Founders of MEDFEST-Egypt, Mina El Naggar and Khalid Ali, announced selecting director Yousry Nasrallah as the Head of Jury Members for the Short Film competition within the fifth edition of the forum. The jury members include producer Muhammad Taymour, actress/writer Tharaa Goubail, and Manal Al Swaisy, director of Festival International de Films de Femmes (Regards De Femmes) in Tunisia. Most recently, MEDFEST-Egypt has announced the extension of the submission period for short films about the theme ‘stigmatization’. MEDFEST-Egypt is a touring international short film forum that explores the human condition, from a well-being and health perspective It is the first of its kind in the MENA region. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Mina El Naggar and Dr. Khalid Ali, MEDFEST-Egypt is bridging the gap between films, medicine and Art.

CAIRO - 11 June 2023: EgyptAir, the Egyptian national carrier and a member of the Star Alliance, has announced that it will operate its newest flights to Manchester, England, starting next July, and Delhi, India, starting next August. The opening of these new lines comes within the framework of the directives of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to link the Arab Republic of Egypt with various countries of the world through Cairo's hub airport. And as a continuation of the ambitious plan pursued by the company to expand the network of lines that reach it directly, as EgyptAir recently added Dhaka line in Bangladesh and New Jersey in North America to its network. As these new routes represent additional points of expansion for EgyptAir's network in Asia and Europe and serve new customers of the company around the world, as it is planned that the company will operate 5 weekly flights to Manchester, England, starting from July 15, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with the B737-800NG model. As for the Delhi-India line, the company is scheduled to operate 4 weekly flights starting from the first of next August, and EgyptAir plans to operate its flights on this line with the company's latest A320neo models.

CEO of Egypt’s Chemical Industries Export Council Mohamed Mageed has met with Chairperson of the Moroccan Plastics Federation (FMP) Nabil Sawaf and representatives of the company that organizes Plast Expo in Morocco, on the sidelines of the exhibition which runs from 7 to 10 June. In addition, they discussed a work mechanism through which a larger number of Egyptian companies can be attracted to participate in the exhibition in its next editions. Besides, increasing its ability to hold bilateral meetings and attract more clients from different countries, whether they are visiting from neighboring countries or participating in the exhibition. Moreover, building on networking operations carried out by representatives of the export council during the exhibition period with the exhibiting companies from different participating countries. Chemical industries and fertilizers exports to Morocco amounted to approximately $258m in 2022, with a growth rate of 66% compared to 2021, and thus it ranks first in Egyptian non-oil exports to Morocco and represents 30% of the total Egyptian exports to Morocco, which amount to about $851m.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke with Turkey’s new Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan via telephone. Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Minister Shoukry congratulated the Turkish Foreign Minister on assuming his duties and wished him success in his new role. Shoukry also expressed his hope to work together to continue the development of bilateral relations between Egypt and Turkey and to return them to normal. The Turkish Foreign Minister thanked his counterpart for reaching out and emphasized the importance of moving forward to restore full relations between the two countries. He welcomed the beginning of communication with Minister Shoukry to enhance understanding and common interests that benefit both the Egyptian and Turkish peoples.

A new photos of what appears to be Tom Cruise posing with two lookalikes has gone viral on social media. While some refuse to believe that these can be Cruise’s doppelgangers as the “Mission Impossible” star is known to perform all stunts by himself other claim that this is a trick of AI ( artificial intelligence).

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hany Sweilam has witnessed the signing of a cooperation protocol between the Egyptian Survey Authority (ESA) and the Military Survey Department of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority for a project of operating fixed stations with various monitoring systems. The protocol was signed by Khaled Amin, the Chairperson of the ESA, and Mohamed Radwan, the Director of the Military Survey Department. Sweilam praised the distinguished technical capabilities of the Military Survey Department that enable it to provide services of modern technologies related to geographic information systems, in addition to carrying out all survey work with high accuracy and quality, using the latest international devices and technologies. The protocol aims to achieve cooperation between the two sides to maximize the benefit from the project of fixed stations, which consists of 44 stations spread in the Delta to Matrouh in the west and the Nile Valley to Edfu in the south. All government agencies and the private sector can benefit from the project and use different monitoring methods, which will contribute to speeding up the implementation of surveying works with high accuracy.

The activist's full name is Georges Ishaq Abou El Fadl Gad Allah, and was born in 1938 in Port Said governorate. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Cairo University in 1964, becoming a school teacher after graduation. Ishaq took part in the demonstrations that followed the Six-Day War in 1967, and those that preceded the 6th of October 1973. That is in addition to student protests that took place in 1968 demanding waging war to restore Sinai Peninsula from the Israeli occupation. Ishaq had been member of the National Council for Human Rights since 2011 until his passing.

Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad are in need of emergency humanitarian assistance as the rainy season begins. Over 100,000 people have already crossed the border into Chad since the start of the fighting in Sudan. Nearly 30,000 refugees and returnees in the Sila region in eastern Chad are receiving limited and slow humanitarian assistance. Those fleeing the conflict in Sudan have also faced threats, while others have been made to pay so they could enter Chad. An urgent scale-up of humanitarian programming and funding for refugees from Sudan is needed, but the needs of the host community and other refugees in eastern Chad should be prioritized equally in this humanitarian response.

Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar announced Sunday the launching of first phase of early detection and treatment of cancer tumors under the umbrella of the larger ” 100 Million Healthy Lives Presidential Initiative” to protect citizens’ health and social security. Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the initiative’s 1st phase covers nine governorates, including: Alexandria, Behira, Mersa Matrouh, Damietta, Faiyum, Assiut, South Sinai and Port Said, adding that the initiative will soon cover all governorates. The initiative targets early free of charge detection and treatment of lung, prostate, colon and cervical cancer, with the aim of limiting cancer mortality rate and mitigating financial burden on late stage cases, said the spokesman. It is operational through an electronic network system linking health units, medical convoys and hospitals nationwide to facilitate measures before citizens seeking to obtain the service, he added. The ministry answers all citizens inquiries through the hotline number 15335 or via its website: www.100millionseha.eg on social networking pages, he noted

CAIRO - 11 June 2023: Member of the UK House of Lords Baroness Fiona Ferelith Hodgson, co-chair of The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS), has voiced her deep admiration of the Egyptian efforts exerted in the field of women empowerment. The UK parliament member's remarks were made during her meeting with President of the National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsi. During the meeting, Morsi briefed the UK official on Egypt's efforts in the field of women empowerment and means of boosting future ties. Hodgson was accompanied by a UK delegation in the presence of UK Ambassador in Cairo Gareth Bayley. Morsi briefed the UK lawmaker on the activities of NCW and its keenness on protecting the rights of Egyptian women in view of the recent legislations issued in this regard.

Egyptian MP Mostafa Bakri on Saturday elaborated on the statements he made about holding the Egyptian presidential elections before the end of this year. Bakri explained that the results of the 2018 presidential elections were announced in April of the same year, which means that the presidential elections must be held before the end of this year based on the constitutional text. He confirmed that the upcoming presidential elections will be held under judicial supervision, which will practically end in January, noting the need to hold elections before this date. “The Egyptian state has decided that there will be presidential elections before the end of this year,” Bakri said in his show “Facts and Secrets” broadcast on “Sada al-Balad” TV channel. “The Egyptian state is exposed to malicious campaigns and rumors… the upcoming presidential elections will be under full judicial supervision,” he added.

Egypt announced imposing an entry visa for Sudanese citizens coming to its territory, after “the spread of illegal activities,” according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Saturday. Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Ahmed Abu-Zeid, explained in the statement that “The Egyptian authorities have introduced regulatory procedures based on automated visas to confront these crimes.”“The Egyptian consulates in Sudan have been provided with the necessary electronic devices to implement these procedures in an accurate, fast and secure manner, ensuring the orderly arrival of Sudanese citizens to Egypt,” he added. UN supportThe United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated five million dollars to support UN humanitarian efforts in Egypt directed towards people fleeing violence and conflict in Sudan, including refugees, returnees and asylum-seekers, as well as the communities hosting them. The fund said in a statement: “Since the beginning of the crisis, Egypt has received the largest number of arrivals from the war in Sudan, as it is estimated that more than 113,000 people have arrived at the Egyptian-Sudanese border as of May 17, 2023.”“The numbers are increasing rapidly with the arrival of up to 5,000 people per day to the borders of Qastal and Arqin crossings. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expects that the total arrivals to Egypt will reach 350,000 people within the next six months,” it added.

CAIRO - 11 June 2023: Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar announced Sunday the launching of first phase of early detection and treatment of cancer tumors under the umbrella of the larger " 100 Million Healthy Lives Presidential Initiative" to protect citizens’ health and social security. Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the initiative's 1st phase covers nine governorates, including: Alexandria, Behira, Mersa Matrouh, Damietta, Faiyum, Assiut, South Sinai and Port Said, adding that the initiative will soon cover all governorates. The initiative targets early free of charge detection and treatment of lung, prostate, colon and cervical cancer, with the aim of limiting cancer mortality rate and mitigating financial burden on late stage cases, said the spokesman. It is operational through an electronic network system linking health units, medical convoys and hospitals nationwide to facilitate measures before citizens seeking to obtain the service, he added. The ministry answers all citizens i

CAIRO – 10 June 2023: During an inspection visit to the Egyptian Military Academy at dawn on Saturday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that the country seeks to mitigate the impacts of the economic crisis on citizens. “The reforms implemented by the state have helped the economy to be resilient despite the great impacts of the global economic crisis,” he said. “We seek to enhance the capabilities of youth who join the various state agencies,” the President added. On his bicycle, the President went to the Egyptian Military Academy at dawn, shortly after his return from an African tour that included Angola, Zambia and Mozambique. “The aim of the recent African tour is to strengthen work with our African brothers,” he added in his speech to the academy students.

CAIRO – 10 June 2023: Egypt introduced on Saturday new automate visas for Sudanese travelers after spotting visa forgery activities by some individuals and groups in Sudan, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid has said. As a result, Egypt has introduced regulatory procedures that depend on automated visas to confront these crimes, Abu Zeid said, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. He stressed that the new regulations do not aim to prevent or limit the number of Sudanese citizens traveling to Egypt. Since the start of the crisis, Egypt has received more than 200,000 Sudanese people to be added to around 5 million Sudanese citizens that have resided in Egypt since before the crisis, Abu Zeid said. The responsibility for providing the health, educational and housing infrastructure for all the Sudanese citizens in Egypt rests with the Egyptian government, which is responsible for providing basic services to the Sudanese citizens on its territory, Abu Zeid said.