CAIRO - 31 July 2020: Libya's navy said on Friday that it has rescued 121 African migrants who were heading to Europe across the Mediterranean Sea. The spokesman for the Libyan Navy said the migrants were picked up in waters by the Libyan coastal guards. This comes within the state’s humanitarian and sovereignty efforts to protect the Libyan shores and provide rescue services. The UNHCR said in January alone, it registered 1,040 refugees and migrants the coast guard stopped and brought back to Libyan shores, a dramatic increase from the 469 rescued that month the year before. The UN refugee agency stated in February that the total number of migrants intercepted by the Libyan coast guard in January rose 121 percent from the same period last year.

CAIRO-31 July 2021: Egypt U-23 national team's journey in the Olympic Games comes to an end after losing 1-0 to Brazil on Saturday in the quarter-finals. The Pharaohs tried with everything they have to overturn the result in the second half but the experience of the Brazilians stopped all the attempts. Like what happened in Egypt's last participation in the Olympic Games in 2012, the Pharaohs failed to go further than the quarter-finals. Mohamed El Shenawy, Egypt's goalkeeper, put on another impressive performance in the tournament and for sure without him the score would have been different. There will be no representation for Africa in the semi-finals after Ivory Coast lost 5-2 to Spain after the game went to extra time.

CAIRO - 31 July 2020: Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati announced that a high-profile Egyptian technical delegation would start a five-day visit to Iraq on Saturday to accelerate the activation of an MoU signed between the two countries in October 2020. During their visit, the Egyptian technical delegation would probe with officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources how to prepare a joint plan of action to advance cooperation on modern irrigation techniques, wastewater reuse and treatment methods, as well as eradicating desertification and aquatic weeds, Abdel Aati added. The Egyptian delegation's visit to Baghdad comes in light the outcome of the first meeting of the joint Egyptian-Iraqi technical advisory committee on water resources and irrigation that explored opportunities for cooperation in the areas of water management, the irrigation minister noted. Abdel Aati stressed the need to foster joint cooperation and coordination between the two countries to achieve sustainable development goals and ensure the optimum management of the limited water resources.

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid inspected on Saturday the measures to raise the combat efficiency of a unit of the southern military area - Military spoxCAIRO – 31 July 2021: Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid inspected on Saturday the measures to raise the combat efficiency of a unit of the southern military area. This aimed to check their preparedness to carry out missions to secure the Egyptian borders on the southern strategic direction, a statement by the Egyptian military spokesman read. Farid was posted on a report on the combat efficiency of the unit, which includes its technical and administrative conditions after development. The inspection measures are meant to assess the security situation and follow up the progress in the assigned plans and tasks. Farid paid tribute to the heroes of the Armed Forces for their high combat readiness, their ability to carry out their duties with full dedication and strength to maintain security and stability in the country.

CAIRO – 31 July 2021: Egypt's Permanent Representative for the United Nations Mohamed Edris marked on Friday the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons marked on 30 July. The event gathered countries’ representatives, UN authorities concerned with human trafficking and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with providing assistance to the trafficking victims. The Egyptian Cabinet on Friday also displayed Egypt’s efforts to combat human trafficking over the past half decade on the occasion of the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons marked on 30 July. Egypt also launched a national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of human trafficking in May 2019, under the slogan “Together against Human Trafficking”. In November last year, Egypt established the first shelter to receive women and children victimized in human trafficking crimes.

CAIRO – 31 July 2021: Head of the Egyptian Camel Racing Federation Hamdan El-Muzeini said Saturday witnesses the last round of the camel racing in Alamein city. Following this round, the winners will be honored and will be handed financial awards provided by the Emirati Camel Race Federation. Last year, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi along with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed attended the opening of the camel racing festival in Egypt’s South Sinai. "Today, I have been honored to launch, along with my brother, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the Sharm El Sheikh heritage festival, which confirms the depth of the bonds of friendship and lasting love that unite the Egyptian and Emirati people." Sisi and Mohamed bin Zayed also, together, attended the opening of the Berenice military base in the Red Sea governorate, the largest in the region.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Friday reported 45 new coronavirus cases, four deaths, and 545 recoveries total. A total of 284,215 cases have been reported in Egypt, alongside 16,518 deaths and 229,712 recovered cases. The committee, headed by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, agreed that restaurants, cafes, shops, and malls may return to summer working hours starting June. The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Supply, Medical Supply and Medical Technology Administration (UPA) announced in mid-June that it has secured over 46 million COVID-19 doses during the fiscal year 2020/2021. Egypt’s Prime Minister added that Egypt has also produced one million doses of coronavirus vaccines thus far.

The Saudi Ministry of Tourism’s decision to allow entry of travelers holding tourist visas does not apply to Egyptians, according to a member of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association’s General Assembly Adel Shaaban. Those allowed to enter Saudi Arabia on a tourist visa are citizens of countries that have not been banned by the kingdom. The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation sent a circular to all airlines operating in the kingdom’s airports, including private aviation, to allow travelers holding tourist visas to enter Saudi Arabia, provided that the traveler has received vaccination doses approved by the Saudi Ministry of Health and has their data registered with the Saudi “Arrival Registration” platform. The Saudi Ministry of Tourism announced Thursday evening that the kingdom will open its doors to tourists and lift the suspension of entry for tourist visa holders starting August 1. The ministry clarified that the fully vaccinated tourists are those who received two vaccination doses from one of the approved vaccines in Saudi Arabia, including “Pfizer”, “AstraZeneca”, “Moderna” and “Johnson & Johnson”.

As many as 545 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 229,712 so far, the spokesman said. Egypt will receive 148.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine as of August till the year end, Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Thursday. New quantities of China's Sinovac COVID-19 raw materials are to arrive in the country in August to manufacture 70.2 million jabs, she said. The new arrivals will also include 20 million doses of Sputnik vaccine, 20 million doses of Johnson &Johnson vaccine, 35.6 million of AstraZeneca and 2.4 million of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, she added. She noted that infection and death rates are remarkably declining in the country.

CAIRO – 30 July 2021: Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hamada el Sawi and his Libyan counterpart Al-Sadiq al-Sour signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation between the two countries’ prosecutions. The MoU is concerned with strengthening cooperation to combat all forms of crimes, especially terrorism, transnational organized crimes, corruption, human trafficking and cybercrimes. The deal was signed during a meeting between the two top prosecutors in Cairo on Wednesday during a high-profile delegation visitation to Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hamada el SawiThe two sides also reviewed the structuring of the two prosecutions, management of their offices and visions to develop them. Both officials said speeches in which they offered to help each other regarding countering terrorism al illegal immigration. Egypt’s Hamada al-Sawi said that Cairo is welling to offer trainings to the members of the Libyan Public Prosecution.

YouTube Kids is an app built with families in mind, offering a range of parental controls to help parents customize their children’s viewing experience based on their needs. The app offers a range of content for children under the age of 13 along with parental controls to customize their children’s experience. Here are four of YouTube Kids’ most helpful features:1. Hand-pick contentParents can choose to select which videos, channels orcollections they want their children to watch on YouTube Kids. With Search off, your child can’t search for videos, and your child is limited to videos from a set of channels that have been verified by YouTube Kids.

(Reuters) - A crowd of up to 13,000 will be allowed to attend the Super Cup match between Chelsea and Villarreal at Belfast's Windsor Park, European soccer's governing body (UEFA) said on Friday. Champions League winners Chelsea will face Europa League holders Villarreal in the Aug. 11 clash, for which fans will be asked to show proof of a negative PCR or lateral flow COVID-19 test on entry. People from outside the U.K. will have to comply with border entry restrictions and requirements that will be in force during the match, with no exemptions for ticket holders, UEFA said. UEFA added that in case demand exceeds the number of available tickets, a random draw will take place and the number of tickets may be adjusted as per the latest decisions from the local authorities.

CAIRO – 30 July 2021: Twenty-two people, including children, were injured when a school bus belonging to the Evangelical School in Cairo overturned on the Cairo-Mansoura Road, Dakahlia Governorate, on Friday. A number of rescue and firefighting forces, besides ambulances, moved to the scene of the accident, according to a statement issued by the governorate. The statement added that 17 people of the injured have been discharged. Meanwhile, 5 patients, including two children, are still receiving treatment and two others are in intensive care. It went on to say that this progress is powered by the state’s steps to develop road and bridge sectors, and adopt road safety measures to reduce the number of injuries and deaths.

This came in a report presented by head of the Central Administration of Plant Quarantine (CAPQ) ِAhmed el Attar to the minister. The exports were topped by citruses and potatoes, according to the CAPQ report.

The handball team ended the first half of its match with Sweden ahead, with a score of 13/9. Karim Hindawi “Katunga”, goalkeeper of the Pharaohs, showed brilliant skill after preventing many goals and maintaining the lead for Egypt. The national team began the match with strong attack pressure on the Swedish team and advanced with two clean goals. Egypt has achieved two victories so far against Portugal, Japan, and finally Sweden, and lost once against the world champion Denmark. Egypt is in the second group, alongside Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Japan, and Bahrain, while the first group includes Norway, France, Germany, Brazil, Spain, and Argentina.