In November 2020, Egypt proposed to host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC in 2022, a decision that was taken at a difficult time when there was no manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines at that time. She further noted that every year, a certain region is chosen to host the conference, and in 2022, it will be the turn of Africa to host the conference. Egypt has submitted a letter to host the COP 27 and coordinated with the African group, the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) and the council of African environment ministers, she said. She cited Egypt's initiative to convert fuel-powered cars to natural gas vehicles (NGVs) or electric vehicles (EVs). The summit also aims at maximizing the co-benefits of a food systems approach across the entire 2030 Agenda and meeting the challenges of climate change.

Cairo-30 July 2021: Egypt men's handball team defeated Sweden 27-22 on Friday morning, booking a place in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games for the first time since 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The Pharaohs dominated the game and outclassed their opponents to achieve Egypt's best ever victory over Sweden, the runner-up of 2021 World Cup. Egypt will take on Bahrain in the last game of the group stage, aiming for another victory in the competition to reach the quarter-finals as one of the top two teams of the group. After four games in the group, Egypt comes second with six points behind Denmark, who will face Portugal later on Friday. Tokyo Olympic Games is the 7th appearance for the Pharaohs.

CAIRO-30 July 2021: Yehia El Derea, Egypt's back, believes that the Pharaohs' win over Sweden on Friday is an important step for the team in the Olympic Games. "It’s a great, great feeling for this generation, for this team. It was a really strong game against a strong team. This is just the beginning for a good, great team.” El Derea said after the game. Egypt will take on Bahrain in the last group stage game and the Pharaohs aim to achieve another victory in the group ahead of the quarter-finals.

Egyptian actor and singer Mohamed Ramadan has yet again stirred more controversy, as he announced his latest artistic collaboration with Italian model, actor and singer Michele Morrone. Ramadan posted on Instagram a picture of himself and Morrone on Instagram with the caption: “Wait soon for a new music video with Michele Morrone.”Morrone is the hero of the famous Netflix movie “365 Days,” which includes scenes that have been classified as “pornographic.”Morrone commented on Ramadan’s post writing, “Habibi, my brother.”Most comments congratulated and welcomed the collaboration, however, a large number rejected it, citing the content of Morrone’s movie. Ramadan’s latest work was the song “Thabet,” which he recently released on his official YouTube channel. During the holy month of Ramadan in 2021, he starred in the drama series “Moussa” alongside actress Sumaya al-Khashab. The Egyptian superstar has a knack for stirring controversy through his social media photos and career decisions, the latest of which include posing with an Israeli artist in a photo and taking a picture in the cockpit of a plane.

Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed announced that UNICEF has granted Egypt 63 refrigerators in which it can store doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. She explained that the units can store roughly 619,000 doses, with the Pfizer vaccine expected to arrive within days. Egypt will soon receive more raw materials for the Sinovac vaccine, enough to manufacture 70.2 million doses, in addition to 20 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine, 20 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, 35.6 million doses of AstraZeneca, and 2.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. According to Zayed, the total number of vaccines that will be supplied from August until the end of the year will reach 148.2 million doses, which is enough to vaccinate 83.7 million citizens. Egypt has a population of 104 million and had announced in June that it had vaccinated roughly 2.5 million people.

As many as 331 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 229,167 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 – 29 July 2021: On July 29, many important events took place. Important world events:1870 - The first Egyptian National Library & Archives and its statutes were established, and a new page of Egypt's intellectual history began. 1937 - King Farouk is officially crowned king of Egypt. 1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. 1958 - The establishment of the US space agency – NASA.

CAIRO-29 July 2021: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) issued a statement on Thursday announcing that the domestic league and cup matches, which was scheduled to start from 1 August will be postponed. The EFA statement added that the new schedule will be announced on Sunday, based on the result of Egypt's match against Brazil on Saturday in the quarter-finals. The EFA's decision followed the national team's success in the Olympic Games in Tokyo as the Pharaohs managed to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. The Pharaohs will face South American superpower and the defending champions Brazil on Saturday at Saitama Stadium. The winner of this clash will face the winner between Mexico and South Korea in the semi-finals.

You have probably heard the hype about Huawei’s latest fashion smart-band with extended battery life, the HUAWEI Band 6. We have managed to lay our hands on the HUAWEI Band 6 and here are three reasons why we love it. A high-efficiency chipset and smart power-saving algorithms support Huawei’s newest smart band. Forget the tech jargon; the HUAWEI Band 6 can last up to 14 days for uninterrupted use. With the HUAWEI Band 6 you get automatic workout detection in addition to 96 preinstalled workout modes.

CAIRO - 29 July 2021: The Korean Cultural Center hosted a literary evening entitled "K-Literature Night" to wrap up the Korean Literature Month event which continued throughout July. Oh Sung ho, Director of the Korean Cultural Center, said he is pleased to organize the event which attended by a gathering of translators and publishers interested in Korean literature. The Director of the Korean Cultural Center called for activating the translation between Korean and Arabic languages in order to build bridges of communication and cooperation between the Egyptian and Korean peoples. Dr. Alaa Fathi said the translation of Korean literature into Arabic began in 2004. Recently the trend changed and translation works focused on contemporary literature, particularly works that gained international popularity and literary awards.

Vessel Finder shows the arrival of Ever Given at Rotterdam port- screenshotCAIRO – 29 July 2021: The Panama-flagged Ever Given vessel, which was kept for more than three months in the Suez Canal due to causes of a grounding accident, arrived in the Port of Rotterdam on Thursday. At its arrival in Delta Terminal at the port, Ever Given will discharge local imports and transshipments via this port, said the operator company Ever Green line in a statement on Wednesday. The MV EVER GIVEN went aground on March 23, 2021, in the 151st km of the Suez Canal, where vessels pass in both directions, causing the suspension of the international maritime navigation through the canal for six days. After it was freed on March 29, the ship was escorted to the Bitter Lakes for technical inspection, crew interrogation, and black box analysis. On July 7, 2021, the vessel left the international trade route, heading toward Rotterdam, Netherlands, after the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the shipowner reached an agreement of settlement.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported on Wednesday 38 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths, and 212 recovered cases. A total of 284,128 cases have been reported in Egypt, alongside 16,507 deaths and 228,836 recovered cases. Madbouly announced at the beginning of June that 2.5 million citizens have received a vaccine against COVID-19, out of Egypt’s population of 104 million. 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.

CAIRO – 29 July 2021: A delegation of Egyptian, Greek and Cypriot youths began their visit to Greece as part of the fourth edition of the “Reviving the Roots.. Nostos” presidential initiative. The initiative was launched by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during the tripartite summit in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia in 2017. Nostos – the Return, meaning “roots revival,” is an initiative launched by Makram in October upon directives from President Sisi. The initiative targets the second and third generation Greeks and Cypriots who once lived in Egypt. The initiative also aims at promoting Egyptian tourism through the launch of these events.

Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atti in a meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Manawa Peter Gatkuoth on Wednesday and his delegation- press photoCAIRO – 29 July 2021: Egypt has established six underground water wells in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, besides another number of projects that helped create more job opportunities, said Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atti during a meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Manawa Peter Gatkuoth on Wednesday. In addition to this, Egypt also participated in establishing river berths to connect the main cities with villages of South Sudan by the river navigation, Abdel Atti added, saying that a project to purify waterways in the Bahr al-Ghazal basin was also established. Both ministers discussed other future projects that enhance the bilateral relations and achieve the goals of sustainable development.

The train vehicles are part of a deal signed between the Railway authority and Transmash Holding Company, the representative of the Russian-Hungarian alliance that supplies the deal of 1,300 vehicles. According to the deal, 51 percent of the vehicles are manufactured in Russia and 49 percent are manufactured in Hungary. Worth one billion, 16 million and 50 thousand Euros, the deal is to manufacture and supply the Egyptian railway system with 1,300 train vehicles. The deal includes 800 air-conditioned cars and 500 third class cars with dynamic ventilation. Egypt has started receiving new train vehicles as part of a plan to renovate its train fleet.