Bibliotheca Alexandrina announced the schedule of the International Summer Festival, which will start on August 3 and run until September 1. The Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Ahmed Zayed, said that the library is eager on multiplying activities in all cultural, artistic and literary areas. The International Summer Festival will be launched to present a group of lyrical and musical concerts by the great artists of Egypt, Zayed explained. And the Head of the Cultural Communication Sector at Bibliotheca Alexandrina Mohamed Soliman stated that the sector is always working to attract young people to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina through exhibitions, concerts, scientific and cultural seminars and conferences. He listed the dates of the International Summer Festival concerts at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina:

CNN — is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission. India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission. Its first lunar probe, the Chandrayaan-1, orbited the moon and was then deliberately crash-landed onto the lunar surface in 2008. Only three other countries have achieved the complicated feat of soft-landing a spacecraft on the moon’s surface – the United States, Russia and China. India has since spent about $75 million on its Chandrayaan-3 mission.

(Reuters) - World Cup semi-finalists Morocco have been handed a gentle path to the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada after the draw was made for the African qualifiers in Abidjan on Thursday. The top team in each of the nine groups, which each contain six countries, qualify automatically for the World Cup. The four best runners-up will enter an African playoff stage, where the winners will feature in the inter-confederation playoffs to be held in March 2026. Nigeria and South Africa may each be wincing at their draw after being paired together, along with Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho. Nigeria and South Africa have a long-standing bitter rivalry and will not fancy facing each other.

CAIRO – 14 July 2023: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will participate on Sunday in the fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms in Nairobi, Kenya. The president will also deliver a speech in his capacity as the president of the 2022 UN Climate Conference (COP27) before the environment and climate change session. In his speech, Sisi will review the Egyptian efforts in the confrontation of the effects of climate change on the African countries. Meanwhile, Sisi will discuss with the leaders and heads of governments the progress achieved in the commercial integration work program for the African countries and means to enhance this integration. The participants will also discuss coordination of efforts between the AU, the Regional Economic Communities and the member states at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to accelerate efforts of commercial integration.

In a one-of-a-kind event, Baron Hotel Cairo hosted the annual gathering of Egyptian classic car collectors in cooperation with Classic Cars Community (EGY) on 7 July. The participants exhibited their rare collection of classic cars in the surrounding area of the hotel and shared the history of each car with event attendees, who took pictures with their favourite cars. The event organisers chose Baron Hotel Cairo in particular for its magnificent view overlooking the historic Baron Empain Palace, and for being a hospitality landmark in Heliopolis with unparalleled world-class services for its valued guests. The iconic event was jointly organised with AllKeys Marketing Agency.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on Thursday at the Presidential Palace in Cairo. In the meeting, President Al-Sisi emphasized Egypt’s keenness to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and to consolidate cooperation and joint projects in various fields. President Afwerki expressed Eriteria’s mutual desire to develop bilateral relations with Egypt, especially at a time when the African Horn and the Red Sea region are witnessing many successive challenges. The two presidents discussed the developments of the situation in Sudan and the efforts of neighbouring countries to resolve the crisis and end the bloodshed of the Sudanese people. The meeting was also attended by the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, and the Eritrean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Osman Saleh Mohammed.

Among the 440 clubs that will receive a share of the funds following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™️ are a number of lower-tier teams, including 78 second-tier sides, 13 third‑tier clubs, five fourth‑tier teams and one fifth-tier outfit. As per standard procedure, FIFA will distribute the amounts via the member associations to which the relevant clubs are affiliated. Club football plays a key role within the football ecosystem and the FIFA Club Benefits Programme provides us with an excellent opportunity to support clubs.”ECA also recognised the global impact of the FIFA CBP. “The Club Benefits Programme is one of the fundamental pillars of the recently renewed Memorandum of Understanding between ECA and FIFA. Under the new MoU signed earlier this year by FIFA and ECA, USD 355 million will be distributed to clubs under the programme for the 2026 and 2030 editions of the FIFA World Cup.

In the meeting, President Al-Sisi emphasized Egypt's keenness to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and to consolidate cooperation and joint projects in various fields. President Afwerki expressed Eriteria's mutual desire to develop bilateral relations with Egypt, especially at a time when the African Horn and the Red Sea region are witnessing many successive challenges. He praised Egypt's constructive positions aimed at achieving regional stability. The two presidents discussed the developments of the situation in Sudan and the efforts of neighbouring countries to resolve the crisis and end the bloodshed of the Sudanese people. The meeting was also attended by the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, and the Eritrean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Osman Saleh Mohammed.

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered an investigation into a fire that engulfed the intensive care department at Sidi Salem Central Hospital, in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, stated that the fire broke out on Tuesday, in the nursing room inside the intensive care unit. Following the incident, the hospital administration, in coordination with the Ambulance Authority and the Central Administration for Urgent Care, evacuated 27 patients and transferred them to Desouk General Hospitals and Al-Obour Health Insurance, and Kafr El-Sheikh General Hospital, all of whom are receiving the necessary medical care. Abdel Ghaffar added that a female patient, one of the sick cases, who was receiving medical service in the care of Sidi Salem Hospital, at the age of 68, died in intensive care, two hours after she was transferred to an evacuation hospital, where her health condition was unstable, and she was suffering from a brain stroke. He also emphasized raising the state of readiness in all hospitals in the governorate, and the availability of all medicines, blood groups, plasma and all supplies, with continuous follow-up from the Minister of Health and Population.

CAIRO – 13 July 2023: Egypt and Ethiopia agreed to reach a final agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in a period of four months, according to a joint statement by both countries issued following a bilateral meeting between President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday. The two leaders discussed means to overcome the current stalemate in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations. Egypt and Sudan have been calling on Ethiopia to sign a legally-binding agreement to ensure the preservation of their water interests and people’s rights. However, Ethiopia has rejected the signing of such a deal and has continued its dam filling and operation plans over the past years. Ethiopia is also preparing to implement the fourth filling of the dam’s 74-billion-cubic-metre reservoir during the coming period despite the two countries’ objection.

(Reuters) - FIFA will pay out $209 million to clubs whose players competed at last year’s World Cup finals in Qatar, world football’s governing body said on Thursday. FIFA will pay a daily amount of $10,950 for each of 837 footballers at the World Cup, regardless of how many minutes they played during the tournament. This is an increase from the $8,530 that FIFA paid per player at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. For Qatar, a total of 46 English clubs will be the largest recipients with a combined total of $37,713,297, followed by clubs from Spain, Germany, Italy and France. Under the agreement signed earlier this year by FIFA and the European Club Association, $355 million will be distributed to clubs under the programme for the 2026 and 2030 editions of the World Cup.

Egypt hosts a summit today in Cairo on resolving the ongoing crisis in Sudan. The nearly 3-month battle for controlEgypt hosts a summit today in Cairo on resolving the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Though Egypt is seen as the main foreign supporter of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), this marks its first official foray into the conflict as an advocate for diplomacy. As Sudan’s neighbors respond to roughly 700,000 Sudanese refugees, international concerns continue to mount over the potential for the conflict to turn regional. While the international community may applaud the regional dialogue, it is unlikely the summit will result in concrete steps towards peace in Sudan.

About 4 million landline customers with Telecom Egypt were converted to the prepaid billing system, instead of the quarterly billing system, according to sources. The sources added that after completing the transfer of customers to the new system, customers will be on a single operating system, which will support the company’s approach to provide integrated products. Telecom Egypt making its landline services prepaid will solve the problem of pending money. With prepaid services, landline will be cut off once the credit amount is spent. Telecom Egypt said that the prepaid billing system will allow customers to follow up on their consumption.

The Egyptian government plans to sell its entire share (32.9%) in Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Company (EZDK). The sources indicated that the Al-Ezz Steel Group owns about 64% of the Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Company. Al-Ezz Dekheila will buy its shares in a process similar to buying treasury shares. The share of Al-Ezz Dekheila jumped 20% on the stock market on Tuesday, with a turnover of EGP 10.6m, on 10,800 shares. Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Company turned to a loss of EGP 2.35bn during the first quarter of this year, compared to a net profit of EGP 1.19bn in the first quarter of 2022.

Egypt - The British company Actis has reached a preliminary agreement with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt to acquire the wind power plant in Gabal El-Zeit, which is included in the government’s IPO programme, consisting of 32 companies, sources revealed to Daily News Egypt. The sources said that Actis’ bid on the 580-megawatt station was one of 4 serious bids that Egypt received from local and international companies, including Siemens Gamesa and Orascom, in addition to another offer from an Italian company. The sources added that the final procedures will start after the official announcement from the government. The project, which was implemented in cooperation with the Spanish government, consists of 3 stations: “Gabal Al-Zayt 1” with a capacity of 240 megawatts, “Gabal Al-Zayt 2” with a capacity of 220 megawatts, and “Gabal Al-Zayt 3” with a capacity of 120 megawatts. In a related context, the British direct investment company Actis and Edra Power Holdings renewed their interest in purchasing the Beni Suef power station, southern Cairo.