CAIRO - 13 September 2021: Solar power developer and distributor KarmSolar has launched its new water solutions division KarmWater, starting with a solar-powered water desalination project in Marsa Alam. KarmWater design, build and operate made-to-measure solar-powered desalination stations that provide fresh water to clients through Water Purchase Agreements (WPAs). Leveraging KarmSolar’s expertise, solar-powered water desalination plants significantly cut energy costs, thus incurring much lower operational costs for the plant. The flagship project for Marsa Shagra is a solar-powered water desalination plant that produces 200 m3/day of potable water. The launch of KarmWater signals KarmSolar’s evolution into a multi-utility enterprise that now offers energy, water, and sustainable and energy efficient architecture design solutions through KarmSolar, KarmWater, and Karm Architecture Lab, respectively.

CAIRO – 13 September 2021: The entire world is highly anticipating the official launch of the Grand Egyptian Museum. The Grand Egyptian Museum will house more than 50,000 artifacts including all the personal holdings of the Golden King Tutankhamun, all gathered for the first time in one place. The Great Staircase:The Great Staircase in the Grand Egyptian Museum will serve as an introduction to the museum and is called Area 1. The Great Staircase focuses on two themes, the royal image, and the deities and kings. Khufu Solar Ships:Visitors of the Grand Egyptian Museum will get the chance to witness the restoration work of the Second Khufu Solar Ship.

US dollar exchange rate was stable on Monday in several Egyptian banks. In Banque Misr and National Bank of Egypt, the US dollar was bought at LE 15.64, and sold at LE15.74. At the Commercial International Bank, the US dollar was bought at LE 15.66, and sold at LE15.76. And at the Central Bank of Egypt, the US dollar reached LE 15.64 for purchase, and LE 15.77 for sale.

Institutional quarantine procedures are applied to them for five days. The institutional quarantine period ends when they test negative for examination. Institutional quarantine procedures are applied to them for five days. -Institutional quarantine procedures are applied to unvaccinated companions who are eighteen years of age or older. Recovery from infection with the virus is not considered as a justification for not applying quarantine procedures, the authority continued.

The second part of the Groundswell report published on Monday examines how the impacts of slow-onset climate change such as water scarcity, decreasing crop productivity and rising sea levels could lead to millions of what the report describes as “climate migrants” by 2050 under three different scenarios with varying degrees of climate action and development. The report didn’t look at the short-term impacts of climate change, such as effects on extreme weather eventsThe findings “reaffirm the potency of climate to induce migration within countries,” said Viviane Wei Chen Clement, a Senior Climate Change Specialist at the World Bank and one of the report’s authors. In the worst-case scenario, Sub-Saharan Africa — the most vulnerable region due to desertification, fragile coastlines and the population’s dependence on agriculture — would see the most movement, with up to 86 million climate migrants moving within national borders. The report did not look at climate migration across borders. People affected by conflicts and inequality are also more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as they have limited means to adapt.

CAIRO – 13 September 2021: The Youth Love Egypt Foundation concluded, Monday its participation in the Climate Justice School training at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, which lasted for two weeks. Fathy also participated in the 50th anniversary of the celebration of the United Nations Environment Program with the participation of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment in an important session entitled: ‘What does the United Nations Environment Program mean in its 50th year for African youth? The session also shed light on the history and evolution of the climate justice concept and the global climate justice movement. On the eleventh day of the Climate Justice Summer School, attendees learned how to navigate geopolitical dynamics in advocating for climate change, environment, demography, health and climate justice. At the closing ceremony, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program handed over certificates to the attendees in the presence of the Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University.

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new government held its first meeting Monday with a call by the president to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund to help kick-start its recovery from one of the world’s worst economic crises in more than a century. The 24-member Cabinet’s most pressing mission over the coming weeks will be to help improve conditions in the country of 6 million, including a million Syrian refugees. More than half the population now lives in poverty amid extended power outages and severe shortages in fuel and medicine. President Michel Aoun told ministers during the Cabinet meeting that their government policy statement should include the resumption of talks with the IMF, which were suspended last year. The Cabinet set up a committee to draft a government policy statement that will be discussed in parliament before a vote of confidence is held.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian Presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady said. A statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced in August that Sisi invited Bennett for an official visit to Egypt in the coming weeks. “Today, Bennett met for the first time with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamel in his office in Jerusalem and spoke with him about the political, security and economic dimensions of Israeli-Egyptian relations,” the director of the Prime Minister’s Office in Israel Ofir Gendelman wrote on Facebook. Egypt was the first Arab country to make peace with Israel in 1979. Egypt and Israel were both signatories last year at the East Mediterranean Gas Forum charter, and the two are currently coordinating cooperation in natural gas and future plans to liquefy Israeli gas in Egypt for re-export.

The minister's remarks were made during her meeting with a delegation of the National Commission for Human Rights in Sudan chaired by Refaat Merghani in the presence of a delegation of the National Council of Human Rights in Egypt. The Sudanese official, for his part, lauded the Egyptian experiment in the field of enhancing human rights, terming it as a pioneering step at the Arab and regional levels. At the launch of Egypt’s 1st national human rights strategy on Saturday, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi announced that 2022 is a year of civil society. “The launch of the first national strategy for human rights is a luminous point in Egypt’s history. “Egypt is one of the first countries that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),” he added, affirming that Egypt’s vision for human rights is based on a number of principles.

Barca were left reeling from the departure of Messi to Paris St Germain last month after the Spanish club were unable to afford to give their all-time top scorer a new contract. Nagelsmann said things were changing at Barcelona after the Argentine forward's exit but added that players like midfielders Pedri and Frenkie De Jong and forward Memphis Depay would get opportunities to shine. They don't have that extravagant style anymore without Messi, but they have players who can step out of his shadow," Nagelsmann told reporters ahead of Tuesday's game. That's something they didn't do with Messi at Barca in the past two to three years. Nagelsmann said Serge Gnabry would have to pass a late fitness test to play but Corentin Tolisso was left out due to a calf problem.

The United Nations, meanwhile, hosted a donors conference to drum up emergency funds for beleaguered Afghans who could soon face widespread hunger after decades of conflict. There are concerns that instability and upended humanitarian efforts, compounded by an ongoing drought, could further endanger lives and plunge Afghanistan toward famine. The Taliban seized power on Aug. 15, the day they overran Kabul after capturing outlying provinces in the blitz campaign. Bachelet cited “multiple” allegations of Taliban forces conducting house-to-house searches looking for specific officials in the previous government and people who cooperated with U.S. forces and companies. Many thousands of Afghans remain desperate to get out, too, afraid of what Taliban rule might hold.

Egyptian international football star Mohamed Salah scored his 100th goal in the Premier League with his 162th match in the competition. Liverpool maintained a strong start in the Premier League this season and achieved their third victory after they beat Leeds United three to zero in the fourth round of the Premier League 2021/2022. The guests ended the first half with a clean goal for Salah, who opened the scoring in the 20th minute. In the second half, Brazilian midfielder Fabinho scored the second goal after only five minutes from the start. – Liverpool team made 30 shots against Leeds, bringing the total of their shots in the Premier League this season to 100.

Authorities have arrested a doctor who appeared in a video that went viral on social media, shown bullying a nurse and forcing him to bow down to a dog, security sources reported. After monitoring the clip on social media, the Public Prosecution asked the police to quickly arrest the doctor, examine the clip and identify the owner of the social media account that published it. Prosecutors ordered the detention of the doctor and an employee of a private hospital for four days, pending investigations, and the arrest of another doctor, accused of bullying a hospital nurse and abusing their authority over him. The suspects denied the accusations brought against them. The victim denied he was in on the joke.

Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady added that the meeting also tackled the implementation status of the Grand Egyptian Museum project. President Sisi giving directives to finalize it in line with the latest techniques and trends to reflect the magnitude of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Last June, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled El-Anany, went on a tour to the Grand Egyptian Museum to inspect preparations as GEM prepares for opening. The project has reached 98% complete, with artefacts completely installed in the Great Hall and Grand Staircase. Major General Atef Moftah, General Supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum Project and the Surrounding Area, also revealed the details regarding the new museum being constructed besides the GEM main building to house King Khufu's boats.

A dominant feature of the latest coronavirus strain in the fourth wave is that it can infect children and spread quickly, the head of the Allergy and Immunology Department at the Serum and Vaccine Authority Amgad al-Haddad warned. Haddad stressed the need of give children over six months old the flu vaccine, while giving the elderly the coronavirus vaccine. He added adults may receive the flu and coronavirus vaccines together, provided that there is a two-week break between both. Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday reported 481 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths, and 651 recoveries. Health Minister Hala Zayed announced last week that Egypt had given 11 million doses of coronavirus vaccines so far, as it works toward vaccinating its population of 104 million.