Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 155 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 282,737. And 765 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 216,982. Madbouly announced at the beginning of June that 2.5 million citizens have received a vaccine against COVID-19, out of the six million total registered for vaccination. 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 said that Egypt has also produced one million doses of coronavirus vaccines thus far.

AFP - Dino Zoff sees similarities between Roberto Mancini's Euro 2020 finalists and the Italy team he captained to World Cup glory in 1982, he told AFP. His greatest moment came 14 years later, though, when he lifted the World Cup aged 40. "They are a very fast, lively team, and that brings them a bit closer to us at the World Cup in 82." Victory would complete a remarkable turnaround, after Mancini took over following their failure to qualify for the World Cup in 2018. "The World Cup isn't far away.

CAIRO – 8 July 2021: Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam al-Sadiq al Mahdi called on the UN security council to urge resuming the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [GERD] negotiations in order to reach a binding and legal agreement on the dam’s filling and operation. She explained in her speech at the UN Security council session on the GERD that this agreement would protecting Sudanese citizens, protect Sudanese dams and protect Sudan’s strategic security. “They sent us a notifying and ‘nearly threatening’ message three days ago on the secound filling of the dam, knowing that the UNSC session will be held Today,” the Sudanese Foreign Minister said. She added that she is very much optimistic regarding the UNSC and that it will address GERD issue with responsibility. Minster Mariam al-Sadiq also said that the Egyptian and Sudanese stances are “clearly united regarding reaching a binding legal agreement on filling and operating the dam”.

CAIRO – 8 July 2021: President Kais Saied affirmed on Thursday Tunisia’s full support to everything that would preserve the Egyptian water security as an integral part of the Arab national security, as he spoke with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi via phone. The phone call comes in light of Tunisia’s current membership in the council. President Sisi highlighted Egypt’s unwavering stance seeking a legally-binding agreement that achieves the interests of all parties and protects the historic water rights of the two downstream countries, the Presidency said. The Presidency said the phone call also discussed issues of bilateral relations as well as developments of the coronavirus pandemic in Tunisia. Sisi affirmed Egypt’s full support to Tunisia and expressed his aspiration to develop and deepen cooperation relations and coordination between the two countries in various fields.

The meeting addressed ways to support the extended strategic cooperation relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia at all levels, in light of the compatibility in visions between the two countries regarding the development agendas. The Minister explained that the economic cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia covers a variety of mechanisms, including the agreed-on grant worth $200 million and the $1.9 billion ongoing development cooperation portfolio with the SFD. Al-Attas noted that Saudi Arabia's investment in Egypt has reached $30 billion across 6,000 companies that support development efforts carried out by the Government of Egypt. The Saudi Arabia’s grant, allocated to supporting Egypt’s MSMEs force and managed through the joint committee that includes the aforementioned parties, is one of the most prominent forms of cooperation between the two countries. The grant plays a vital role in bridging the financing gap between financial intermediaries and MSMEs, as small businesses play a crucial role supporting the country’s economic growth.

File- A view shows an Aeroflot Airbus A320 aircraft on a runway at Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, July 7, 2015. Egypt expresses its aspiration for the speedy return of Russian tourism to Egyptian resorts, the statement said, adding that this return would enhance bilateral cooperation in the tourism field between the two countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier on Thursday lifted his country’s ban on charter flights to Egypt after six years of suspension due to a plane crash over Sinai. The two countries agreed in April to resume flights in a call between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Putin. Egypt’s charming resorts of Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada have been major tourist attractions to tourists worldwide, especially Russians before the plane crash.

CAIRO – 8 July 2021: The Arab Council for Human Rights urged the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to behave decisively on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue as the council is set to meet tonight. In a statement, the council said the second phase of filling the dam by the Ethiopian side is carried out unilaterally and represents a harm to the water rights of Egypt and Sudan in a way that threatens international security and peace. Chief of the council, Abdel Gawad Ahmed, affirmed that the UNSC is in charge of considering the GERD dispute in accordance with the Charter of the UN due to its connection to the international security and peace. It also harms the two countries’ water rights established through international agreements that may not be infringed, according to the Middle East News Agency. The council said and many Arab and international human rights organizations are calling on the UNSC to provide firm legal rather than political treatment to the GERD issue as peoples’ right in life and development is connected to their water right, Ahmed said.

CAIRO – 8 July 2021: Egypt’s Armed Forces, with its individual combatants, capabilities, and advanced weapons, are capable of deterring anyone who could think to disturb Egypt's security, said General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production on Thursday during a meeting with newly-promoted military personnel. Defending the homeland and protecting its national security is a sacred task that requires constant combat readiness, he added. The Egyptian Armed Forces held training for 66 military officers affiliated to 31 African and Arab countries, and who are nominated to become military attaches, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. As for the subject matters within the training, they are diplomatic work, national security, and international crisis management. Visits to military sites and archeological sites were also organized.

FILE- The EGX trading session on December 12, 2017CAIRO - 8 July 2021: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Thursday’s session in green, losing around LE 6.2 billion of market capitalization, amid foreign selling. Market capitalization lost around LE 6.2 billion, recording LE 657.78 billion, compared to LE 663.98 billion in Wednesday’s session. Arab investors were net buyers at LE 92.44 million, while Egyptian and foreign investors were net buyers at LE 90.59 million, and LE 1.85 million, respectively. Egyptian and Arab individuals were net buyers at LE 7.61 billion, and LE 71.88 million, respectively, while foreign individuals were net sellers at LE 912,668. Egyptian, and foreign organizations sold at LE 98.21 million, and LE 935,062, respectively, while Arab organizations bought at LE 20.56 million.

CAIRO – 8 July 2021: The US ambassador to Cairo, Jonathan Cohen, said that an American company plans to inject investments worth $5 billion over the next five years. He stated that American companies have pumped investments in Egypt to reach $1.5 billion by 2020, stressing his aspiration to increase the flows of American investments in Egypt to reach $2 billion during the current year. The Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, stressed that we are keen to provide an environment that encourages national investment and attracts foreign investments, thus contributing to attracting more American investments in various economic sectors to Egypt. The minister pointed out his keenness to solve any problems facing investments operating in Egypt, to stimulate investment in various sectors, develop internal and external trade, and strengthen the structure of the national economy. He also indicated his keenness to consult with the business community when preparing the draft customs law and its executive regulations.

CAIRO - 8 July 2021: Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker said Egypt is rich in renewable energy resources especially when it comes to wind and solar energy, which it can use to generate about 90 gigawatts of electrical power. Shaker made the remarks during his meeting with Country Manager of French renewable energy company Voltalia Karim Elazzawy to discuss means of fostering cooperation between Egypt’s electricity sector and the company, in addition to ways to boost its investments in Egypt, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said in a statement Thursday. The minister hailed as “distinguished and fruitful” cooperation between the electricity sector and Voltalia, which he said has been underlined by the French company’s participation in the Benban Solar Park. He added that his ministry is working within the framework of a national and regional strategy that is concerned with meeting electricity needs, with its policies mainly depending on diversifying energy sources and optimizing the use of renewable resources.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Thursday with Brendan Bechtel, the chief executive officer of Bechtel Group, Inc. (​Bechtel)- press photoCAIRO – 8 July 2021: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Thursday with Brendan Bechtel, the chief executive officer of Bechtel Group, Inc. (Bechtel), said Egyptian Presidency announced in a statement. At the meeting, President Sisi highlighted the depth of the cooperation and strategic partnership relations between Egypt and the United States in all fields, the statement said, adding that President Sisi also expressed Egypt’s keenness to strengthen those relations in a way that contributes to achieving common development goals. President Sisi has been updated on the Bechtel investments and protects in Egypt, besides the details of a national project of establishing a petrochemical complex in the economic zone of the Suez Canal Corridor in partnership between the Egyptian petroleum sector and Bechtel Inc., with about 7.5 billion dollars in investments. The President also directed to continue coordination and cooperation with Bechtel with the aim of developing its activities in Egypt, especially in the fields of energy and transportation. The Bechtel CEO praised Egypt’s ambitious vision to achieve comprehensive economic development, stressing that Egypt comes on the top of countries when it comes to the American investments in the region.

CAIRO – 8 July 2021: “Egypt was one of the few countries that recorded during the crisis an economic growth of about 3.57 percent during 2019/2020,” Minister of Trade and Industry, Nevine Gamea, said. Gamea explained in a statement, Thursday, that the industrial sector is the locomotive of economic growth in Egypt and contributed about 17.1 percent to the GDP in 2019/2020, compared to about 16.4 percent in the previous year, and thus became the largest contributor to Egyptian economic growth, compared to other economic sectors. She added that the manufacturing sector achieved a positive growth rate during 2019/2020 of about 1.4 percent, although it was less than what it achieved in the previous year, which recorded 2.8 percent, but remained positive in the year of the pandemic as a reflection of the measures taken to strengthen the industrial sector during the crisis. "The program targets the food industries, the pharmaceutical industries and medical supplies, the textile and ready-made garments industries, and the engineering industries that include cars and household appliances,” she continued. The minister indicated that work is underway on legislative, procedural and digital development axes in order to reduce the time and cost of export and import in order to strengthen the industrial and trade sectors.

This came during El-Said’s meetings and activities to revitalize Egypt's role in the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) and boost cooperation between Egypt and the bank. During those meetings, El-Said reviewed the development experience of Egypt and the implementation of the first phase of the national program for economic and social reforms. El-Said held the first meeting with Engineer Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), one of the institutions of the IsDB, to discuss collaboration between Egypt and the corporation. In early July, Dr. Hala El-Said met with Mrs. Mai Babiker Al-Taher, Director of the Regional Office of the Islamic Development Bank in Cairo at the Ministry of Planning headquarters. El-Said affirmed her pride in Egypt’s contribution to the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), which amounts to about $25 million.

In preparation for its imminent opening, the work team at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square is completing the final preparations for the second outlet to sell archaeological replicas, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement. It will be the second from the Kunooz company after the first was opened in April at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat. He added the first archaeological replicas factory was established in Egypt and the Middle East in cooperation with the Kunooz company. The factory was inaugurated by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in March. The archaeological replicas factory was opened in March to be the first factory for archaeological replicas in Egypt and the Middle East.