Following the integrity workshops that brought together member associations from the AFC, CONMEBOL and Concacaf regions, FIFA is due to start the fourth edition of its Global Integrity Programme, as the CAF member associations come together for five one-day sessions starting on 30 September. The meetings, concluding on 4 November, will see integrity and anti-corruption experts from FIFA, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), CAF and other organisations share knowledge and discuss best practices with integrity officers from across Africa. The modules will focus on key topics, including establishing an integrity initiative, reporting mechanisms, competition protection, media strategy, cooperation between stakeholders, best practices and investigations. In line with FIFA’s overall vision of making football truly global and its ongoing commitment to protecting and promoting the integrity of the game, the FIFA Global Integrity Programme is aimed at improving education and integrity capacity-building in all 211 member associations by sharing advanced know-how and resources with integrity officers. FIFA and the UNODC recently celebrated the first anniversary of its fruitful partnership.

CAIRO – 29 September 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on September 29. 1908 - The International Conference on Labor Protection, held in Lucerne, Switzerland, decides to ban night work for children under 14 years of age. 1962 - Ahmed Ben Bella becomes prime minister of the first Algerian government after independence. 1988 - The International Court of Justice issues a ruling regarding Egypt's entitlement to Taba. 2015 - The US agency "NASA" confirms the existence of the "liquid of life" (water) under the frozen surface of Mars.

The British royal family received the makers of the latest parts of “James Bond” series, dubbed “No Time to Die”, including Egyptian American actor Rami Malek. Members of the British family stood in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, stood next to her husband, Prince William and eagerly discussed the film with its cast and crew. Craig appeared in a dark red suit, abandoning the famous smokey suit of secret agent “007”. “No Time to Die” is the 25th installment in the James Bond series, the fifth for Craig as James Bond and his final role as the character.

Qatar’s ambassador to Egypt Salem bin Mubarak al-Shafi said on Wednesday that he and his country seek to achieve “the maximum possible rapprochement in Qatari-Egyptian bilateral relations.”“Egypt is a country with strategic weight, and its pivotal role in the region cannot be neglected,” he added. The Qatari ambassador’s statements are the first after handing over his credentials as an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Qatar to Egypt. He stressed that Egypt and Qatar “Are brothers, and we have deep ties of identity, language, and social and cultural heritage. The Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued a decree in September appointing Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi, ambassador extraordinary to Egypt, after a rupture since mid-2017. Shafi held several positions in the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the latest of which was serving as Doha’s ambassador to Turkey.

A member of the the Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus at Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population, Mohamed al-Nady, explained on Tuesday that the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine varies according to each citizen. During a phone interview with DMC channel, Nady said that vaccines give antibodies for a period of six months, some gives nine months of immunity, and up to a year. Nady noted that it is possible for a citizen to get a vaccine and not develop antibodies, but added it is not recommended to do tests for antibodies in the body after receiving the vaccine. He explained that international organizations do not recommend conducting further analysis and called for citizens not to be crowed the laboratories to check. Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday reported 718 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths, and 599 recoveries.

“They had a detailed discussion of Yemen conflict, and both parties endorsed the efforts of the new UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg and agreed to intensify diplomatic engagement with all relevant parties. Special Envoy Lenderking will remain in the region to follow up on the detailed discussions,” the official said. The official also said Sullivan thanked the crown prince for “Saudi Arabia’s hospitality in permitting thousands of at-risk Afghans to transit through Saudi territory” during Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last month. Sullivan will be in Cairo on Wednesday for meetings with Egyptian officials that will include a discussion on Libya, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a statement. Sullivan will host Israel’s national security adviser, Eyal Hulata, in Washington on Oct. 5 for more discussions, she said.

Renowned musician Omar Khairat will perform a concert on the Grand Theater of the Cairo Opera House, on October 12 and 13, at eight pm amidst proper precautionary measures. The concert tickets will be announced as soon as possible through the Opera House ticket booking website. Khairat has dozens of works of art inside and outside Egypt: most majorly including “Meen Eli Mayhebesh Fatma?” (Who does not love Fatma? ), “Qadeyet Amm Ahmed” (Uncle Ahmed’s Case), “Hanin” (Nostalgia), “Zy Ma Heya Hebaha” (As It Is, Love It), and “Fiha Haga Helwa” (It Has Something Sweet). He had recently performed a concert at the Al-Manara Center in the Fifth Settlement, a concert attended by a large number of audience, taking into account precautionary measures.

The new British ambassador to Cairo, Gareth Bayley, officially started his term at the beginning of this month. Bayley succeeds Ambassador Sir Geoffrey Adams, whose tenure witnessed a remarkable improvement in British-Egyptian relations following a stark decline with former Ambassador John Casson. Bayley has worked in Egypt with Adams for 20 years, is fluent in Arabic and has visited Egypt several times as a tourist in recent years. Takla said that Adams had arrived in Egypt to handle British tourists being unable to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, and he made commendable efforts until the problem was resolved. He expressed hopes that Bayley’s arrival in Cairo harkens the removal of Egypt from the red list of countries so that British tourists would return to visit Egypt.

But he asserted that the airlift was a historic accomplishment that removed 124,000 people from Taliban rule. They are demanding more details on the suicide bombing in Kabul that killed 13 American service members in the final days of the withdrawal. Gen. Frank McKenzie, who as head of Central Command oversaw the withdrawal, testified alongside Austin and Milley. Both Milley and Austin have defended the US military’s execution of an Afghanistan withdrawal that Biden ordered in April. The Pentagon has defended its execution of an airlift from Kabul airport that transported more than 120,000 people, while acknowledging that it got off to a chaotic start and was under near-constant threat of terrorist attack.

AMMAN, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Jordan’s state carrier, Royal Jordanian (RJAL.AM), will resume direct flights to Damascus from Oct. 3 for the first time in nearly a decade in the latest step to restore extensive business ties with Syria hurt by the conflict, officials said. Flights had been suspended at the start of the decade-old conflict in Syria even though other airlines continued to fly to Amman from Damascus. Jordan will fully reopen its main border crossing with Syria from Wednesday after imposing pandemic-related restrictions, Jordanian government and industry officials said on Monday. Jordanian businessmen had largely shunned dealing with Syria after the 2019 Caesar Act – the toughest U.S. sanctions yet that prohibited foreign companies trading with Damascus. Jordanian officials say they have lobbied Washington to ease some of the tough sanctions placed on business dealings with Syria to help revive dealings with a main trading neighbour.

CAIRO – 28 September 2021: Trade exchange between Egypt and Brazil increased 22.9 percent, to record $1.3 billion during the first half of 2021, compared to $1 billion during the same period in 2020, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS clarified that Egypt’s exports to Brazil recorded $245.6 million during the first half of 2021, compared to $89.4 million during the same period in 2020, marking an increase of 174.6 percent. It added that Egypt’s imports from Brazil rose to $1 billion during the first of 2021, compared to $930.8 million during the same period in 2020, with an increase of 8.4 percent. The value of Brazilian investments in Egypt recorded $5.1 million during the fiscal year 2018/2019, compared to $246 thousand during the same period in 2017/2018, marking an increase of 1973.2 percent. The remittances of Egyptians working in Brazil amounted to $4.27 million during the fiscal year 2018/2019, compared to $4.28 million during the fiscal year 2017/2018, with a slight decrease of 0.1 percent, while the remittances of Brazilians working in Egypt amounted to $2 million during the fiscal year 2018/2019 compared to $875,000 during the fiscal year 2017/2018, an increase of 132.6 percent.

CAIRO - 28 Septemebr 2021: The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 702 new coronavirus cases were registered, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 302,327. In a statement, Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said 37 coronavirus-linked deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll to 17,224 since the outset of the pandemic. As many as 588 cases were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving the necessary medical care, pushing the total number of recovered cases in the country to 255,059, the spokesman added. Health Minister Hala Zayed said students will be received in 1,100 centers allocated for vaccination nationwide, a ministry statement read, explaining that they include 270 youth centers allocated for vaccination purpose. Megahed noted that 270 youth centers are currently being used as vaccination venues, in cooperation with provincial governors and the youth and sports ministry

DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday rejected a U.S. call to grant U.N. inspectors access to a nuclear site, saying Washington was not qualified to demand inspections without condemning a sabotage attack on the facility, Iranian state media reported. “Countries that did not condemn terrorist acts against Iran’s nuclear site are not qualified to comment on inspections there,” Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said during a visit to Moscow, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA. read moreThe United States said on Monday that Iran must stop denying the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to a workshop making centrifuge parts as agreed two weeks ago or face diplomatic retaliation at the agency’s Board of Governors meeting. Iran removed them and the destroyed camera’s footage is missing. Reporting by Dubai newsroom, Editing by William Maclean

Meteorologists predict moderately hot weather on Wednesday during the day over Greater Cairo, the Delta, and northern Upper Egypt. The weather will be milder along the North Coast and warmer in South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt. Moderately cold weather is expected late at night and in the early hours of the morning across most parts of the country. Maxmium temperatures:Alexandria: 29CCairo: 31CHurghada: 33CSharm el-Sheikh: 34CQena and Luxor: 34CAswan: 35CActive winds are expected on the northern coasts, South Sinai, and Upper Egypt. Waves in the Mediterranean Sea will be moderate, ranging between 1.5 and two meters in height with northwestern surface winds, while waves in the Red Sea will be moderate to rough, ranging between two and 2.5 meters in height with northwestern surface winds.

The Egyptian government has established new regulations to encourage more tourists of different nationalities to visit Egypt and enjoy its many tourist destinations. The online e-visa portal supports eight languages, answers several tourist inquiries, provides secure electronic payment and issues visas within 24 hours. An additional 28 countries have been added to an already existing list of 46 nationalities who are able to obtain a tourist online and upon arrival at any of the Egypt’s ports – the total is now being 74 nationalities. Tourists who have a valid visa from the Schengen area countries, the UK, the US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand or Canada can obtain a tourism visa upon arrival to Egypt. For more information about the 74 nationalities and to apply for an e-visa, visit this link