Throughout the year, national and international hopes have been pinned to the date of the Libyan national elections on December 24. This week, the Tobruk-based lower chamber of the Libyan parliament, also called the House of Representatives, withdrew its support for the Tripoli-based unity government. So far, the parliament has passed a law only for the presidential election but not yet for the parliamentary election, which is scheduled for the same day. Since the presidential election law stipulates that state employees have to suspend their posts three months before the election date, he would have to step down now to join the race. “The two main potential candidates so far are both very contested figures; this doesn’t bode well for the future of the political transition,” Collombier told DW.

LA PALMA, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while airlines cancelled flights due to a cloud of gas and ash, the biggest since the volcano erupted. A Reuters witness saw a huge grey cloud billowing from the top of the volcano on Friday afternoon, the largest since the eruption began on Sunday. “The volcano is in a newly explosive phase … Firefighters will not operate anymore today,” tweeted the Tenerife fire service, which has been deployed to help on La Palma. Binter said it was forced to halt operations to and from La Palma as the ash cloud had worsened considerably in the last few hours. The airline, which had initially only cancelled night flights, could not say when it would resume operations.

(Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has backed forward Karim Benzema to win the Ballon D'Or, comparing the Frenchman to a wine that gets better with age. He will look to add to that tally and keep his side flying high when Villarreal visit the Bernabeu on Saturday. "For what he's doing and for what he's done, he has to be in the list of possible winners," Ancelotti said of Benzema. I somehow doubt this is his final season - he's like a fine wine; the older he gets the better he is." "Players who haven't been playing will have the chance to play in the next games because they're fresher," he said.

The Global Fire Power website, which specializes in military affairs, published its ranking of the total available active military manpower of countries, where Egypt ranked first in the Arab world and 13th globally. The US ranked first in the world, followed by Russia and China. The report showed that Turkey ranked 11th, Iran 14th, and Israel 20th. As for the Arab countries, after Egypt, Saudi Arabia ranked second in the Arab world and 17th globally, and Algeria ranked third in the Arab world and 27th globally. The report stated that the formula used allowed smaller and more technologically advanced countries to compete with larger and less developed countries.

A recent Egyptian scientific study warned of the dangers of the collapse of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan, after it detected a drop in the project site amid doubts about the dam’s safety, Shorouk news website reported. The study confirmed that the filling of the Renaissance Dam is taking place at a rapid rate and lacks sufficient analysis on its potential consequences. Askary refused to talk about the Renaissance Dam negotiations – which are expected to resume soon – in light of the results of the study, saying that the Egyptian state is fully aware of the study and its results. The collapse of the Renaissance Dam could cause catastrophic repercussions on Sudan mainly, he warned. In July, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aaty, warned of serious defects in the Renaissance Dam.

The European Union on Friday threatened to take action against Russia over alleged complicity in a cyberattack campaign known as “Ghostwriter” against a number of member states. The EU “strongly denounced” and the attacks and described them as a threat to security, democratic values and the “core functioning” of societies. Germany probes Russia’s involvementGermany has accused Russia of carrying out cyberattacks targeting German lawmakers, and slammed attempts to influence the upcoming German election. According to a 2020 report by US-based cyber intelligence firm Mandiant, the Ghostwriter campaign has been ongoing since 2017. They allegedly fabricated news articles and designed documents to appear as though public officials published them, the report said.

The center said in a statement that it has been communicating with the Egyptian Food Safety Authority, which refuted such reports as "baseless." The authority said all foodstuffs circulated in markets, including cooking salt are safe and fit for consumption,Food commodities are all matching required criteria and specifications, it added. The products are regularly monitored during different phases of production, distribution and display, according to it. Such reports are meant to disrupt public order and trigger off outrage, the center said. It urged all citizens not to be deceived by such reports and to immediately contact the authority if they have any query.

CAIRO- 24 September 2021: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree to invite Egypt’s Senate (the upper house of the parliament) to hold its second inaugural session of the first legislative term. The Presidential decree has been published on Friday in the state’s official gazette Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya. The inaugural session is due to convene at 11:00 am (Cairo time) on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The first regular session of the first legislative term was held October 18, 2020. In another decree, President Sisi also invited the House of Representatives (the lower house of the parliament) to hold its second inaugural session of the first legislative term on October 2, 2021 at 11:00 am.

Yes, we hope he can play (against City). "We will see, there are different options and different systems. We also have the flexibility to change as we go," Pochettino added. "They work very hard and we've seen that in our preparations," Pochettino said. "They have quality players and it's not just their fast transitions, they can also develop their play and they are patient in their buildup.

China’s central bank has made all cryptocurrency transactions illegal in mainland China, the bank announced in a statement on Friday. Chinese officials said in June that more than 1,000 people had been arrested after purchasing cryptocurrencies with profits from criminal activities. China bans all virtual encrypted currency assetsAdditionally, overseas exchanges will be barred from serving mainland investors and financial institutions, and payment processing firms and internet companies facilitating cryptocurrency trades will be blocked by the Chinese government. Firms will also be prohibited from using a variety of terms for cryptocurrency in their names and in the scope of their business activities. The list of banned terms and areas for businesses includes “virtual currency,” “virtual assets,” encrypted currencies” and “encrypted assets.”

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with the Cypriot and Greek counterparts Nikos Christodoulides and Nikos Dendias, respectively- press photoCAIRO- 24 September 2021: Continuing cooperation through the Trilateral Cooperation Mechanism, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with the Cypriot and Greek counterparts Nikos Christodoulides and Nikos Dendias, respectively, to discuss promoting the cooperation among the three countries, and to coordinate regarding issues of common concern, said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Hafez on Twitter on Thursday. Continuing cooperation through the Trilateral Cooperation Mechanism, FM #Sameh_Shoukry meets with the Cypriot and Greek FMs to discuss promoting the cooperation among the three friendly countries, and to coordinate regarding issues of common concern. @CyprusMFA@GreeceMFA pic.twitter.com/TRKq9xqF4R — Egypt MFA Spokesperson (@MfaEgypt) September 23, 2021The tripartite meeting was held on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) in New York City. On the same day, Shoukry met with Niger's counterpart Hassoumi Massoudou, discussing the aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries and the most important regional issues, said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Hafez on his Twitter account. Since his arrival to the New York City, Shoukry held a series of meeting with his counterparts of different countries.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority expects that temperatures across Egypt will continue to decrease on Saturday. Hot weather will prevail over Cairo, the Delta, and northern Upper Egypt, while the North Coast will be cooler and South Sinai warmer. Active winds will blow throughout Cairo and South Sinai intermittently all day, and some mist will hang around roads leading to and from Cairo, the Delta, the North Coast, central Sinai, and the Suez Canal cities. High temperatures for Saturday:Great Cairo: 30CAlexandria: 28CMatrouh: 27CSohag: 33CQena: 35CAswan: 37C

CAIRO- 24 September 2021: The Greek government supported Egypt with 250,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine “AstraZeneca”, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Health on Friday. In her meeting with the Greek ambassador to Egypt Nikolaos Garilidis, Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed appreciated the Greek government’s support provided. The death cases reported in the same period reached 31 fatalities, bringing the total number of deaths to 17,074, the statement added. Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed said the country has received a total of 33.657 million doses of AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Sinopharm, Sputnik V and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Egypt also plans to release 1.926 million doses of the locally-made Sinovac vaccine between 18 to 24 September, the minister said in a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

REUTERS/Eloisa LopezCAIRO - 25 September 2020: The Health and Population Ministry said Friday night that 568 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country to 300,278. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 36 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 17,110. The Greek government supported Egypt with 250,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine “AstraZeneca”, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Health on Friday. The shipment arrived in Egypt in the past two days, the statement added. In her meeting with the Greek ambassador to Egypt Nikolaos Garilidis, Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed appreciated the Greek government’s support provided.

File- FILE PHOTO: The word "COVID-19" is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 39 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 17,149. The Greek government supported Egypt with 250,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine “AstraZeneca”, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Health on Friday. In her meeting with the Greek ambassador to Egypt Nikolaos Garilidis, Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed appreciated the Greek government’s support provided. Egypt also plans to release 1.926 million doses of the locally-made Sinovac vaccine between 18 to 24 September, the minister said in a Cabinet meeting.