicked off on Friday, a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry read.

During a colonoscopy examination, Biden will be anesthetized and as in past practice the vice president will assume power, which includes control over the US armed forces and the nuclear weapons arsenal. "President Biden will transfer power to the vice president for the brief period of time when he is under anesthesia. The vice president will work from her office in the West Wing during this time," Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. Biden pledged before his election a year ago to be "totally transparent" with voters about all aspects of his health. Earlier this week, Biden signed into law another package to fund the biggest national infrastructure revamp in more than half a century.

CAIRO-19 November 2021: Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, stated that it is not the time to discuss the situation of Mohamed Elneny, the club's midfielder, as he moves into the final six months of his contract. I will not be discussing the individual fates of the players as it’s not the time to do so.” Arteta said. According to Elneny's agent, Alaa Nazmy, the negotiations between the player and his club to extend his contract were shelved following the player's comments on one of the global events that took place last May. Nazmy said "We were in negotiations with the club between March and May and we were close to reaching an agreement but everything stopped following Elneny's comments on a global event last May." The midfielder featured in two matches with Arsenal in the Premier League this season.

CAIRO - 19 November 2021: Egypt will host the 21st Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit scheduled to be held in the new administrative capital on Tuesday, with the participation of representatives of African member states, said the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry in a statement on Friday. The summit will be attended by a number of heads of African economic communities, whether through actual attendance or virtual participation. During the summit, Egypt is scheduled to receive the presidency of the COMESA. The last time when Egypt assumed the presidency of the community was in 2001. The Minister of Trade will speak Egypt’s vision to achieve economic integration among member states under Egypt's presidency of the COMESA community.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday reported 911 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths, and 419 recoveries. A total of 347,719 cases have been reported in Egypt, this includes 19,780 deaths and 289,952 recoveries. Moreover, the Health Ministry has stated that official figures most likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. Egypt has administrated a total of 35 million coronavirus vaccine doses, and spent a total of US$400 million on vaccination efforts, according to government officials. Egypt’s vaccination campaign began in January with priority groups and later expanded to university students.

First Lady Intissar al-Sisi and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall at Al Itihadiyah presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt on November 18, 2021. Press PhotoCAIRO – 18 November 2021: First Lady Intissar al-Sisi and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall met Thursday at Al Itihadiyah presidential palace having a conversation on women empowerment, and steps made by the state to expand their role at the government, the parliament, and qualifying a new generation of young Egyptian women. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Prince Charles of Wales, First Lady Intissar al-Sisi and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall pose for a photo at Al Itihadiyah Presidential Palace in Cairo on November 18, 2021. Press PhotoPrince Charles of Wales and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall are holding a two-day visit to Egypt. Later, they have been received by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and First Lady Intissar al-Sisi at Al Itihadiyah Presidential Palace.

VIENNA, Nov 17 (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday issued reports detailing its conflicts with Iran, from rough treatment of its inspectors to re-installing cameras it deems “essential” for the revival of Tehran’s nuclear deal. That deal with major powers lifted sanctions against Tehran in exchange for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities. One of four IAEA cameras there was destroyed. TESA Karaj was one of several sites where Iran agreed on Sept. 12 to grant IAEA inspectors access to service monitoring equipment and replace memory cards due to fill up with camera footage and other data. The other report said that Iranian security guards continued to perform “excessively invasive physical searches” of IAEA inspectors.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A video has emerged showing an Israeli soldier lining up school-aged Palestinian children and photographing them in a nighttime raid on their home. The video shines a light on the military’s tactics in the occupied West Bank, which activists say violate Palestinian rights. The video was released Wednesday by the Israeli rights group B’tselem and shows soldiers in a Palestinian home after dark. The Palestinian adults are seen gathering up the children from the home — some of them appearing to have been roused from sleep — and ushering them onto a balcony. You like when soldiers come and take pictures of your kids?”

CAIRO – 18 November 2021: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Prince Charles of Wales held talks Thursday in Al Itihadiyah Presidential Palace focusing on combating terrorism and extremism. On his Side, Prince Charles expressed appreciation for the warm welcome he got in Egypt delivering the greetings of the Queen Elizabeth. President Sisi and Prince Charles conferred over a number of matters of mutual interest, particularly counterterrorism, and combating extremism. That is in light of Prince Charles' multiple initiatives on that front and Egypt being the host country of COP27 in November 2022. Finally, President Sisi and Prince Charles expressed satisfaction over the positive evolution bilateral relations are experiencing currently as well as the ongoing continuous consultation in all fields on both the political and executive levels.

CAIRO – 18 November 2021: Spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces announced Thursday the launching of Egyptian-Greek Joint Air-Naval Exercises 'Medosa 11', which will last for several days with the participation of Cypriot, Emirati, and Jordanian elements. The exercises began with Egyptian and Greek naval forces carrying out drills southeastern Crete, and air forces holding lectures on mutual combat concepts among participating countries. Egypt is contributing by Mistral-class helicopter carrier 'Gamal Abdel Nasser' among other vessels as well as multirole combat aircraft. As for human elements, there are members of Special Forces, Naval Special Forces, and students at the Naval Academy. The exercise program includes the planning and administration of joint air and naval operations, and air and sea landing by Special Forces.

CAIRO - 18 November 2021: The crime of forging a COVID-19 vaccination certificate is punishable up by 3-10 imprisonment, said Health Ministry Spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar on Thursday. channel 1 that the use of the forged vaccination certificate is a mother crime that is punishable by imprisonment in accordance with the Penal Code. It also decided to bar unvaccinated citizens from entering public institutions, starting on December 1, 2021. The total number of those who have received COVID-19 vaccines reached 41 million citizens so far, said Abdel Ghaffar in media remarks to Al-Haya Al-Youm program on “Al Haya” T.V. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday issued directives for expanding COVID-19 vaccination campaigns for citizens and facilitating relevant procedures.

CAIRO - 18 November 2021: Egyptian authorities have allocated hundreds of housing units as temporary shelters for residents who were affected by sudden floods that hit Aswan, Upper Egypt, five days ago. Aswan Governor Ashraf Atiya allocated housing units in eastern Aswan to provide living stability and alleviate any suffering for the affected families. The governorate already has 612 units, part of which was allocated as urgent shelters for these families. The affected families can go back to their partially or completely collapsed homes after repairing or constructing them. Torrential rains and strong winds have hit several cities in Upper Egypt, with estimated 2,000 families affected in Aswan in addition to 106 rural houses collapsed and many crops were damaged, according to media reports.

CAIRO – 17 November 2021: 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 obtained these vaccines. Tag el Din pointed out that Egypt has more than 1,000 vaccination centers spread throughout the country and that there is currently ‘very high demand’ of citizens to get vaccinated. On Monday, Tag el Din said that Egypt has all kinds of approved coronavirus vaccines enough for vaccinating all citizens. He explained that vaccinated citizens may be revaccinated since the coronavirus vaccines are effective for 6-9 months. The adviser noted that the peak of the fourth wave of Covid-19 has not been reached yet.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stressed the need to fully comply with the decisions of the Higher Committee for the Management of the Coronavirus Crisis. This means that there will be a ban for unvaccinated employees from entering their workplaces at government facilities, unvaccinated university students from entering universities as of November 15, as well as banning unvaccinated citizens from entering any government facility as of December 1. Abdel Ghaffar stated that the total number of those who received the vaccine amounted to 27,485,140 for first dose, and 14,454,652 for second dose. He pointed out that the total dose consumption was 41,939.792. The minister said that the number of vaccination centers will be expanded to include all metro stations of the three metro lines, in addition to train stations and malls.

Chicago-based manufacturer Boeing Co. meanwhile announced its first major sale at the Dubai Air Show, selling nearly $9 billion worth of 737 MAXs to India’s Akasa Air. Tim Clark of state-owned Emirates told reporters at the aviation show that a proposal to sell shares of Emirates “is out there” after his boss, Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, commented on the possibility. Clark described Emirates, long the jewel of the state-linked companies that make up what analysts call “Dubai Inc.,” as attractive to future investors. “The pandemic has set us back, of course, but as you know the profitability of Emirates is a well-known fact,” he said. He was blunt about the planes’ value to Emirates, noting that 80% of the carrier’s profitability came from the planes before the pandemic.