CAIRO – 2 August 2021: Egyptian Ministry of Health reiterated its calls on women to seek early detection test of breast cancer, saying that 60 percent of breast cancer cases that were detected early do not need chemotherapy. Early detection units work from Saturday through Thursday, from 9 am to 3 pm. Citizens can reach the nearest health unit by searching the 100 Million Healthy Lives website. The 100 Million Healthy Lives campaign screens Egyptians for breast cancer, Hepatitis C and chronic diseases. The Ministry of Health and Population vowed to completely eliminate the disease from Egypt in 2022.

Luxor received its first charter flight coming from France on Sunday, following the resumption of inbound tourism to Egypt since July 1, 2020. The Egyptian Tourism Authority said that the plane coming from Paris was carrying 178 French tourists. An authority statement expllained that the members of the authority’s office in Luxor welcomed the tourists and presented them with roses, souvenirs and pamphlets about various Egyptian tourist destinations – all while adhering to all precautionary measures and health safety controls. It added that a charter flight is scheduled to operate once a week from France to Luxor until November of this year. On Saturday evening, Luxor received the first charter flight from the Spanish capital, Madrid, to Luxor, which was carrying 114 tourists.

TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Takefusa Kubo has been instrumental in Japan's push for an Olympic medal, and now the promising playmaker is ready to give Spanish football a reminder of why he already has spells at the country's biggest clubs. "I've been taking it one game at a time so far, but this is where I bring it 100 per cent - no, 120 per cent, 150 per cent. Spells at J.League clubs FC Tokyo and Yokohama F Marinos followed before a return to Spain soon after his 18th birthday. Life back in Spanish football has seen his form fizzle rather than explode. "I have a lot of team-mates in Spain," said Kubo.

There were no such problems for her two compatriots in the 100m clean sweep as Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce advanced safely through. Defending champion Thompson-Herah began her bid to complete the sprint double-double by calmly moving up through the field to finish a comfortable third in 22.86. Fraser-Pryce, 200m silver medallist in 2012, won her heat in 22.22, despite barely running the longer event since winning the world title in 2013. The big names, however, will be more than aware of the potential threat of Namibian 18-year-olds Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma. Britain's world champion Dina Asher-Smith was absent after a hamstring injury forced her to withdraw following the 100m semi-finals.

CAIRO – 1 August 2021: President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek on Sunday, where they expressed great interest in developing cooperation and localizing industry. Kulhánek said Czech wants to push relations forward with Egypt, being a fundamental pillar for stability in the Middle East and the Mediterranean, as the two discussed Egypt’s efforts against illegal immigration and terrorism. Earlier, Kulhánek and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry attended the Egyptian-Czech Business Forum Sunday to discuss means to support investment in the two countries. Kulhánek praised Egypt’s health measures to protect its visitors, as well as vaccinating all those who work in the tourism industry against the novel coronavirus. Egypt conducts medical tests on tourists upon their arrival and it consults with the Czech Republic in this regard, the minister continued.

MILAN (Reuters) - Italians were elated and not a little stunned on Sunday as compatriots Lamont Marcell Jacobs and Gianmarco Tamberi claimed upset victories in sprint and high jump events at the Olympics. Jacobs won the men's 100 metres final to become the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics, while Tamberi shared the men's high jump gold. Jacobs' mother Viviana, speaking from the hotel she runs near Italy's Lake Garda, said she had had a feeling on Sunday morning that something big was going to happen, but not as big as this. Jacobs, who was born in the United States to an Italian mother and a U.S. serviceman father, was brought up by his mother after his parents separated when he was a baby. "I really liked the way he ran ... it took me back 60 years," 82-year-old Berruti told news agency Ansa after Jacobs' success.

CAIRO – 1 August 2021: Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, witnessed, on Sunday, the signing of a shareholder agreement between Timsah Shipbuilding Company, and Healthy Milk and Healthy Family Companies, to establish an Egyptian joint stock company “Suez Canal Healthy Company for Food Industries” to implement businesses and projects related to food industries. The new company aims to participate in the implementation of presidential directives to achieve food security and bridge the nutritional gap in animal protein through the expansion of livestock breeding activity, to produce breeds and fattening, and to establish meat factories, dairy and juice factories, and fruit sorting and drying stations, according to a statement issued by the authority. For his part, Osama Rabie affirmed his keenness to expand the scope of work in the companies affiliated with the authority within the framework of the existing development and modernization plan and to establish new industrial entities in partnership with private national companies to add new activities needed by the Egyptian market in various sectors that contribute to providing job opportunities for young people and achieving self-sufficiency in products and important indispensable industries. The memorandum of understanding was signed by a representative of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohamed Saeed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Timsah Shipbuilding Company, while Mustafa Lotfy Abdullah, representing the Healthy Milk Company, and Mohamed Mustafa Lotfy, representing the Healthy Family Company.

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) -France won the men's team foil competition after beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 45-28 to earn a record eighth gold medal in the event for the country at the Olympics. The five-time Olympian said he had focused on enjoying the last time he would fence, making the gold medal win the last bout of his career. "We didn't know this story, we just think about our team," le Pechoux said. By winning silver, the Russians failed to defend the gold medal they won in Rio 2016. He had put pressure on le Pechoux in the semifinals, racking up 10 points before France's final point - which le Pechoux said was "very hard."

French tourists arriving in Luxor were well received by Egypt's Authority of Tourism Promotion - Min. of Tourism & AntiquitiesCAIRO – 1 August 2021: On August 1, the office of the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion in Luxor received the first charter flights coming from France to Luxor, after the resumption of the inbound tourist movement to Egypt since the beginning of July 2020. Head of the Central Department of Domestic Tourism at the authority Iman Mahmoud indicated that the plane coming from the French capital, Paris, was carrying 178 French tourists, pointing out that the members of the authority's office in Luxor welcomed these tourists and presented roses, souvenirs and promotional materials about the various Egyptian tourist destinations to them. She added that a charter flight is scheduled to operate once a week from France to Luxor until November of 2021. It is worth mentioning that the authority's office in Luxor had received on July 31 the first charter flights coming from Spain to Luxor, which were coming from the Spanish capital Madrid, carrying 114 tourists.

CAIRO – 1 August 2021: Production index of manufacturing and extractive industries (excluding crude oil and petroleum products) reached 102.72 during May 2021 (primary), compared to 109.10 during April 2021 (final), marking a decrease of 5.85 percent, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS added that with regard to the economic activities that witnessed an increase: the beverage industry index reached 325.56 during May 2021 compared to April 2021, where it reached 257.40, with an increase of 26.48 percent due to the increase in the demand for beverages in the summer season. The electrical appliance industry index increased 12.01 percent, reaching 118.77 during May 2021 compared to 106.04 in April 2021, due to meeting the market needs. The index for the manufacture of machinery and equipment not classified elsewhere reached 155.25 during the month of May 2021 compared to the month of April 2021, when it reached 166.70, with a decrease of 6.87 percent, due to the market situation and the decline in exports. It updated the index methodology using the base year 2012/2013 and at the level of the industrial activity indices according to the Industrial Activity Index (ISIC Rev.4) and using the monthly index (producer prices based on 2012/2013).

An official source at the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced Saturday, that a locally-produced Sinovac vaccine will be launched to vaccinate citizens at the end of this week. The source added that two million doses of the Egyptian Sinovac vaccine were produced, and it is being analyzed by the Egyptian Drug Authority, and it is scheduled to be released soon. The Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) said last month that Egypt has produced the first million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine. VACSERA aims to produce 80 million doses of the jab by the end of 2021, as directed by government officials. The Health Ministry is currently working to vaccinate medical staff first, and has opened registration for Egyptians and non-Egyptian adults on its website.

CAIRO – 1 August 2021: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, is set to issue LE 11 billion in treasury bills (T-bills) on Sunday, August 1. The T-bills were offered in two installments, with the first valued at LE 6 billion with a 91-day term, and the second worth LE 5 billion with a 273-day term. For the current fiscal year, the budget deficit is estimated to record 6.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), planned by the ministry to be financed through treasury bills and bonds and through international and Arab loans. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided Thursday, June 17, to keep the overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and the rate of the main operation unchanged at 8.25 percent, 9.25 percent, and 8.75 percent, respectively. The discount rate was also kept unchanged at 8.75 percent.

CAIRO - 1 August 2020: The Health Ministry said Saturday night that 47 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country to 284,262. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said six patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,524. In a statement on Saturday, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said the certificates will be issued for EGP 100 for Egyptians and $10 for non-Egyptians. When these codes are scanned by mobile phones, the certificate holder’s data, photo and status as regards the virus vaccine will appear. Passengers will register their data then the application will be able to recognize their vaccine certificates and show whether they are vaccinated or not.

Egyptian troops in North Sinai - Photo courtesy of the spokesperson of the Armed ForcesCAIRO – 1 August 2021: A total of 89 high-risk terrorists were killed in the operation zone of North Sinai in the recent past period, according to a Sunday statement by the General Command of the Armed Forces. Eight members of the military were killed or injured during the operations, the statement said without specifying the number of those killed. Further, four explosive belts, 404 explosive devices on main roads, 59 motorbikes and 52 cars used by terrorists were destroyed. Thirteen tunnels used to infirtlate terrorists into North Sinai were also discovered and destroyed. In South Sinai, 844 farms of marijuana and hydro-narcotic plants, as well as 1,114 poppy famrs.

The day turned out far better for Ghanaian featherweight Samuel Takyi, who overpowered his Colombian opponent Ceiber Avila to win at least a bronze -- the country's first boxing medal in nearly 50 years. "I'm going to make history and I'm going to win the gold colour," Takyi said, his short hair dyed golden for the Tokyo Games. I'm going to do something, I'm going to make a great history." MARCIAL ADVANCES WITH KNOCK-OUTElsewhere, Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial knocked out Armenia's Arman Darchinyan with a right hook to cruise into the semi-finals, securing him at least a bronze medal. It will be a Britain versus Cuba final also in the light-heavy category.