EiTESAL for Information and Communication Technology has announced the launch of a technical training initiative in the field of information technology for persons with disabilities. Hossam Megahed, Chairperson of EiTESAL, said that the organisation cooperated with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to offer training opportunities for people with disabilities in preparing for employing them in telecommunications and technology companies. About 300 people are trained to improve skills of information technology and other fields required by the labor market. The Minister of Communications praised the technical training initiative in the field of information technology for persons with disabilities. It aims to support research and development, train people with disabilities, qualify them technologically, and make them ready for the labor market.

CAIRO – 19 June 2023: Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formed a special working group to receive information about the victims of the illegal migration shipwreck off the Geek coast in the Mediterranean Sea. Families of the victims and missing persons can contact the working group to provide information that helps identify the victims, said the Ministry in a statement on Monday. Relatives can meet the working group staff at the headquarters of the Office of Consular Affairs for Citizens, Foreigners and Certifications at 7 Lazoghli Street - Garden City - Isis Building, First Floor – Cairo. Or relatives can contact the group staff on the following phone numbers: 02-27923050/02-27923060/02-27954305. On June 13, the IOM said that about 3,800 people lost their lives on migration routes in the MENA region in 2022.

June 19 (Reuters) - Spain midfielder Rodri was named the UEFA Nations League’s Player of the Tournament after his side edged Croatia 5-4 in a penalty shootout at the Feyenoord Stadium on Sunday. The 26-year-old was named the Champions League’s Player of the Season just over a week ago when he helped treble-winners Manchester City win the elite club competition for the first time by scoring in the final.

Are you ready to delve more and more into the magical world of the 1990s? Part two from the highly anticipated series “Revo” will be released exclusively on WATCH IT on June 21. Season two will house the star-studded cast of season one including Amir Eid, Tamer Hashim, Sedky Sakhr, Rakeen Saad, Hassan Abouelrouss, Mina Elnaggar, Sarah Abdelrahman and Amr Gamal.

Actress Rakeen Saad announced the release date of the second season of THE “Rivo” series, which will be shown on the “WATCH IT” platform on June. “Rivo 2, from the original WATCH IT works, will be shown starting from June 21, The story is not over,’ she wrote. The season features a star-studded cast including Amir Eid, Rakeen Saad, Hassan Abul-Roos, Tamer Hashem, Sarah Abdel-Rahman, Malak al-Husseini, Muhammad al-Mula, Sedky Sakhr, Mina al-Naggar, Hisham al-Shazly, Amr Gamal, Youssef Hashish, Maryam Badawi. The second season is a journey that explores the missing details between Maryam’s late father and her mother (Laila), who suffers from advanced Alzheimer’s. Maryam decides to take her mother to her father’s old chalet in al-Ajami, Alexandria, hoping that Laila will regain some of her previous memories.

[Egypt, Cairo, 14 June] – Huawei today launched a new smartwatch with an innovative design and functional combination – the HUAWEI WATCH Buds. The HUAWEI WATCH Buds is compatible with Huawei devices as well as other Android and iOS devices. HUAWEI WATCH Buds are small yet mighty – built with dual microphones with audio pickup and a bone conduction sensor. Professional exercise modesThe HUAWEI WATCH Buds inherits the sports and fitness technology present in Huawei’s long-running line of AI-powered wearables. The HUAWEI WATCH Buds has also expanded its usage boundaries, enabling access to a wide array of apps via Watch AppGallery.

India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will pay a state visit to Egypt from 24-25 June. This will be the Prime Minister’s first visit to Egypt. India and Egypt, two of the world’s oldest civilizations, have had a history of close contact since ancient times. Moreover, India’s engagement with Egypt expands its horizons into Asia, while Egypt provides India with a gateway to Africa and the Mediterranean,” he explained. According to a source who spoke to Reuters, the agreement between Egypt and India would enable Egypt to purchase goods using rupees.

CAIRO - 18 June 2023: Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar discussed during a meeting Sunday with Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Egypt Naima al-Qaseer preparations for Egypt hosting the International Conference on Population and Development slated for Sept. 5 in the New Administrative Capital under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the meeting took up the topics expected to figure high on the gathering's agenda, along with WHO's support to the event, especially amid great care attached to health, population and development issues and their great impact on peoples' health and welfare. The minister highlighted current major challenges besetting the entire globe that require further international cooperation and integration to address all issues, he said. The two sides also followed up preparations for WHO Secretary General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus participation in the four-day event to help render the conference a success and press ahead with efforts aimed at serving health and population-related issues as they constitute a major challenges for developed as well as developing countries, added the spokesman

Assistant Foreign Minister for American affairs Hazem Fahmi accompanied Latin America ambassadors accredited in Egypt on a two-day visit to New Alamein city. The Foreign Ministry organized the visit within the framework of promoting for Egyptian potentials in various domains, especially developing the infrastructure, establishing smart cities and launching giant projects. The Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that ambassadors met with Matrouh Governor Khaled Shoeib who briefed them on the construction of New Alamein city to be a modern and smart city. The governor posted the ambassadors on various giant projects in Matrouh and efforts to expand investments to secure more jobs. The ambassadors visited the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport and Alamein International University.

KIEV, June 18 (MENA) - The air force of Ukraine's defense forces launched 14 air strikes on Russian troop concentration areas on Saturday, destroying two anti-aircraft missile systems, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its Sunday morning update, Ukrinform reports. "Over the last 24 hours, [Ukrainian] rocket and artillery units hit three command posts, two personnel concentration areas, five ammunition depots, and three artillery units in firing positions," the military said. In total, over the past day, Russia launched 43 air strikes, 4 missile strikes, and mounted 51 attacks using MLRS against the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. The probability of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high. Russia is concentrating its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka areas, with 26 combat engagements recorded there over the past day.

A delegation of the joint African initiative to settle Russian-Ukrainian crisis met on Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to present elements of the African initiative. The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed that Putin would also hold a bilateral meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to the South African president, the African plan has 10 main items:– Achieving peace through negotiations through diplomatic means. After meeting with the African delegation, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stressed his opposition to a freeze of the Ukrainian conflict. Measures could include withdrawing Russian troops, withdrawing tactical nuclear weapons from Belarus, suspending the arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin and easing sanctions against Russia.

Lebanese star Nicolas Mouawad will play the role of Omar El Kayyam in “El Hashashin" series which is scheduled to be released in Ramadan 2024. Mimi previously released a teaser for the series, which is considered the first series to secure its place in the upcoming Ramadan drama marathon. “El Hashashin” is written by renowned screenwriter Abdel Rahim Kamal and stars Karim Abdel Aziz, Fathy Abdel Wahab,Nicolas Mouawad, among others. He also usually publishes on his official social media accounts publications denouncing violence against women in the Arab world. On December 2019, UNAIDS MENA applauds the HIV women’s rights champion Nicolas Mouawad for his strong activism fighting against HIV and gender based violence.

Kampala, Uganda CNN — At least 26 students have been killed and six abducted following an attack at a western Uganda school by armed rebels from the Allied Democratic Force, a Ugandan major told CNN on Saturday. The military suspects more dead bodies may be found, but said there was no one still alive trapped in the school. Armed rebels of the ADF, which has ties to ISIS, attacked the school in Mpondwe on Friday night, police have said. “A dormitory was burnt and a food store looted,” Uganda Police Force Spokesperson Fred Enanga said on Twitter, adding that the bodies had been transferred to Bwera Hospital. The spokesperson said that Ugandan Police and the Uganda People’s Defense Force were in “hot pursuit” of the suspects.

A World Bank report revealed the volume of remittances of workers abroad, with a total amount of US$831 billion, and a growth of eight percent in low- and middle-income countries to $647 billion. The report indicated that remittances to Egypt, the largest recipient of remittances in the region, decreased by 10 percent during 2022, reaching $28.3 billion, compared to $31.5 billion in 2021, which was the highest level reached by remittances from Egyptians abroad. France (a high-income country) recorded remittances for workers abroad amounting to $30 billion, while Egypt came behind Pakistan with $28 billion. Egypt ranked first in Africa, followed by Nigeria with $20 billion, Morocco with $11 billion, Ghana with $4.6 billion, and Kenya with $4 billion in 2022. Although Egypt also came first in the Arab world, surpassing Morocco and Lebanon, the World Bank indicated that Lebanon is more affected by workers’ remittances, given that these remittances represent 36 percent of its gross domestic product, and that “highlights the importance of remittances to finance the current account deficit and the budget,” according to the World Bank.

This would undoubtedly enrich BRICS.”On March 30, 2023, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi endorsed decree no. 628/2023 approving Egypt's membership in the New Development Bank affiliated with BRICS, which had sanctioned the country's entry in December 2021. Egypt was the fourth non-BRICS country that joined the bank after Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay. The New Development Bank was founded with $100 billion to finance infrastructure and sustainable development projects in member states and other developing ones. BRICS, composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, represent 30 percent of the world economy, 26 percent of the world's surface area, 43 percent of the world population, and produce over a third of the quantity of grains.