On Saturday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed to the Belgian capital, Brussels, to hold talks with his European counterparts on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). He said that Egypt and Sudanshould strengthen their efforts to resume negotiations under the African Union, encouraging participation and observation from the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, and perhaps other partners. The UN Security Council held a meeting over GERD issue on Thursday after a call from the Arab League. Ethiopia informed Egypt on July 5 that it has begun the process of filling the second filling of the GERD reservoir. Egypt and Sudan say they want a legally binding agreement on filling and operating the GERD, while Ethiopia is trying to evade such an agreement.

CAIRO - 11 July 2021: The fourth edition of the fourth edition of the ‘Nostos -The Return’ - "Reviving Roots" presidential initiative was launched with the participation of youths from Egypt, Cyprus and Greece, according to the Ministry of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi launched "Reviving Roots" initiative during the tripartite summit that grouped Egypt, Cyprus and Greece in Nicosia in 2017. Activities of the first edition of the initiative were held in April 2018, while the second edition in November 2018 and the third edition in 2019. Nostos – the Return, meaning “roots revival,” is an initiative launched by Makram in October upon directives from President Sisi. The initiative also aims at promoting Egyptian tourism through the launch of these events.

Being one of the three electric train lines reaching the New Administrative Capital, the four trains will be operated on the LRT line within the 22 trains transporting passengers and cargo. The high-speed electric train consists of high-speed trains for passengers and cargo as well as an LRT. With regard to the LRT, it extends over 90 kilometers between Salam City and the 10th of Ramadan City passing through the New Administrative Capital and consists of 16 stations. The first phase stretches between Adly Mansour Metro Station in Al Salam City and Administrative Capital Station I including 11 stations. The second phase lies within the New Administrative Capital and ends in Administrative Capital Station II.

CAIRO – 11 July 2021: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry headed Sunday to Brussels to deliver a message from President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to the president of the European Union Council. The minister will also hold meetings with the foreign ministers of EU countries and senior officials at the European Commission to confer over bilateral relations and regional affairs of mutual interest. On July 8, Minister Shokry delivered a speech explaining Egypt's vision and stance on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session held on the issue. The minister had been to New York housing the UNSC's headquarters since July 4, and met with the UN ambassadors of both permanent and non-permanent member states as well as other countries.

The Egyptian government said on Saturday that economic indicators show that the Egyptian economy has exceeded international expectations, thanks to the success of the economic reform program and resilience during the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the Cabient’s Media Center stated that the the government’s economic reforms have made the economy more capable of facing external and internal shocks. It has transformed into a diversified, productive economy with competitive advantages. The Egyptian economy has achieve balanced and sustainable growth, with Egypt being among the few countries in the world that was able to achieve positive growth amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to international economic institutions. The report noted that the net foreign direct investment also increased by 11.6 percent, recording US$4.8 billion during the period (July 2020 – March 2021) compared to US$4.3 billion during the period (July 2009 – March 2010).

The Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel-Ati said that all scenarios are on the table for Egypt to preserve its rights to the Nile waters. The minister’s comments came in reference to the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which began at the beginning of July despite opposition from neighboring Egypt and Sudan. He reassured the Egyptian people, guaranteeing the state’s ability to exercise its full rights over the waters even if negotiations fail. He added that the Ethiopian people have the right to build projects and the Egyptians have the right to preserve their right to the source of life. The UN Security Council held a meeting over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue on Thursday.

The activities of the Arab Cinema Center and its partners varybetween participations in the festival's particolored programs and sections, releasing the 14th edition of the Arab Cinema Magazine, as well as revealing the 101 Most Influential Personalities in the Arab Film Industry. The partners who will join the ACC at the Festival include: (in alphabetical order): Arab Radio & Television (ART) (Saudi Arabia), Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)(Egypt), El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt), Film Clinic (Egypt), Lagoonie Film Production (Egypt), MAD Solutions (Egypt, UAE), Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) (Sweden), Rotana Group (Saudi Arabia, Egypt), Telescope Film (USA), and Tripoli Film Festival (Lebanon). Furthermore, the Arab Cinema Center will reveal the 101 Most Influential Personalities in the Arab Film Industry, which casts light on the personalities and institutes that have been influencing the Arab film industry with their ardent support during the past few years. Arab Cinema Center (ACC) is a nonprofit organization registered in Amsterdam. It also aims to facilitate filmmakers' access to international markets and help film industry representatives to easily identify Arab film productions.

Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid and his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Floros signing cooperation protocol on military education in Greece in July 2021. Press PhotoCAIRO – 10 July 2021: Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid has been to Greece for several days as he held meetings with his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Floros and Minister for National Defense of Greece Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos. Farid discussed with Floros a number of matters of mutual interest conferring over expanding joint exercises, training, and expertise transfer so that they signed a cooperation protocol in the field of military education. In his talks with Panagiotopoulos, the Egyptian chief of staff focused on military and strategic cooperation between both countries underlining the necessity of exchanging views over joint challenges and regional developments in the coming period. On his side, the minister for national defense of Greece expressed appreciation for the close ties between his country and Egypt saying he looks forward for further cooperation to serve the peoples of both states.

CAIRO- 10 July 2021: A total number of 1,595 Egyptians stranded in UAE were registered to return to Egypt amid Egyptian coordinate with 38 airliners. According to the Egyptian Minister of State for Immigration Nabila Makram, the Egyptians stranded in the UAE began to gradually return, adding that there is cooperation between the ministries of immigration, tourism and antiquities to help Egyptians return to Cairo. Saudi Arabia has suspended flights to three countries; the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Ethiopia, to protect against a coronavirus variant. The decision was taken due to the spread of the new mutated strain of COVID-19 virus. In TV statements, Minister Makram explained that “there is cooperation with 38 companies to return the stranded Egyptians, where they will not bear the cost of the travel tickets.”She added that there are 1,595 Egyptian returned home, and 403 others booked their flights and traveled individually without the mediation of tourism companies, where some preferred to travel from UAE to Amman and then Jordan, from where they head then to Saudi Arabia.”

CAIRO - 12 July 2021:In celebration of the inaugural edition of the ‘Festivals Hub’, The Marché du Film, Cinando and ElGouna Film Festival (GFF) held a mixer event for the film community to come together at the highly anticipated 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival which runs from July 6-16, 2021. The brand-new initiative launched by Marché du Film and Cinando has been designed to bring together Festivals, markets, sales agents, distributors, film institutes, and service providers from all over the world to connect and network. El Gouna Film Festival co-hosted the networking event at Plage des Palmes, to support this important global industry event and celebrate their 5th anniversary of showcasing new cinematic storytelling from the Arab world and bringing the most exciting world cinema to audiences in Egypt. Film festivals are the beating heart of our industry, they enable us to experience a rich diversity of voices, explore new cultures and celebrate creativity. Its goal is to connect filmmakers from the region with their international counterparts in the spirit of cooperation and cultural exchange.

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Friday confirmed 127 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 282,864. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16,368 nationwide, after the ministry announced 17 deaths. And 342 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 217,324. 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 102 million. Egypt’s Prime Minister added that Egypt has also produced one million doses of coronavirus vaccines thus far.

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 108 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 283,320. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16,412 nationwide, after the ministry announced 9 deaths. And 234 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 219,525. 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 102 million. Egypt’s Prime Minister added that Egypt has also produced one million doses of coronavirus vaccines thus far.

File- Medical aid delivered by Egypt on military jets to Italy on April 4, 2020 amid COVID-19 crisis - Press PhotoCAIRO -10 July 2021: Upon directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Egypt will send two trucks carrying more than 31 tons of medical supply to Tunisia, which announced the collapse of its medical sector against fighting the coronavirus. In media remarks to El-Hikaya talk show on MBC Masr on Friday, Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed stated thatDr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Health, said that President Sisi gave his direction on Thursday, expressing Egypt’s support to the Tunisian people. Spokeswoman for the Tunisian Ministry of Health Nesaf bin Ali told Radio Mosaïque FM, on Thursday, that the country's health system has collapsed as the intensive care departments are overwhelmed, while doctors are exhausted amid the rapid spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Two days ago, Tunisian President Kais Saied made a phone call to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, expressing Tunisia’s full support for everything that would preserve the Egyptian water security as an integral part of the Arab national security. The phone call comes in light of Tunisia’s current membership in the council.

CAIRO – 10 July 2021: Egypt will receive two million dozes of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in the coming few days, announced Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed in media remarks on Friday evening. Shortly afterward, Egypt will receive other shipments of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, besides shipments of the effective substance that needs for producing Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, she told El Hikaya talk show on the MBC Masr channel. The health “situation is safe in Egypt… we have reached the lowest level,” the minister said. “We have not detected cases of the Delta coronavirus variant, but this does not mean that it will not come. The Health Ministry said 127 new coronavirus cases were detected on Friday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 282,864.

CAIRO – 11 July 2021: The Health Ministry said 212 new coronavirus cases were detected on Saturday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 282,985. The number of recovered cases reached 217,756 so far after 432 were discharged, the ministry said. Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said the country is planning to locally produce 80 million vaccine doses by the end of the year to vaccinate 40 million citizens. Egypt already produced one million Sinovac doses as part of an agreement between the Egyptian holding company for biological products and vaccines (VACSERA). The state plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40 percent of the population.