The application shows whether the person has received the vaccine or not, and is equipped with a “QR code”. All family members can register their data on the application, but each person has his/her own data. How to use the app:The traveler will have to enter their data on the application. The application identifies the traveler’s approved certificate of vaccination with the COVID-19 vaccine. The ministry pointed out that the application can be used in any place, not only airports.

CAIRO - 4 November 2021: Grocery delivery startup Breadfast has raised about $26 million in an initial funding round led by Vostok New Ventures and Endure Capital. Breadfast clarified in a statement that participatants in the funding round were Tinder co-founder Justin Mattin's Jam Fund, US accelerator YC Continuity, US logistics platform Flexport, UAE's Shurooq Partners, Africa-focused 4DX Ventures, and Flexport Shipping. According to the statement, the total investment of Breadfast so far amounts to about $33 million. This is one of the largest rounds of funding for Egyptian companies this year: the round is the fourth largest seed funding round in 2021, after the MaxAB round, in which it raised $40 million in July, and the start-up Capiter round, in which it raised LE 33 million in September. The Egyptian company, MNT-Halan for electronic payments, remains the holder of the largest financing round in the Middle East and North Africa region, after it also announced in September that it had raised about $120 million in a financing round.

The contract, signed by head of the company Mamdouh Badwi, Creazure Building Materials CEO Khaled Mohamed Hamzawi and founder and CEO of NanoPhos Loannis Arampatzis, aims at activating cooperation in the domains of intelligent paints, nanotechnology coatings and waterproof and construction paints. Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi, who attended the signing ceremony, said the deal comes as part of his ministry's strategy to contribute to the national development projects that are under construction across the country. Greek Ambassador to Egypt Nikolaos Garilidis expressed appreciation for deeply-rooted relations binding Egypt with Greece and Egypt's continued support of Greece towards different issues of mutual concern. He lauded the leading role played by Egypt in the region, saying Greece is keen on promoting bilateral relations in all domains. CEO of Creazure Building Materials Khaled Mohamed Hamzawi expressed happiness to partner with one of the companies affiliated with the Military Production Ministry, saying these companies possess huge technical, technological and human potential that helps carry out any project.

CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) - The Egyptian government has updated its sustainable development strategy to better cope with new and emerging challenges, including population growth, climate change and water scarcity, the planning minister said. Water - though not included in the Paris Agreement - remains an integral aspect of efforts to counter climate change, Saeid said. Climate change is increasingly affecting water security by the day, she noted. The minister touched upon three national strategies the government intends to apply for the economy to go green, namely the national strategy for climate change, the national strategy for hydrogen and the national strategy for water resources. Saeid also talked about projects that are meant to enhance Egypt's ability to adapt with climate change.

CAIRO - Novemebr 2021: Head of the Libyan National Unity Government Abdulhamid Al-Dabaiba said his government would launch renewable energy projects for producing 500 megawatts. Dbeibah stressed on Oct 25, the importance of supporting the private energy sector in the country. Dbeibah emphasized the need to support the private sector in this field, and provide it with the opportunity to positively participate with the public sector, said a statement issued by the government's information office. The prime minister also highlighted the need to consider renewable energy projects, which require joint efforts of both private and public sectors to benefit from international experiences and scientific researches, it said. He also announced that two projects will be launched later this year in partnership with Total and Eni in the field of solar energy in Libya.

CAIRO – 2 November 2021: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that the volume of domestic liquidity in the banking sector increased by LE 86.2 billion, to LE 5.575 trillion at the end of September 2021, compared to LE 5.489 trillion at the end of August 2021. The CBE’s monthly report revealed that the money supply recorded LE 1.330 trillion at the end of September 2021, compared to LE 1.307 trillion at the end of August, with an increase of about LE 22.9 billion. The total deposits in local currency in the banking sector other than the government recorded an increase of LE 85.7 billion, to reach LE 4.239 trillion at the end of September 2021, compared to LE 4.153 trillion at the end of August 2021. The data of the monthly bulletin issued by the Central Bank showed an increase in total deposits in local currency with banks operating in the Egyptian market, other than government deposits, to record about LE 4.239 trillion at the end of September 2021, compared to about LE 4.153 trillion at the end of August 2021, and the foreign assets of the banking sector recorded about $56.962 billion at the end of September 2021, compared to $55.366 billion at the end of August 2021. The report indicated that the total foreign assets of the Central Bank amounted to $39.783 billion at the end of September 2021, compared to $39.579 billion compared to the end of August 2021, while the net foreign assets of banks recorded $17.179 billion, compared to $15.787 billion, and the cash in circulation outside the banking system amounted to about LE 693.109 billion at the end of September 2021, compared to about LE 691.5 billion at the end of August 20121.

CAIRO – 2 November 2021: Egypt offered its sincere condolences, Tuesday to South Sudan over the crash of a cargo plane in the capital, Juba, killing five crew members. Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez expressed his sympathy to the families of the victims. According to Reuters, five people died earlier Tuesday when a small cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off from Juba Airport in South Sudan, airport officials said. Authorities have started investigating the incident which involved an Antonov-26 plane operated by Optimum Aviation, a local firm, said Kur Koul, director general of the airport. The victims were all crew members of the plane, which was carrying drums of fuel to Maban county in Upper Nile State.

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany said that his ministry is working to support and encourage responsible and sustainable eco-tourism, in line with new global trends of tourism. The ministry is in the process of launching a mobile application to promote tourism. Anany held a number of media meetings during his participation in the activities of the World Travel Market 2021 (WTM) in the British capital, London. Anany said that the ministry is about to launch the mobile application to promote Egyptian tourist hotspot destinations locally and globally which will be a great help to tourists. With rich and diverse, natural, archaeological resources and components, Egypt is well prepared to receive tourists from various countries of the world.

Participants are seen in silhouette as they look at a screen showing a world map with climate anomalies during World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, 2015.REUTERS/StephaneMahe/File PhotoCAIRO - 1 November 2021: Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN‐Habitat) Maimunah Sharif has praised Egypt's efforts on mitigating the disasters and repercussions of climate change and reducing emissions. The official expressed her pleasure at Luxor’s hosting of the Global Observance of the World Cities Day for this year. She highlighted Egypt’s powerful program launched in 2014 to move towards new and renewable energy, noting that cities shall be re-planned and re-managed in a way that guarantees their sustainability. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi headed Sunday to the United Kingdom to attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26 summit) held in Glasgow on October 31-November 12. Spokesperson of the Presidency Bassam Rady stated that the president will focus on climate change topics relevant to developing countries in general, and to African states in specific.

CAIRO – 1 November 2021: The Egyptian and US naval forces have conducted joint naval drills in the joint drill in the Southern Fleet in the Red Sea with the participation of the Egyptian frigate “Alexandria” and the American cruiser (USS Portland)The drills come within the framework of the Egyptian Armed Forces' efforts to enhance of military relations and exchange of expertise with different countries. The trainings showed the professionality of crews in implementing the combat skills with high accuracy with a special emphasis on joint coordination among various elements. Last March, The Egyptian and American naval forces held joint exercises in the Red Sea. The drills included Egypt's "Sharm El Sheikh" frigate, and the United States' amphibious warfare ship dubbed USS SOMERSET-LPD25. The exercises consisted of a number of naval combat activities such as repelling atypical threats, analyzing the situation on the surface, air, below the surface, and electronic levels as well as other transportation and security measures in the Red Sea.

Egypt will start applying a minimum accommodation fee in hotel establishments starting November 1, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday. The step comes as part of efforts to raise the quality of Egypt’s tourist services . According to this decision, the minimum fee for accommodation service (of any kind) per person per night in five-star hotel establishments is US$40 or its equivalent, and $28 or its equivalent in four-star hotels. The decision comes in parallel with procedures for re-evaluating hotel establishments in accordance with the new classification standards “Hospitality Criteria”, developed jointly with the World Tourism Organization bring the classification of Egyptian hotels to the level of its international counterparts. The ministry added it is currently evaluating floating hotel facilities in the governorates of Luxor and Aswan, and will continue the process in the rest of the governorates.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Saturday that all foreign forces, in addition to foreign fighters and mercenaries, must exit Libyan territory in order to bring peace and stability. This came during Shoukry’s reception to the Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi, and his accompanying delegation. Shoukry also reiterated Egypt’s full support for Libya as an independent and sovereign state over its entire national territory. Egypt supports the steady steps taking place in Libya to fulfill the political roadmap approved by Libyans, he said, leading to holding the presidential and parliamentary elections on their scheduled date. Lafi expressed his country’s appreciation and pride in Egypt’s supportive role in Libya and efforts to stabilize it.

CAIRO – 31 October 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on October 31. 1956 - France and the United Kingdom begin a bombing campaign against Egypt to force it to open the Suez Canal. Egypt cuts diplomatic relations with England and France following the tripartite aggression. Egypt also announced the cancellation of the Evacuation Agreement signed in 1954. 2018 - The unveiling of the Statue of Unity in India, which is the tallest statue in the world with a length of 182 meters.

Egyptian farmers in Sohag complaining that their banana crops were destroyed due to water shortage - Egypt Today/Mahmoud MaqboulCAIRO - 31 October 2021: The cabinet media center dismissed as baseless the news about Egypt's importation of a perishable banana shipment. In a statement on Sunday, the center stated it communicated with the Agriculture Ministry which denied the news as bare of truth, called on media and social media to ensure the authenticity of the news circulated to avoid perplexing public opinion. The ministry stressed that all banana crops and those imported are safe and meet the set standards.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced Egyptian goalkeeper Mohamed al-Shenawy, as the among candidates for IFFHS men’s world best goalkeeper award 2021. The winner of IFFHS award will receive the prize following a celebration at the end of November. The IFFHS is a parallel organization to FIFA, and archives football statistics. Germany’s Manuel Neuer was the latest recipient of the award in 2020. The list of candidates are:Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Milan AC, Paris SG)Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid CF)Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark, Leicester City)Jordan Pickford (England, Everton FC)David de Gea (Spain, Manchester United FC)Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern München)Ederson (Brazil, Manchester City FC)Édouard Mendy (Senegal, Chelsea)Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atletico de Madrid)Péter Gulácsi (Hungary, RB Leipzig)Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Paris SG)Allison (Brazil/Liverpool FC)Andre Onana (Cameroon/Ajax Amsterdam)Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt/Al Ahly SC)Matt Turner (USA ,NewEngland Revolution)Andre Blake (Jamaica,Philadelphia Union)Pedro Gallese (Peru, Orlando City)Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico,CF America)Amir Abedzadeh (Iran,Maritimo)