MCIT Minister: Communications and IT sector reached a growth rate of 16.3%
The communications and information technology sector has reached a growth rate of 16.3 percent, Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, stated. Talaat said that the ministry’s efforts have contributed to boosting digital exports to reach $4.9 billion. The ministry also signed agreements with 29 international companies that annually increase exports at a total of $1 billion and provide 34,000 job opportunities through 35 export centers. He also pointed to the reform measures introduced to create an enabling environment for business development in the ICT sector, including enacting the Anti-Cyber and IT Crimes Law and Personal Data Protection Law. The minister also highlighted the Digital Egypt strategy and its objectives, which include: increasing the ICT sector’s contribution to the GDP, attracting FDI in the sector, introducing technology in all state sectors, and enhancing Egypt's capacity in global connectivity.
Source:Egypt Today
May 21, 2023 14:19 UTC
Russia intends to waive entry visas with Egypt
Russia’s Foreign Ministry is considering waiving entry visas with some countries in the Islamic world as well as African countries, Egypt amongst them. The Russia Today website reported Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying, on the sidelines of the “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum,” currently being held in the Russian city of Kazan, that efforts in this regard are continuing. “We generally intend to abandon the entry visa system because this matter is very important for tourism and business,” he said. Bogdanov added that there is a special value Russia attaches to countries of the Islamic world, the Arab world, and Africa. “We are making similar efforts towards Asian countries that may in the future become excellent paths for tourism and the business sector, including Malaysia and Indonesia.”
Source:Egypt Independent
May 21, 2023 13:09 UTC
Trabzonspor backs Trezeguet against Fenerbahce player
CAIRO, 21 May 2023: After the Fenerbahce player spat on Mahmoud Trezeguet, Trabzon condemns the incident in an official statement. Turkish Trabzonspor said in official statement released on their official website:“This is disgusting. We strongly condemn the inhuman act against our player Mahmoud Trezeguet during the match we played with Fenerbahce on May 18, 2023. It is shameful and disgusting that footballer Samet Amkaidin spat on our player Trezeguet while he was prostrating after celebrating his goal. We expect all stakeholders, the Turkish Football Federation, and especially Fenerbahçe to take action immediately.
Source:Egypt Today
May 21, 2023 07:09 UTC
Remote monitoring reduces heart failure hospitalizations, improves quality of life
The first investigator-initiated study of remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring has found that it improves quality of life and reduces heart failure hospitalisations in patients with chronic heart failure. The findings are presented today in a late breaking science session at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and published in The Lancet. Principal investigator Jasper Brugts of Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands said: “Pulmonary artery pressure is a marker of haemodynamic congestion, which occurs several weeks before symptoms develop, providing a window of opportunity to prevent overt congestion and subsequent hospitalisation. This level of treatment means that any additional benefit of pulmonary artery pressure monitoring was really on top of appropriate levels of guideline directed medical therapy.”He concluded: “Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring showed a substantial and significant effect on quality of life and heart failure hospitalisations which is highly relevant for patients, physicians and hospitals. The principle of management by exception ensures that physicians only need to respond to patients outside their threshold window, making this an efficient method with a low time requirement.”
Source:Daily News Egypt
May 21, 2023 06:59 UTC
Egyptian-Tunisian superstar Hend Sabry attends the screening of her film ‘Les filles d'Olfa’ (Four Daughters) at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival
Tunisian-Egyptian superstar Hend Sabry along with Tunisian actor Nour Karoui, Ichrak Matar, Tunisian film director Kaouther Ben Hania, Olfa Hamrouni, Tayssir Chikhaoui and Eya Chikhaoui attended the screening of "Les filles d'Olfa" (Four Daughters) at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, on May, 19, 2023. The movie is presented in the Official Competition of the festival which runs from May 16-27.
Source:Egypt Today
May 21, 2023 06:21 UTC
Holders of visit visas to Saudi Arabia banned from entering KSA during Hajj season: EgyptAir
File- File Photo: Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca September 21, 2015 - ReutersCAIRO- 20 May 2023: According to the instructions issued by the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority, Egyptian national flag carrier, EgyptAir, announced that holders of visit visas of all kinds should not enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Hajj season 1444/2023. The company asked all tourism companies and travel agents not to issue tickets or accept visas of all kinds on flights heading to Jeddah/Madinah, starting from Tuesday, May 30, 2023, until Wednesday, June 28, 2023. EgyptAir will launch its airbridge to transport the pilgrims from Cairo Airport’s seasonal terminal to Medina and Jeddah, starting from June 10, 2023 until June 23, 2023, provided that the return flights to the homeland will start from July 1, 2023 until July 13, 2023.
Source:Egypt Today
May 20, 2023 23:50 UTC
500 evacuated due to wildfire in Spain
Around 500 people have been evacuated from their homes due to a wildfire that has so far burned 8,500 hectares of land in the southwestern Spanish region of Extremadura, according to sources from local authorities on Saturday. The fire broke out on Wednesday night in the ‘Las Hurdes’ region of Extremadura, a region where wildfires in July 2022 caused devastation of 5,000 hectares, and has spread out of control due to strong winds and dry conditions. The villages of Cadalso, Descargamaria, Robledillo de Gata and some neighbourhoods of Torrecilla de Los Angeles and Ovejuela have been evacuated as a precautionary measure and three main roads have been closed. This follows the destruction of almost 310,000 hectares of land in 2022. The Spanish government has recently approved a 2.2-billion-euro (2.38-billion-U.S.-dollar) package to help deal with the ongoing drought.
Source:Daily News Egypt
May 20, 2023 23:45 UTC
Changes in army leadership, Sovereign Council amid continued clashes in Sudan
The southern and eastern areas of Omdurman have been witnessing non-stop heavy clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army since Friday. The fighting centered in the radio and television circle, and explosions were heard in the surrounding areas. From her side .The government of South Sudan has stressed that it is playing a neutral role in efforts to stop the fighting in Sudan, after Khartoum protested that it hosted an envoy from the Rapid Support forces. South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, has been playing a mediating role through the East African State Development Authority (IGAD) in an attempt to resolve the conflict between the RSF and the army. Kiir held several talks with Burhan and Hemeti, and also hosted an envoy of Burhan in Juba on the eighth of May.
Source:Daily News Egypt
May 20, 2023 19:03 UTC
Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq to visit Egypt on Sunday for first time
Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of Oman, will visit Cairo on Sunday, leading a high-level delegation, in his first trip to the North African country since he assumed his position in January 2020. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will meet Bin Tariq to discuss strengthening joint Arab action and various developments on the regional and international arenas. The Omani delegation includes Shihab bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs; Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court; Sultan bin Mohamed Al Nuamani, Minister of the Royal Office; Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Sultan bin Salem Al-Habsi, Minister of Finance. Last February, Daily News reported that the Oman Investment Authority, the sovereign fund of the Sultanate of Oman, has considered investing in Egypt, especially in renewable energy projects. Egypt seeks to consolidate economic relations with Oman to increase FDI in Egypt, urging the Egyptian government to bridge the financing gap, which amounts to about $17 billion.
Source:Daily News Egypt
May 20, 2023 18:49 UTC
Egypt hosts about 8 M refugees: Minister
CAIRO- 20 May 2023: Egypt hosts nearly 8 million refugees from different countries and considers one of the countries that host the largest number of refugees in the world, especially in recent years, said Nevin Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity and Vice President of the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) on Saturday, in a press conference organized by the ERC. She called for more support for more relief, humanitarian and supply interventions, social protection and follow-up on the situation. The Egyptian Red Crescent announced that it received a support provided by the United Nations Development Program, funded by the European Union, with a total of 27 tons of urgent health care supplies to enhance the efforts of the Egyptian government on the southern borders for the Sudanese refugees, the Minister added. In addition, the European Union provided 200,000 euros to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to assist people coming from Sudan to Egypt, said Head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt, Ambassador Christian Berger in the press conference.
Source:Egypt Today
May 20, 2023 18:40 UTC
President Sisi performs Umrah rituals, visit Al Masjid Al Nabawi in Medina
CAIRO – 19 May 2023: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi performed umrah rituals and visited Al Masjid Al Nabawi in Medina on the sidelines of his participation in the 32nd Arab Summit that was wrapped up in Jeddah city, Friday. During his participation at the Summit, Sisi described Syria's return to the League of Arab States as a start of an Arab march towards resolving the Syrian crisis. 2254,” Sisi said. Sisi highlighted the “harsh and exceptional circumstances” that the Arab region has witnessed over the recent years, which threatened the security and safety of the Arab peoples in an unprecedented way. “It has been confirmed to every insightful person that preserving the national state and supporting its institutions is a duty and a necessity for the future of peoples and their capabilities,” Sisi said.
Source:Egypt Today
May 20, 2023 09:50 UTC
Arab Summit issues new resolution on GERD
The Council of the Arab League summit issued some resolutions during its meeting on Friday, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, including a resolution on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The resolution emphasized that the water security of Egypt and Sudan is an integral part of the Arab water security, rejecting any action that affects their rights in the Nile waters. It also called for refraining from unilateral measures, including continued filling and operating GERD without reaching an agreement on the rules for filling and operating the dam. The resolution called on the UN Security Council to assume its responsibilities by taking the necessary measures to ensure a peaceful settlement of this issue. The decision included the inclusion of this issue as a permanent article on the agenda of the Arab League Council summit, until a peaceful settlement is reached.
Source:Egypt Independent
May 20, 2023 09:32 UTC
Arab League Summit concludes in Saudi Arabia, adopts Jeddah Declaration
The 32nd Arab League Summit concluded on Friday in the Saudi city of Jeddah by adopting the Jeddah Declaration, which calls for Arab unity to solve regional issues. The declaration welcomed Syria’s readmission to the Arab League (AL), vowing to intensify pan-Arab efforts to help Syria tackle its crisis. The 32nd Arab League Summit kicked off in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Friday with the participation of Arab leaders to discuss regional and global issues that are crucial to the region’s stability. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the summit for the first time since his country was suspended from the Arab League after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. In the summit, Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane handed over the rotating presidency of the Arab League to Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
Source:Daily News Egypt
May 20, 2023 02:10 UTC
Forty contestants participate in closing ceremony of Miss Elite in Hurghada
The Abu Soma Bay – south of Hurghada in the Red Sea – will host the closing ceremony of “Miss Elite 2023” on Friday, with the participation of 40 contestants from all over the world. Tourism expert Sayed al-Gabry said that Hurghada’s hosting of the Miss Elite 2023 competitions comes as part of plans to stimulate tourism. The winner of Miss Elite 2023 will be announced in a huge ceremony on the shores of Hurghada, in which Egypt will be represented by the 25-year-old Yara al-Sokkary. Singer Walid Tawfiq will give the closing ceremony. And the competition jury includes Lebanese Rudolf Hilal, actress Heidi Karam, in addition to the head of the Miss Elite 2023 jury Stefano Douaihy, actress and model Razan Maghribi, fashion designer Farida Tamraz, and others.
Source:Egypt Independent
May 20, 2023 00:17 UTC
Arab Film INSHALLAH A BOY premieres to warm applause at Cannes Film Festival
The first Jordanian film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival had a full house screening, with public dignitaries, A-list celebrities, critics, and media figures from foreign media outlets flocking to see it. Moreover, it received two cash awards from the El Gouna Film Festival and Festival International de Films de Fribourg. This film marks Al-Rasheed's second collaboration with MAD, as the distribution giant handled marketing for his short film THE PARROT, which he co-directed with Darin J. Sallam. The film went on to receive several international awards, including the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Mizna's Twin Cities Arab Film Festival in the US and the Malmö Arab Film Festival. The film also held its world premiere at the 2016 Dubai International Film Festival and is available for streaming on OSN.
Source:Egypt Today
May 19, 2023 23:01 UTC