British newspaper The Guardian announced its “100 best male footballers in the world 2022” list based on a vote of 206 sports journalists. Topping the list was Argentina’s Lionel Messi, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, who crowned his country with the Qatar World Cup 2022, followed by Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, then French Karim Benzema, captain of Real Madrid. The Norwegian Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, came in fourth place, followed by the Croatian Luka Modric, the star of Real Madrid’s midfield, while the star of the Egyptian national team, Liverpool FC striker, Mohamed Salah, ranked tenth. However the Guardian also noted the disappointments Salah faced with the Egyptian national team, on top of which was the loss of the African Cup of Nations final and the qualifying card for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo, star of the Saudi al-Nassr, was absent from the list of the top ten, occupying the position of The 51st.

An Egyptian archaeological mission succeeded in finding several ancient tombs in the Saqqara necropolis, in Giza dating back to the era of the Old Kingdom, which extends between the years 2686 and 2181 BC. The second tomb belongs to a person called Meri, who bore many titles such as the keeper of the king’s secrets, and the assistant commander of the great palace. A statue of a person in a standing position was also found with his wife holding his foot, and on the other side is his daughter carrying a goose. The mission also found a shaft at a depth of 15 meters, at the bottom of which was a room containing a coffin made of limestone for a person called “Heka-shepes”, surrounded by many stone vessels. The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said that the mission also found many amulets, cosmetics, statues for different deities, as well as pottery vessels.

(Reuters) - Manchester City defender Nathan Ake struck in the second half to earn a hard-fought 1-0 victory over visitors Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday. "Tight game, second half was better," Guardiola told ITV Sport. We are happy for the goal and how he controlled one of the most dangerous players in the Premier League now in (Bukayo) Saka. Despite making six changes to the side that beat Manchester United last weekend, with a first Premier League title in almost 20 years in sight, Arsenal started the brightest at the Etihad. With the Premier League the priority, fewer games in a congested season could benefit the London side's quest for the big prize.

(Reuters) - Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr. scored in extra time as Real Madrid fought back to beat local rivals Atletico 3-1 on Thursday and reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals. On a freezing night at a sold-out Santiago Bernabeu hosting its first game for 77 days due to the World Cup break, Real started slowly and Atletico had many dangerous counter-attacks. It was not only until Dani Ceballos came off the bench to replace the injured Ferland Mendy late in the first half that Real started to play better. With Real Madrid in full control, Atletico played most of extra time with 10 men after defender Stefan Savic was shown his second yellow card for chopping down Eduardo Camavinga in the 99th minute. Real Madrid joined Barcelona, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said he is looking forward that his current visit to India would represent a further step toward developing distinguished bilateral friendship relations in the various fields, especially in light of the two countries’ joint visions and amid current political and economic challenges. Sisi made the remarks during his meeting here Thursday with India’s Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, said Egyptian Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady. On his part, the Indian vice president welcomed President Sisi’s visit to India, lauding the privileged ties between the Egyptian and Indian peoples, the spokesman added. Dhankhar said India backs Egypt’s efforts to achieve comprehensive development and seeks to strengthen bilateral partnership in various areas, notably the trade and investment domains, according to the spokesman.

A joint statement issued during Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s current visit to India affirmed that Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed their concern of the spread of terrorism worldwide. The leaders agreed that terrorism represents one of the most dangerous security threats on humanity, condemning the use of terrorism as a tool of foreign policy. They called for the international community to coordinate its work with the aim of eliminating all forms and manifestations of terrorism, including transborder terrorism. They reiterated their condemnation of efforts of using religion by countries or groups to justify, support, or sponsor terrorism against other countries. The joint statement highlighted the Egyptian-Indian determination to advance the relations between the two countries to the level of strategic partnership that covers political, security, defense, energy, and economic fields.

CAIRO – 26 January 2023: CEO of Indian renewable energy company ReNew Power Sumant Sinha affirmed that the Indian companies are willing to cooperate with Egypt in the field of renewable energy and green hydrogen production. He also affirmed that Indian companies are willing to cooperate with Egypt in such fields in light of Egypt’s richness in renewable energy resources, including wind and solar energy. Sinha stressed that the Egyptian renewable energy resources qualify the country to become among the largest producers of renewable energy in the world, enhancing the promising investment opportunities in this regard. The president affirmed that the green energy sector in the country enjoys unprecedented support from the state as one of its most important priorities. Earlier today, Sisi participated in India’s 74th Republic Day as chief guest as per an invitation by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also held talks with Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Indian businessmen.

MarketsHead of the Industrial Development Department at the Egyptian Industries Federation Basel Shoirah tells Business Today Egypt that Egyptian producers should target all markets, and not just specific ones, as they all have good potential. ProductsHead of the Industrial Development Department at the Egyptian Industries Federation Basel Shoirah says that Egyptian producers are doing well in various sectors, and can export. Answering whether Egyptian producers are export-oriented or not, the economics professor says it depends on profitability, as investors would go with whichever achieves more profits. Finally, there has to be a database of Egyptian producers and what they produce, so as potential importers can search by product. Al Dahesh underlines that digitalization must also be on the side of Egyptian manufacturers who have to better promote themselves online.

This year, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of establishing Egypt-India ties, according to the president. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tackled the level of bilateral ties in the trade, investment and defense domains. President Sisi said that the talks dwelt on the optimum ways of combating terrorism and extremist thought. President Sisi further thanked the Indian prime minister for inviting Egypt to attend Group 20 meeting under the Indian presidency for 2023. President Sisi said the talks tackled the need of promoting relations binding Egypt and India to a strategic level.

(Reuters) - Marcus Rashford continued his fine season as he scored again to help Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Forest thought they had quickly restored parity at the City Ground after catching United out on the counter but Sam Surridge's effort was ruled out for offside following a VAR review. The second goal killed off Forest hopes of a comeback and Bruno Fernandes added a late third to keep United well on course to win their first trophy since 2017. "I'm happy with the performance, over 90 minutes we controlled the game," United coach Erik ten Hag said. Newcastle United won 1-0 at Southampton in the first leg of the other semi-final.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday visited the tomb of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. Sisi, currently on a visit here, laid a wreath on the tomb of the late leader and wrote in the guestbook. “I am sincerely proud to visit the tomb of the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, who served as a milestone in human history, embodying the principles of justice, peace and equality,” Sisi wrote. Gandhi was a leader who renounced violence and unconditionally sided with peaceful resistance, he added. “The whole world needs to be inspired by such lofty principles that contributed to the unity and renaissance of the Indian nation, which we have always believed in and been committed to in Egypt throughout the different eras.”Indeed, Egypt and India share cultural and historical links, as well as commitment to promoting security, peace and stability, and supporting development efforts, Sisi wrote.

CAIRO - 25 January 2023: In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was hard to forecast when the world economy could rebound to pre-pandemic levels. Yet, it is expected to fall to 6.5 percent in 2023, and 4.1 percent in 2024. Similar economies in Europe will experience no growth in 2022 and a slight one in 2023 (0.6 percent). Growth is expected to be 3.6 percent in 2023 down from five percent in 2022. On the other hand, unemployment is estimated to remain stable at 7.3 percent in 2022 and 2023, as that was the figure recorded in 2021.

CAIRO – 25 January 2023: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi visited Wednesday Raj Ghat, laying wreath on the tomb of Mahatma Ghandi, and writing a word in the guestbook dedicated to high-profile visitors. "It is my pleasure to visit the tomb of Late Indian Leader Mahatma Ghandi, who made a turning point in human history by representing the principles and values of justice, peace, equality, and violence renouncement, and by his brave patriotic stances as well as his unconditional inclination to the choice of peaceful resistance. The whole world needs to be inspired by those noble principles that contributed to the unity and renaissance of the Indian nation, and that we believe and adopt in Egypt throughout history. Egypt and India share civilizational and historic ties, and are resembling in their commitment to promoting security, peace, and stability as well as backing the efforts of development and prosperity," the Egyptian president wrote. President Sisi headed Tuesday to New Delhi fulfilling the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a guest of honor in the ceremony held to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the country's Republic Day marking January 26.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has responded to the greetings of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, after he tweeted a welcoming message to President Sisi. Sisi said: “I am very happy and proud to visit friendly India and participate in the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi as a main guest, which makes us more determined to continue strengthening bilateral relations and the distinguished coordination between us, and I look forward to fruitful meetings and discussions with my dear friend Modi.”Modi has posted on his Twitter account a special welcome to President Sisi, saying: “A warm welcome to India, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi”. “Your historic visit to India as chief guest of our Republic Day celebrations is a matter of immense happiness for all Indians. I look forward to our discussions tomorrow.”

CAIRO – 24January 2023: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi Said that he is happy and proud to visit India and participate in the Republic Day celebrations as a main guest. Replying to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweet, Sisi said: ‘I’m very happy and proud to visit India and participate in the Republic Day celebrations as a main guest, which makes us more determined to continue strengthening bilateral relations and the distinguished coordination between us... Earlier, PM Modi tweeted: “Warm welcome to India, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Your historic visit to India as Chief Guest for our Republic Day celebrations is a matter of immense happiness for all Indians. The presidency's spokesperson, Ambassador Bassam Rady, highlighted in a press statement that the invitation underscores the close ties between Egypt and India, and the extent to which India values relations with Egypt.