Abdelatty briefed Blinken on his discussions with foreign ministers from several countries in the region, including Iran and Lebanon, as well as European nations. The Egyptian Minister emphasized the importance of self-restraint from all parties to avoid further instability and harm to regional interests. He urged Secretary Blinken to pressure Israel to cease its brinkmanship and engage seriously in ceasefire negotiations in Gaza. Iran, Hezbollah and Iraqi Army vowed to revenge for those who killed by Israel. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel whosoever stands with it should know that our response is inevitable and non-negotiable.

CAIRO – 5 August 2024: An Egyptian high-profile source negated Monday news circulated by Israeli media on the existence of active tunnels between Egypt and Gaza. “Israel’s failure to make any achievements in Gaza pushes it to propagate claims about the existence of tunnels to justify the continuation of its aggression against the Strip,” the source added to Extra News. The source further revealed that "Israel turns a blind eye to the arm trafficking from its lands to the West Bank to create a justification for annexing its territories and commit genocide against its residents." According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the death toll from the Israeli aggression against Gaza has risen to 39,480 since October 7, in addition to 91,128 injured.

CAIRO – 5 August 2024: Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Salah El Din Mostafa said his ministry is keen to provide various ammunition, weapons, equipment and advanced electronic systems for the Armed Forces and the Interior Ministry, while seeking to benefit from surplus production capacities of its companies to manufacture civilian products with high quality and competitive prices, as well as to implement national and development projects in countries. Mostafa made the remarks during his meeting on Monday with journalists accredited to the Military Production Ministry in the New Administrative Capital (NAC). The minister added his ministry continues to play its role as a fundamental pillar of military manufacturing in Egypt, whether through localizing industries or producing new products or conducting important research to develop technologies used in producing standard military products and reviving the manufacture of products that had been suspended for some time. In this regard, the minister stated that a company affiliated to the Military Production Ministry signed an agreement with French Thales Group to cooperate in producing communication devices and signaling systems. He noted that the ministry has been working to develop production lines, raise the efficiency of several factories and offer new advanced machines to meet various production and development requirements.

CNN — on two school buildings in the north of Gaza City killed 17 Palestinians, most of them children, and left at least 63 injured according to Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal on Saturday. Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings in the north of Gaza City killed 17 Palestinians, most of them children, and left at least 63 injured according to Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal on Saturday. According to Gaza Civil Defense, the schools were being used as shelters for people displaced by violence. The Civil Defense in Gaza published a list of the names of the killed individuals, showing that at least three of the dead were female. At least 1,200 people were killed, and more than 250 others abducted in the Hamas-led assault, according to Israeli authorities.

CAIRO, 2024 August 5:The Egyptian Olympic team, led by Brazilian coach Rogerio Micale, is set to face the French team in a crucial semi-final match at 10 pm Cairo time today at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium as part of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Egyptian team aims for victory and a spot in the finals, with hopes of securing an Olympic medal for the first time in 60 years. Coach Micale has held multiple sessions with the players, urging them to move past previous matches, set aside celebrations, and focus on the formidable French team. The midfield will include Mohamed Elneny, Mohamed Shehata, and Kouka, while the attacking trio will consist of Mahmoud Saber, Ibrahim Adel, and Hossam Faisal. The Egyptian team reached the semi-finals by defeating Paraguay and surprising Spain with a 2-1 victory, thanks to Ibrahim Adel's two goals and Spanish striker Samuel Omorodion's last-minute goal.

File- 🚨 Two guided missiles were fired from Lebanon towards "Metulla" in northeastern occupied Palestine.- the photo from the Resistance News Network Telegram channelCAIRO- 5 August 2024: The regional military escalation in the region is imminent as several countries called upon their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately. The embassy reiterates its call for Saudi citizens to leave Lebanese territory immediately, under the travel ban to Lebanon. Additionally, the Brazilian Embassy in Beirut calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately. Other countries like Italy and Poland called upon their citizens to Leave Lebanon and Israel immediately. Also, countries like the US, France, Canada and Russia have asked their nationals to Leave Lebanon.

CAIRO – 4 August 2024: President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi held a meeting Sunday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli to follow up on economic affairs of priority and quality of services. The economic matters are mainly the ongoing intensive efforts to give a big push to the national manufacturing sector, and boosting value added in the industrial sector. In that context, the president stressed the government's orientation towards supporting and encouraging the private sector, both local and foreign, to increase its industrial investments and achieve a leap in the quantity and quality of the Egyptian industrial output. As for services, the president followed up on the updates of the sectors of healthcare, education, and tourism as well as those of inflation and the supply of goods in the Egyptian market.

CAIRO – 4 August 2024: The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources indicated in a statement Sunday that 3,280 kilometers of canals had been lined and that work had been underway along 720 kilometers within the first phase of Decent Life initiative. The lining is not exclusive to the rural villages included in the initiative. In February 2023, the ministry revealed in a press statement that the total length of canals lined had amounted to 6,648 kilometers, and that tenders would be invited soon for lining 1,664 others. A report - released in June to showcase the achievements of the government between 2018 and 2024 – included an announcement about launching the second phase of Decent Life Initiative in July, which will be implemented with funds worth LE450 billion and completed in three years. The Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies (ECSS) issued in July a report titled "The Villages of Egypt in 10 Years: From Marginalization to Decent Life" which is the initiative aimed at developing the countryside and improving the lives of 58 million with a budget that surpasses LE1 trillion.

The Egyptian Civil Defense Forces in Cairo on Saturday extracted the bodies of four people from under the rubble of a seven-story building that collapsed in the Rod al-Farag area. The bodies of the four victims and seven injured survivors were transferred to Nasser Institute Hospital. Repairs and renovations that were being carried out in one of the apartments in the building reportedly led to its complete collapse. The collapse of the building resulted in the partial collapse of the building opposite it, causing the Civil Defense Forces evacuate its residents for their safety. Civil Defense Forces are still searching for bodies under the rubble.

At Roland Garros, Zheng defeated Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 to seize the women’s singles gold, which is China’s second Olympic tennis gold, following Li Ting and Sun Tiantian’s crown in the women’s doubles at Athens 2004. “I felt like I represented all of Chinese tennis, and winning the gold made all the hard work and struggles worthwhile,” she noted. I hope this gold medal will help Saint Lucia to grow the sport,” said 23-year-old Alfred. Elsewhere, China’s Chen Meng retained her Olympic title in the table tennis women’s singles after defeating world No. Top-seeded pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan won the all-Chinese badminton women’s doubles final over Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning.

This strategic expansion reinforces ABE’s role in providing accessible banking services throughout Egypt, making it the most widespread bank across various centres and villages nationwide. By enhancing service quality, ABE aims to provide faster and more efficient access to banking and financial services for its customers. The new banking system supports digitization across all services and facilitates the launch of digital products and smart applications. These initiatives cater to customer needs for digital banking services and alternative payment channels, ensuring exceptional service delivery. Agricultural Bank of Egypt’s expansion strategy extends to rural and Upper Egypt villages, reinforcing its position as a primary supporter of farmers and rural residents.

CAIRO - 3 August 2024: 12 newborns in incubators and 10 intensive care unit patients were evacuated from Sadat Central Hospital in northern Egypt's Menoufia following a fire outbreak on Saturday. The newborns were transferred to Harpur Memorial Hospital, while the ICU cases were moved to Sadat Specialized Hospital. Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered evacuating the entire hospital, ensuring patients were transferred to nearby facilities based on their medical needs. The minister delegated his deputy, Mohamed El-Tayeb, to oversee the evacuations and guarantee that patients receive necessary medical attention at their new locations. While the official cause of the fire remains undisclosed, a source cited by the Masrawy news website suggests that an electrical short circuit could be the likely trigger for the incident.

Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, received Saturday Japan’s Ambassador to Egypt, Oka Hiroshi, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the health sector. The meeting discussed ways to benefit from Japanese expertise in the field of human development, by bringing in experts to hone skills and develop human capital in all fields, especially in the health sector, according to Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population. He noted that the minister emphasised that human development begins from early childhood, through the primary education stage and then university, until the stage of entering the labour market. Abdel Ghaffar indicated that the meeting discussed ways to enhance Japan-Egypt cooperation in the field of women’s empowerment, especially in the labour market and raising their skills to meet the needs of the labour market, with a focus on Egypt, in line with the national strategy for women’s empowerment, in line with the goals of sustainable development. The meeting also addressed Egypt’s ranking in the UN Human Development Report to review Egypt’s global ranking in this field, as Egypt ranks 105 out of 193 globally, with an index of 7, which is a relatively good indicator.

CAIRO – 3 August 2024: The Egyptian Cabinet's Media Center refuted claims circulating on social media about the government's plans to sell Egyptian airports to foreign entities. The Ministry of Civil Aviation emphasized that Egyptian airports are entirely state-owned and under Egyptian sovereignty. This strategy includes various infrastructure development projects, upgrading security systems, and modernizing all security devices at Egyptian airports. The ministry also noted its goal to offer the management and operation of airports to the private sector. This approach aligns with the state's policies to increase private sector participation in management and operations.

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, Badr Abdelatty, and the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, underscored their mutual commitment to enhancing the bilateral relationship between their two nations. Minister Abdelatty praised the robust bilateral relations between Egypt and India and affirmed Egypt’s commitment to strengthening cooperation across various fields of mutual interest. Ambassador Abu Zeid further stated that the ministers discussed several high-level meetings between President Al-Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which have elevated Egypt-India relations to a “strategic partnership.” This partnership reflects a strong alignment in political positions and developmental priorities. The ministers also noted the launch of a direct flight route by EgyptAir between Cairo and New Delhi, signalling increased joint cooperation. Abu Zeid concluded by mentioning that Minister Abdelatty expressed his enthusiasm for participating in the Foreign Ministers’ session at the upcoming Virtual South Summit later this month.