(Reuters)-Liverpool took the lead in the Premier League on Saturday, beating Crystal Palace 3-0. ..Liverpool beat Patrick Viera’s palace, but struggled to turn their advantage into a goal until Manet threw the ball from close range at the club’s 100th goal shortly before half-time. “I’m really happy with the results and I’m really happy with the performance because Crystal Palace accepted the fight that was here,” he said. As a result, the city is 3 and 10 points down from Liverpool. Chelsea will head to London’s rival Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, Manchester United to West Ham and Leicester City to Brighton.

CAIRO - 19 September 2020: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday issued directives to the bodies concerned to continue efforts exerted to develop roads and main axes nationwide. The meeting also reviewed the executive position of facilities currently being established in the New Administrative Capital, especially the strategic leadership headquarters, as well as the designs of the Egypt Mosque and its halls. It also followed up efforts to renovate the shrines of Ahl al-Bayt, especially Sayyida Nafisa, Sayyida Zainab, and Sayyidna al-Hussein, which includes the restoration of the mosques' inner halls and their architectural decorations, in line with the historical and spiritual nature of the shrines. It also covered projects to develop various roads and axes, including the development of Ras Al-Hikma road in the northern coast, as well as studies for the establishment of an axis parallel to the 26th of July axis in Cairo. Sisi also reviewed the executive position of the International Motor City, ordering to establish exhibitions and yards for used and new cars and an integrated set of high-level services.

CAIRO - 19 Septemeber 2020: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to keep working with all the bodies concerned for efficient use of available resources nationwide, in line with the national canal lining project. Sisi made the directives during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, the ministers of irrigation and agriculture, and head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Maj. Gen. Ihab el Far. He also followed up on ongoing efforts to rehabilitate and repair old wells to restore them to working condition and upgrade their efficiency. Meanwhile, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati reviewed the progress in the ministry's hydrological and engineering studies needed for building the dams and dikes for better rainwater conservation. The meeting also took up the State's efforts to embrace modern irrigation systems, as well as a national seed project aimed to increase availability of high quality pest-resistant seeds.

CAIRO – 18 September 2021: Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Saddiq Al-Mahdi said on Saturday her country pays special attention to developing relations with the neighboring countries, topped by Egypt. Speaking with journalists about a report on the Sudanese Foreign Ministry's efforts over the past period, Mahdi noted Sudan is keen on fostering ties with Egypt in all fields, pointing to the close and great coordination between the two countries in managing the GERD issue. The Sudanese ministry works on holding a national conference on foreign relations to restore Sudan's balanced foreign policy in terms of its openness, she noted. She spoke about the importance of her country's relations with African countries, including Eritrea, Niger, Chad, South Sudan, Kenya, and Libya as well as major powers like China, the EU and the US.

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said the club’s failure to sign a new striker in the close season was not the reason they were unable to beat Southampton on Saturday. “Today we didn’t win not because we didn’t have a centre forward,” Guardiola said. “We didn’t win because our process in the buildup was wrong or the better balls for players up front were not good. “I didn’t say anything wrong after the Leipzig match,” Guardiola added. It was difficult to ask them to get right behind us when we are not good or we have lost.”

CAIRO – 18 September 2021: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi followed up on Saturday on achieving optimum use of wain water and floods in developing rain-fed agriculture. Sisi also followed up on the national project for seed production, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said in a statement. Sisi followed up, during the meeting, on the joint efforts between the ministries of irrigation and agriculture in the field of sequestering and distributing rainwater and torrential rain. This aims to prevent the waste of these water resources and to achieve optimal use of it in rainy areas nationwide. Sisi urged continuing efforts to achieve optimum use of all available water resources in the Republic in integration with the state’s efforts in the national project of lining canals.

MADRID (Reuters) -Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix was sent off as the LaLiga champions were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Felix had only been on the pitch for 18 minutes when he was dismissed, with Spanish media reporting the Portuguese said "Are you crazy?" to match official Jesus Gil Manzano after being penalised for tangling with Vencedor as they challenged for the ball. Diego Simeone's side are top of the standings with 11 points from five games while Athletic, who are also unbeaten, have nine. The Basque side had wasted another clear opportunity early in the second period when Inaki Williams fired straight at goalkeeper Jan Oblak after some indecision in the Atletico defence.

CAIRO - 18 September 2020: Health Minister Hala Zayed said a vaccination promotion campaign was launched on Saturday in Kafr el Sheikh, Beni Suef and Sharqiya to encourage people to register in order to swiftly get vaccinated. The 10-day campaign falls within the framework of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a statement on Saturday, Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said 17,345 people registered for getting the vaccination during the campaign in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Fayyoum, Dakahlia, and Qaliobiya. The campaign contributed to raising awareness of 18,000 people about the importance of the vaccination for protection from the coronavirus. The campaign will be launched in Gharbiya, Menya and Ismailia on Sunday, and in Damietta, Assiut, and Port Said on Monday.

Meteorologists predict a gradual increase in temperatures across all parts of Egypt starting on Sunday and lasting until Wednesday. Hot and humid weather is expected on Sunday during the day over Greater Cairo, the Delta, South Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt. The weather will be mild on northern parts until Greater Cairo, while moderate on the remaining parts of Egypt at night. High temperatures for the following cities are:Alexandria: 32CCairo: 35CHurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh: 36CQena and Luxor: 38CAswan: 39CActive winds are expected on northern Upper Egypt, Greater Cairo and South Sinai, reducing humidity at night. Light fog is expected in the morning on some roads leading to Greater Cairo, the Delta, and the North Coast.

The Central Administration of Tourism and Resorts in Alexandria has allocated a special beach for racket, a sport famous to the Mediterranean city that has almost disappeared. The authorities in Alexandria have allocated “Tahouna Court” (Mill Court) on the beach of Ishaq Helmy in Sidi Bishr, to bring the game back to life. In statements to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Gamal Rashad, head of the Central Administration for Tourism and Resorts in Alexandria, said that the court’s location was chosen due to the expanded sandy area of the beach. Rashad explained that Alexandria’s beaches have witnessed, since the beginning of the summer season, a great boom in interest in beach sports, allowing beachgoers to enjoy. He added that Ishaq Helmy beach is one of the most distinguished beaches in Alexandria, and its ticket price is LE15, including access to a parasol, a chair, and the use of the toilet and locker room.

The joint Bright Star 2021 military training concluded activities on Friday at Mohamed Naguib Military Base on the Mediterranean Sea. Bright Star first began in October 1980, as a result of the US-brokered peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The training’s final stage included tactical shooting with live ammunition, reconnaissance, and aerial bombardment. The forces also carried out a Situational Training Exercise (STX), which included training against snipers, drones, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), as well as medical evacuation and treatment and Command Post Exercises (CPX). Furthermore, there was atypical threat training training on how to board and inspect a suspicious ship for naval units, paratroop trainings, shooting practice, and a leadership symposium.

CAIRO - 18 September 2021: A Jordanian Parliamentary delegation headed by Head of the National Steering Committee, Media and Culture in the House of Representatives, Representative Omar Al-Zayoud will pay an official visit to Egypt on Sunday, Jordanian Al-Mamlaka T.V. The one-week visit will include discussions topics related to media and tourism between both countries, besides other topics in several fields of mutual concern. The delegation will hold a number of meetings with a number of Egyptian parliamentarians, journalists and media personnel, the channel added. In his visit to Egypt on September 2, 2021, Jordan's King Abdullah II affirmed his country's keenness to benefit from the Egyptian developmental efforts, during his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. King Abdullah affirmed Jordan's willingness to benefit from the Egyptian developmental efforts through the exchange of expertise and joint investments in light of Egypt's comprehensive development path and mega national projects, Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Radi said in a statement.

But after campaigning for the White House on a pledge to “follow the science,” Biden found himself uncharacteristically ahead of it with that lofty pronouncement. Some of nation’s top medical advisers on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke of the idea, in essence telling the White House: not so fast. White House allies defended the administration’s aggressive preparation for the boosters, which has included regular messaging from doctors about their necessity and bolstering the federal stockpile of doses. After Friday’s voting, the White House tried to put the advisory panel’s action in a positive light. “Today was an important step forward in providing better protection to Americans from COVID-19,” said White House spokesman Kevin Munoz.

Egypt and Libya agreed on Friday that Egypt will facilitate the re-opening of currently suspended Libyan factories. AOI Chairman Abdel Moneim al-Tarras discussed with the Libyan Minister of Industry and Minerals Ahmed Omar, and the Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hawij, ways in which the two countries could enhance joint cooperation and investment opportunities. Similarly, the Libyan ministers praised AOI’s long history in the Arab region and highly developed manufacturing skills. According to the ministers, a number of Libyan companies and investors are eager to enhance cooperation with the AOI. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-YoumIMAGE: Officials from the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) in Egypt and Libyan Ministers of Industry and Minerals, and Economy and Trade.

For the past year, he and his father Vitalij have been hiding out in Sweden’s Minsk embassy to avoid persecution by Belarus authorities. The two men arrived at the embassy on September 11, 2020, to request political asylum. Belarus security forces face off anti-Lukashenko protestersBelarusian authorities later charged the two men with threatening and using violence against police officers. Drosdov says his clients have remained in the Swedish embassy for the past year out of fear Belarusian authorities will arrest and torture them. ___Main Image: The Swedish embassy in Minsk