CAIRO – 15 July 2023: Two people have been killed and three others were injured as a building in Bakos neighborhood in northern Egypt’s Alexandria partially collapsed on Saturday. Officials of the neighborhood and civil protection forces rushed to the scene of the old three-story building and the injured were moved to the hospital to receive treatment. Over the past weeks, Alexandria saw similar tragic incidents, including the collapse of a 13-story building in Alexandria’s Sidi Bishr area last month, causing 10 people to die. Also, three people reportedly killed and one was injured as an old building in Gomrok district in Alexandria collapsed earlier in July.

Government IPO programme helped Egypt’s stock market end last week’s trading in the green zone, as optimism prevailed among stock market dealers. The benchmark index EGX30 closed at 17,342 points at the end of last week’s trading, recording an increase of 1.4%, while EGX70 EWI declined by 1.33% to 3,428 points. EGX30 capped rose by about 1.08% to 21,074 points, and the EGX100 broader index declined by 1.2% to settle at 5084 points. Ashmawy expected the main index EGX30 to rise to levels of 17800 points during this week’s trading, and a positive performance for stock market indicators due to positive and stimulating news for the current economy. Egypt’s stock market recovered from a sharp drop last week, as positive news of government exit deals boosted investor sentiment, said Mohamed Hassan, Investment Funds Director at Odin Investments.

Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir has decided to continue banning the export of medical oxygen except with the approval of the Minister of Health and Population and Minister of Trade and Industry, for a year, starting from mid-July. The minister said that the ban comes within the framework of the state’s comprehensive plan to protect citizens and provide needs of hospitals and medical institutions from the oxygen needed to provide medical services. Head of the Trade Agreements and Foreign Trade Sector Amany Al-Wasl stated: “After consulting the Ministry of Health and Population, it was found that the decision should continue to secure liquefied oxygen for medical services. Accordingly, the ministry would not approve the export of liquefied medical oxygen surplus unless the needs of the Ministry of Health and Population were met.”

(Reuters) - Serbian striker Dusan Tadic will leave Ajax Amsterdam immediately following his own request, the Eredivisie club said on Friday. The 34-year-old arrived at Ajax from Southampton at the start of the 2018-19 season. "The decision to leave the club has been a very hard one to make. "I will forever be an Ajax player and hope to return to Amsterdam soon, in a different role as coach." Feyenoord won the Dutch league title last season, finishing 13 points ahead of Ajax in third.

The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in a meeting on Monday evening at the Egyptian Canadian Business Council surprised the audience with five answers on the future of the Egyptian tourism sector:1. He added that the tourism sector should use the current good cash flows to confirm its bankability to obtain the necessary financing to build the required rooms, and banks should also know that tourism is among the best sectors to which Egyptians’ savings can be directed. 3- The minister stressed that the door will not be opened for the establishment of new tourism companies except after amending the law on tourism companies that has been enacted more than half a century ago. 5- The minister said that he does not understand the purpose of placing a random city on the tourist map where tourism is not carried out by an administrative decree. Instead it is a product that requires creativity and innovation, good infrastructure, modern services, sites that have distinctive features, or historical sites, and so on.

Al-Ahly football team’s Swiss coach, Marcel Koller, commended his side’s performance following their convincing 4-1 win over rivals Zamalek. The match, which was a postponed fixture from the 31st week of the Egyptian Football League, showcased Al-Ahly’s dominance on the pitch. According to a report by Egyptindependent.com, Koller expected Zamalek to come out strong in the second half to compensate for their previous shortcomings. Although Al-Ahly had already clinched the Egyptian League title in the previous round, their triumph over Zamalek served as a moral boost. Al-Ahly currently sits at the top of the Egyptian Premier League 2023 ranking table with an impressive 75 points and zero defeats.

KIEV, July 15 (MENA) - The Russian invaders shelled Kherson region 70 times on Friday, Ukrinform news agency said. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram. "Over the past day, the Russian army launched 70 attacks, firing 361 projectiles using mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad [MLRS], aircraft and UAVs. The Russian forces fired 10 projectiles at the city of Kherson," he wrote. According to the region’s head, the Russian military hit residential quarters of the region, and territory of cottages of the Kherson city community.

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.