At the end of my conversation with him, I asked him about the great writer, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, one of the legends of journalism in Egypt and the world. There was a great shock, which I will convey as it is in the following lines:Muhammad Hassanein Heikal (1923-2016) is an Egyptian journalist, writer, and thinker. Indeed, Muhammad Hassanein Heikal did not write literary novels. Indeed, Muhammad Hassanein Heikal did not hold the position of Minister of Culture in Egypt from 1980 to 1981; rather, he was imprisoned at the time and did not hold any official position. The error was repeated, and the response was: I apologize for the error in the information I provided about the books of Muhammad Hassanein Heikal.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes the wall of a person’s aorta, the largest artery in the body, to weaken and bulge outward. Predicting the risk of AAA rupture involves a combination of imaging studies, such as ultrasound, CT scans, and MRI, and hemodynamics, as well as clinical factors such as age, sex, smoking history, and family history of AAA. To solve the blood flow governing equations under the pulsating conditions caused by the heart’s beating, they used finite element-based simulations. The team found that aneurysm size alters the blood flow velocity distribution. “In the future, such computational work will help in the development of digital twins of the cardiovascular system,” said Kumar.

CAIRO – 4 April 2023: The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported Tuesday an increase of 14,019 in the Egyptian population - since Thursday - making the total living domestically 104,765,899. The most populous governorates are Cairo (10,225,360); Giza (9,484,800); Sharqia (7,886,744); Daqahliyah (7,034,552); Beheira (6,859,692); Menya (6,293,995); Qalyoubiyah (6,119,124); and, Sohag (5,703,527). The Ministry of Health and Population indicated in a press statement in February that senior citizens (aged above 60) would make up 13.8 percent of the population whose average age would be 29.7 by 2050. As such, the number of senior citizens will be around 22 million out of the expected 160 million Egyptians, as estimated by a November United Nations report.

CAIRO - 4 April 2023: Egypt's law allocates a special account to organize spending on stray animals. 2- The proceeds of the reconciliation consideration, the consideration for sheltering and isolating animals, and the fees and fines stipulated in this law. 3- A percentage of the value of the customs taxes for items of food for dogs, cats, and pet birds for decoration, whether they are prepared for retail sale or not. 4- Grants, endowments, donations, and guardianships in accordance with the purposes of the account and in accordance with the rules, controls, and procedures established in this regard. 5- Any other resources allocated in a manner that does not contradict with the laws, regulations and decisions in force.

Egyptian and Sudanese navies carried out the joint naval exercise SUD-EGY-T-1 on maritime security and confronting atypical threats. The Egyptian Armed Forces said in a statement that the exercise was carried out over several days at the naval base in Port Sudan, Sudan. The drill included organizing lectures and workshops to unify concepts among the participants on issues of maritime security, illegal immigration, countering terrorism and atypical threats. The exercise also came up with recommendations that enhance the joint efforts of both countries to confront illegal marine activities within the Red Sea. The Egyptian Armed Forces indicated that the training comes within the framework of the joint training plan of the armed forces with all friendly countries to enhance military cooperation in various fields.

According to the company's business results report, which was reviewed by Daily News Egypt, the company's net sales increased by 24% to EGP 83.9bn in 2022, compared to EGP 67.8bn in 2021. The company's exports declined to $797m in 2022 from $1.3bn in 2021. It added that the domestic consumption of reinforcing steel grew over the past year by 8% to record 7.8 billion tonnes, compared to 7.3 billion tonnes in 2021. The company confirmed experts' expectations that the global steel production market will try to stabilize the current production volume of 1.8 billion tonnes, which was already recorded in 2022. It expects global steel production to recover in a later period if inflation is controlled, but it will witness limited growth.

Egypt started receiving offers from investors to buy shares of Wataniya and Safi companies, affiliated to the National Service Projects Organization of the Armed Forces, the CEO of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt Ayman Suleiman announced. Suleiman added that the Sovereign Fund of Egypt will raise its capital after the completion of the evaluation of the assets of the Misr Insurance Holding Company, which has recently been included under the Sovereign Fund of Egypt. The company has huge assets which will double the size of the assets owned by the Sovereign Fund of Egypt, he said. According to Suleiman, the quality of the offered assets will be able to attract investors despite the current global crises. He anticipates that 12 companies by the middle of 2023 will be included under the Sovereign Fund of Egypt before the IPO.

Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir held a meeting with Australian Ambassador to Egypt Axel Wabenhorst on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen economic relations between the two countries. They discussed developments in the global economic situation and issues of common interest. The minister said that Egypt and Australia have distinguished trade and investment relations that contribute to the development of the Egyptian and Australian economies alike. Samir highlighted the keenness of the two sides to intensify joint efforts to increase intra-trade rates between Egypt and Australia, added that the volume of trade exchange between the two countries reached approximately $703 mln in 2022. Source: dailynewsegypt.com

The move followed the China-brokered talks in Beijing in early March, during which Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions within two months. On March 19, Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian president's deputy chief of staff for political affairs, tweeted that the Saudi king had written the Iranian president an invitation letter to visit Riyadh. Commenting on Iran's ties with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states in the region, Mokhber said the improvement of relations with regional countries has been among the major strategies pursued by the Raisi administration since the president took office. Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran in early 2016 in response to the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran after the kingdom executed a Shiite cleric. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has welcomed the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted a reusable launch vehicle autonomous landing mission at the aeronautical test range in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka on Sunday, said a statement by ISRO. The mission was performed in collaboration with the Defence Space Research Organisation and the Indian Air Force. With this landing experiment, “the dream of an Indian Reusable Launch Vehicle arrives one step closer to reality,” the statement said. According to ISRO, a reusable launch vehicle is essentially a space plane with a low lift-to-drag ratio requiring an approach at high glide angles that necessitates a landing at high velocities of 350 km per hour. The autonomous landing was carried out under the exact conditions of a space re-entry vehicle’s landing, with high speed, unmanned, precise landing from the same return path, as if the vehicle arrives from space, said the ISRO statement.

Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir held a meeting with Australian Ambassador to Egypt Axel Wabenhorst on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen economic relations between the two countries. They discussed developments in the global economic situation and issues of common interest. The minister said that Egypt and Australia have distinguished trade and investment relations that contribute to the development of the Egyptian and Australian economies alike. Samir pointed out that the meeting dealt with ways to enhance Egyptian exports of agricultural products, namely fresh fruits and vegetables to the Australian market. For his part, Wabenhorst confirmed his country’s keenness to enhance joint trade and investment cooperation with Egypt, as it is one of the most important markets in the Middle East and Africa.

A team of restorers from the Supreme Council of Antiquities succeeded in revealing, for the first time, a zodiac signs on the roof of the hall located at the southern side of the Esna Temple, in addition to scenes of deities and animals that appear for the first time. This discovery took place during the project of recording, documenting and restoring the Esna temple and showing its original colors, which is being carried out by the Egyptian-German archaeological mission. Dr. Mostafa Waziry, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, stressed that these zodiac inscriptions were not present in the previous and only scientific publication of the Temple of Esna which was made by the French Egyptologist Serge Sauneron the matter that added a new important aspect to this temple and its unique inscriptions.

CAIRO - 19 March 2023: Head of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Ramy El Dokani announced the launch of the first center to support innovative financial technology solutions for non-banking activities under the name “CORBEH”. El Dokani explained that technology has always been the basis on which the modernization of financial markets and the enhancement of their growth were built. Therefore, the Stock Exchange decided to establish this center within its headquarters in the Smart Village and to provide all the necessary data and resources for its work. Head of the EGX added that the center will work to qualify and guide companies that provide innovative financial technology solutions and support their growth by providing an integrated package of services and technical, administrative and financial support for them, including setting growth strategies and then following up on implementation as well as training cadres and raising their efficiency with assistance in financial structuring and needed fundraising for expansion. He explained that the stock exchange management places financial technology and its applications at the center of its interests as an effective means to reach financial inclusion and increase the number of traders, as well as to simplify and accelerate all steps and procedures related to the investment process, whether coding, selling, buying, settlements, financing, as well as supervision.

The Queen of Belgium, Princess Elisabeth Duchess of Brabant, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and the Belgian Ambassador to Cairo inaugurated a photo exhibition at Baron Palace. The event was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium's visit to Egypt in 1923. Queen Mathilde of Belgium and her daughter Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant visited also King Tutankhamun’s tomb and other historical monuments in Luxor. In the iconic Valley of the Kings, the Queen and Princess visit the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century: the tomb of Tutankhamun. On the sidelines of her current visit to Egypt, the Queen of Belgium and her daughter Duchess of Brabant, visited as well as sites currently excavated by Belgian archaeological missions and landmarks in Luxor.

Finance Minister Mohamed Maait on Friday discussed in a meeting with his South African counterpart Enoch Godongwana ways of enhancing joint coordination at continental and international forums on various global economic issues, especially in light of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war and the impacts of climate change. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the two ministers’ participation in the second edition of the Financial Sector Conference (FSC 2023) in the Saudi capital Riyadh, according to a statement released by the Finance Ministry. The pair probed the repercussions of the global economic crisis on the African and emerging economies, as they called for joining the efforts of African states to counter the negative impacts of this crisis. The two sides highlighted the key role of international financial institutions in offering low-cost and concessional finance to emerging economies, which assists them with adapting to the negative consequences of climate change and achieving the gradual transition to green economy that is based on the use of clean energy resources, such as green hydrogen.