CAIRO - 18 September 2021: Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre is organizing an art exhibition parallel to the 28th edition’s activities. The exhibition is to include distinctive and non traditional pioneer theatrical designs. chibl added that the submitted designs have to belong to performances that were already created and performed before. Chibl has set the deadline for submitting the theatrical designs to participate in the exhibition to be on October 31, 2021. The exhibition will bear the cost of printing the accepted designs’ posters and providing the exhibition full equipment.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Friday reported 588 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths, and 657 recoveries. A total of 295,639 cases have been disclosed in Egypt, alongside 16,935 deaths and 249,082 recoveries. Moreover, the Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. Vaccination CampaignUnder the orders of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Health Ministry is allocating efforts to vaccinate university students, administrative workers, and those in the country’s healthcare sector. Egypt has imported a number of major coronavirus vaccines, including AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, and Johnson & Johnson.

DUBAI, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi will cancel COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the emirate for travelers from the UAE starting on Sunday, the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM said on Saturday. The UAE’s capital had restricted entry into the emirate to those with a negative PCR test. Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi removed the need to quarantine for all vaccinated travelers arriving from international destinations. Reporting by Yousef Saba, editing by Louise Heavens

Xiamen, a scenic city of five million, is one of four cities in the Fujian province – China’s latest coronavirus hotspot – that have reported cases in recent days. Also a transport hub for southeast China, Xiamen has reported 92 locally transmitted infections in the past week. That is about half the number of nearby Putian, where the first infection in this outbreak was reported on September 10. Since September 10, Fujian province has reported 292 community infections. The last domestic outbreak in late July to August spread to tens of Chinese cities, hammering China’s tourism, hospitality and transportation sectors.

(Reuters) - The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March and the 2022 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in the capital, event organisers said. The race was to have been held on Oct. 17 but has now been moved to March 6, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation said on its website on Friday. "I would like to sincerely apologise not only to our runners and volunteers, but to everyone who has been looking forward to our event," said race director Tadaaki Hayano, according to Kyodo news service. This is the second year in a row the event has been affected by the pandemic, with last year's marathon limited to elite runners.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the decision was requested by French President Emmanuel Macron. The move came after Australia on Thursday broke off a submarine deal worth at least $40 billion (€34 billion) with France to build diesel-electric submarines to instead buy nuclear-powered ones from the US. The White House said Friday that it regrets France’s decision, but that will work to resolve the major diplomatic spat. Under the new defense alliance, Australia will now acquire nuclear-powered US submarinesWhy did Australia break off the deal? Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged the damage to bilateral ties with France but insisted he told French President Emmanuel Macron of Australia’s plans in June over a lengthy dinner in Paris.

DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Iranian fuel shipments imported by the Hezbollah movement constitute a breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty, according to comments published by his office. “The violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty makes me sad,” Mikati told CNN in an interview, his office said in a posting on Twitter. A tanker ship carried the fuel to Syria and from there it crossed into Lebanon. Both Syria and Iran are under US sanctions. Late on Friday, the Lebanese broadcaster LBCI said that a new group of tankers carrying Iranian fuel entered Lebanon through the Hermel area.

Police in Washington are bolstering security ahead of a planned rally in support of pro-Trump rioters on Saturday. Manger did say that there had been threats of violence ahead of the planned protest. The fence that had surrounded the US Capitol building has been re-erected and 100 National Guard troops have been placed on standby. The protest is being organized by Matt Braynard who had been a campaign strategist for former President Donald Trump. The rally on Saturday is in support of those still held behind bars for their role in the January 6 riot.

CAIRO – 17 September 2021: Sudanese Ambassador in Cairo Mohamed Elias said modern Egypt is witnessing unprecedented development. He made the remarks on Friday on the fringe of a tourist tour in which he was accompanied by a delegation of Sudanese preachers and imams who were attending a training course at the Egyptian Awqaf Ministry. He said the Sudanese national security is linked to the Egyptian security, highlighting the strategic ties between the two countries. He added that Sudan and Egypt have a unique cooperation model, referring to their cooperation in several projects.

CAIRO - 18 Septemebr 2020: The Health Ministry said that 588 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 295,639. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 14 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,935. UK’s Transport Secretary announced, Friday that Egypt among other eight countries would be taken off the red list starting October 4th. Lifting Egypt of the red list means that travelers will no longer have to stay in hotel quarantine, and PCR tests will no longer be required for fully vaccinated travelers returning to England. Along with Egypt, the UK announced removing Pakistan, the Maldives, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Oman, Bangladesh and Kenya from its Red List.

“The strike was a tragic mistake,” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of US Central Command, told a Pentagon news conference Friday. McKenzie apologized for the error and said the United States is considering making reparation payments to the family of the victims. For days after the August 29 strike, Pentagon officials asserted that it had been conducted correctly, despite 10 civilians being killed, including seven children. The evacuation, which began August 14, unfolded under a near-constant threat of attack by the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate. “I am now convinced that as many as 10 civilians, including up to seven children, were tragically killed in that strike,” McKenzie said.

CAIRO - 18 Septemebr 2020: Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati said climate change affects negatively on water resources, thus jeopardizing sustainable development and the rights of people to water. The talks also tackled projects and programs for adapting to climate change which are due to be included in the report within the framework of the state's efforts to combat climate change. Abdel Ati said Egypt is one of the most world countries to be affected by climate change, noting that climate change will affect water resources, agriculture, food security, energy, and health. He reviewed the state's efforts to deal with the climate change through several projects for protection from flash floods as well as safeguarding Egyptian shores and expanding the use of agricultural sewage water. He said the state is exerting great efforts to become an example of green development in order to confront challenges and curb climate change impact.

(Reuters) - Former England captain David Beckham has increased his ownership stake in Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Friday. Inter Miami, who made their MLS debut last year, said in a news release that co-owners Beckham and brothers Jorge and Jose Mas finalised the buyout of Marcelo Claure and Masayoshi Son. "We are immensely proud of the progress we've made over the past year and a half in Major League Soccer, and we are grateful to have had Marcelo and Masayoshi with us for the first part of our journey," said 46-year-old Beckham. His arrival in Los Angeles put MLS on the map and brought a level of legitimacy and visibility that otherwise may have taken the North American league decades to reach. Inter Miami made the MLS Cup Playoffs last year and, after a poor start to the current campaign, have found form and are one point outside an Eastern Conference post-season spot with a game in hand.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi denied the existence of human rights violations in Egypt as he announced that the country’s largest prison complex will open soon. He will have movement, subsistence, and healthy, humanitarian, cultural and reformative care,” he continued. Sisi’s announcement came shortly after the Biden administration announced it would withhold US$130 million worth of military aid to Egypt until Cairo takes specific steps related to human rights. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the unprecedented move of overriding a congressional check on military aid to Egypt. In the past, Egypt received an exception for the grant on the basis that it was in the best interest for the US’s national security.

CAIRO - 17 September 2021: Egyptian Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki has witnessed the final phase of “Bright Star 2021” military exercise with participation of military groups of 20 countries at Mohamed Naguib Military Base in Marsa Matrouh. Meanwhile, the multi-tasking fighter jets carried out reconnaissance and aerial bombardment, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The exercises were attended by Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Mohamed Farid. Egypt has started its multinational military exercise “Bright Star” on 2 September 2021. Arab countries participating besides Egypt are Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Tunisia.