Egyptian Armed Forces congratulated Feryal Ashraf, the Olympic Champion of Karate, after she won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. CAIRO - 17 August 2020: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed his full support of medal-wining Egyptian athletes to make further sportive achievements. Thank you, heroes, and get ready for a greater achievement in the upcoming Olympic Games," Sisi added. Sisi congratulated Egyptian karateka Feryal Ashraf Abdelaziz on winning Egypt's first gold medal at Tokyo Olympic Games. "I would like to congratulate Feryal Ashraf (Abdelaziz) on winning a gold medal in Karate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) warned that placing Egypt on the UK’s red list for travel could be causing economic losses of up to US1.9 million dollars per day. The warning came in a statement from the WTTC and is based on the council’s research of 2019 tourism levels. In June, the UK placed Egypt on the red list for travel, classifying it as a high-risk destination for coronavirus variants. The harsh designation has deterred many travelers from the UK from visiting Egypt. Virginia Messina, Senior Vice President and Acting CEO of the WTTC, said: “Every day Egypt stays on the UK’s ‘red list’, the country’s economy faces losing millions just from the lack of UK visitors alone.

CAIRO – 17 August 2021: Elsewedy Electric Company’s (SWDY) consolidated results showed a 70.58 percent increase in its profits during the first half of 2021, recording LE 1.74 billion, compared to LE 1.025 billion in the same period of 2020. The indicators showed that revenues increased to LE 26.01 billion, compared to LE 20.11 billion during 2020 period. As for standalone results, the company recorded profits of LE 55.97 million during 2021 period, compared to LE 2.15 billion during the six months of 2020. During the first nine months of 2020, El Sewedy Electric recorded a net profit of LE 769.49 million during the first quarter of 2021, compared to profits of LE 463.69 million during the first quarter of 2020, taking into account minority rights. Elsewedy Electric operates within the capital goods sector focusing on electrical components and equipment.

"I’m not doing this for myself but I’m doing it to help Dutch football. I’ve always done everything to help Dutch football. I’ve a lot to thank them for, the status that I have as a coach is thanks to them," Van Gaal said. Van Gaal asked at his first news conference since being appointed. Van Gaal failed to qualify the Netherlands to the 2002 World Cup in his first spell but in Brazil 2014 he took the Dutch to third place.

Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced that the minimum GPA for admission to universities for Thanaweya Amma (high school) students for the first stage is 88.4 percent for the science branch, 80 percent for sports, and 65.7 percent for the literary branch. Abdel Ghaffar announced that students of the first stage can submit requests until Saturday. The difficulty of the questions was taken into account during the correction of the high school exams, and not because the ministry did not take into account student complaints about the difficulty of the questions, Shawky assured. He stressed that 2021 is different from previous years due to the new assessment system. For the first time the student will know their level in each subject compared to their colleagues nation-wide, and the student will know their weaknesses and strengths in each subject, he said.

CAIRO – 17 August 2021: Remittances from Egyptian expatriates increased 13 percent or $3.3 billion during 11 months from July to May of 2020/2021, recording $28.5 billion, compared to $25.2 billion during the same period of /20192020, according to data from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). The data showed that remittances from Egyptian expatriates during May 2021 increased 45.2 percent to reach $2.6 billion, compared to $1.8 billion during May 2020. CAPMAS announced earlier that remittances from Egyptian expatriates recorded a total of $205.3 billion, representing 31.7 percent of Egypt's total foreign exchange earnings over 10 years. During the fiscal year 2013/2014, remittances decreased 0.8 percent, recording $18.5 billion, while rebounded to $19.3 billion during the fiscal year 2014/2015 to record $19.3 billion, marking a rise of 4.4 percent compared to the fiscal year 2013/2014. Moreover, remittances from Egyptian expatriates hiked 10.4 percent during the fiscal year of 2019/2020 to reach $27.8 billion, recording its highest record ever, compared to $25.2 billion during the fiscal year of 2018/2019.

Egyptian Naval Forces and their US counterparts carried out a joint transit naval training within the Southern Fleet in the Red Sea on Tuesday. The exercises come as a continuation of the Egyptian Navy’s plan to conduct trainings with friendly countries, a statement for the military spokesman said. The Egyptian frigate Sagem Taba and the USS Monterey Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser participated in the drill. Egyptian-American relations have recently witnessed a remarkable development, and the recent joint exercises between the two countries reflect a convergence of visions and goals to maintain maritime security and stability in the region. These joint exercises aim to prepare naval units and their crews while keeping pace with major global naval forces.

Cavusoglu was speaking a day after Turkish security sources said Ankara had dropped plans to guard and operate Kabul airport following the withdrawal of other NATO forces from Afghanistan because of the chaos which accompanied the Taliban victory. The sources told Reuters that Turkey, a Muslim country which has one of NATO’s largest military forces, was instead ready to provide technical and security assistance if the Taliban requested it. read more“We are keeping up dialogue with all sides, including the Taliban,” Cavusoglu told a news conference in Jordan. We hope to see these in action as well.”Turkey, with some 600 troops in Afghanistan, will also discuss airport security and the transition in Afghanistan with the United States and others, Cavusoglu said. TALKS WITH THE TALIBANA senior Turkish official said talks with the Taliban, which started before the group’s fighters swept through Afghanistan, were continuing and Turkey could maintain its presence at the airport if the Taliban requested help.

CAIRO – 17 August 2021: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi awarded Tuesday Egyptian Olympic champions and their coaches the Order of Sports. The tier of the order was designated according to the type of medal they won in Tokyo 2020. President Sisi with Feryal AshrafKarate Athlete and Gold Medal Winner in Tokyo 2020 Feryal Ashraf received top tier Order of Sports, while Modern Pentagram and Silver Medal Winner in Tokyo 2020 Ahmed Osama El Gendy got 2nd tier Order of Sports. President Sisi with Ahmed Osama al-GuindyEach of the four other champions were awarded 3rd tier Order of Sports as they garnered Bronze Medals in Tokyo 2020. President Sisi with Giana FarouqPresident Sisi with Hedaya MalakPresident Sisi with Mohamed Ibrahim 'Kesho'Coaches of each of the honored athletes were awarded the same tiers of the Order of Sports as their respective trainees.

CAIRO – 17 August 2021: Irkutsk National Research Technical University announced that Russian archaeologists have discovered in the southeastern Sayan in Buryatia more than 30 ancient tombs dating back to the Late Bronze Age. The tombs were discovered during excavations in the Okinsk region of Buryatia; it is the 30th ritual building and the oldest cemetery in the Southeast Sayan region. Red and yellow stones were discovered next to the buried person. According to Russia Today, these graves differ from those previously discovered in the Russian Lake Baikal region, as the head is directed to the southeast. Archaeologists had previously found similar tombs in the Khovsgol region of northern Mongolia, but the head is in a northwest direction.

At least 80 million of the 100 million doses will go to COVAX. The donation follows another recent COVAX shipment of 1.7 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, also from the UK. So far, COVAX has delivered more than 152 million vaccine doses to over 137 countries and territories, including in 83 lower-middle income countries. This package, and the UK’s wider support to COVAX, will help meet the need for vaccines in Egypt as the country continues to battle with COVID-19. UNICEF Representative in Egypt Jeremy Hopkins said “I would like to express our thanks to the UK government for their contribution.

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Minister of Education and Technical Education Dr Tarek Shawki Tuesday announced that 74% of students of the final year of high school for the academic year 2020/2021 have succeeded. During a press conference, in the presence of Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the minister said that the success rate in the science department was 76%, the mathematics department was 74%, and the literary department was 70%. No student obtained a full mark in all subjects this year, he said, pointing out that 16,000 students got a GPA of more than 90%.

CAIRO - 17 August 2020: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday conferred with Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on bilateral ties and issues of common interest. Meanwhile, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met with Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, who is currently on a visit to Egypt. Mogadishu, he noted, counts on AL support for all its efforts to enhance security, stability and peace in the country. Abul Gheit assured Roble that the AL would continue to support Somalia’s efforts to complete the legislative and presidential elections on time. The Somali premier greatly appreciated AL efforts to support his country and people.

CAIRO – 17 August 2021: Egypt’s Supreme Council of Culture will organize an evening entitled “Egypt & Jordan,” in cooperation with the External Cultural Relations Sector, on August 18 at 6 p.m. The evening comes as part of the “Cultural Relations” series held under the auspices of Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem. This event is scheduled to celebrate the cultural and historical relations between Egypt and Jordan, as well as the centenary of the founding of Jordan. The evening also includes a presentation of the testimonies of a group of senior Jordanian artists and writers under the title "In the Love of Egypt". It is worth noting that the evening will begin with the screening of a short documentary film, which revolves around the most prominent cultural features of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, entitled "A Journey in a Hundred Years".

The Egyptian Education Ministry has withheld test results from two students, the sons of a parliament member from Abu kabir city in Sharqiya Governorate, as punishment for leaking high school exam results online. The ministry has also referred the matter to legal affairs to open an extensive investigation into the incident. Education Minister Tarek Shawky confirmed that high school exams results are scheduled to be announced at one pm on Tuesday during a press conference. Shawky previously said on Monday that everything that reported on social media about top students, grades, and success rates are baseless. And the ministry added that students will no longer be getting 100 percent, with grade segmentation having been modified due to a decline in high school degrees crossing 100 percent recently.