The metaverse concept recently publicised by Facebook’s rebranding as Meta will revolutionise how we interact with the world. He describes the metaverse as “a virtual environment where you can present yourself with people in digital spaces. The adoption of passive profiling technology by metaverse developers utilising the push technology to ensure their users are targeted with the appropriate psychographic profiles. A nation whose psychological mood is ill, its national security becomes unbalanced as the shaken citizen is easy to misguide in any direction. A country can, for example, direct public opinion and measure it, but it cannot do so with the public mood.

PARIS-CAIRO - 11 December 2022: The government has launched a strategy for the automotive industry in East Port Said Industrial Zone, Chairman of the General Authority for the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Walid Gamal Eddin said Saturday. He said the government is interested in car manufacturing, not just car assembly, adding that the car industry is among the sectors targeted for local entrenchment under the SCZone 2020/2025 plan. Having attracted a great deal of diversified investments, the authority now targets 21 industries, including green fuel, Gamal Eddin added. He added that the auto industry is prominent among these industries; therefore, a car manufacturing complex is under construction in East Port Said to lure further investments in coordination with the main industrial developer in East Port Said Industrial Zone. Moreover, some cooperation agreements have been signed with global auto makers on that score, Gamal Eddin said.

CAIRO – 11 December 2022: Mummification is a practice that was widespread in the ancient Egyptian civilization. Believing in the idea of immortality led them to preserve dead bodies as close to their natural state as possible. The limit did not end on preserving the bodies of their deities and kings, but extended to their animals as well, as millions of cats, dogs, birds, rodents, monkeys, sheep, fish and even crocodiles were found in the underground catacombs all over Egypt. The staggering numbers of preserved animal remains — many of them so carefully cured that they were found wrapped in linen like their human counterparts — not only point to a cultural and religious phenomenon, as the ancient Egyptians believed that sacred animals were personifications of deities resembling them. Mummification of animals in ancient Egypt - social mediaMummification of animals in ancient Egypt - social mediaMummification of animals in ancient Egypt - social mediaMummification of animals in ancient Egypt - social media

CAPITALS OF GOVERNORATES, Dec 11 (MENA) - Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Sunday launching a four-day national campaign to vaccinate children against polio as part of its efforts to maintain the country’s polio-free status. The campaign will end on Wednesday and aims to vaccinate both Egyptian and non-Egyptian children residing in the country free of charge. Egypt has been declared polio free since 2006 in accordance with the standards set by the World Health Organization, with the last case recorded in 2004. Vaccination will take place across the country through the ministry’s offices, health centers and medical units. There will also be medical personnel going door to door from 8am to 5pm to ensure that all children receive the vaccination

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population organized on Saturday the fourth annual scientific conference of the central laboratories, under the slogan “Towards One Health”. Qandil stressed the importance of the conference in reviewing and transferring the latest laboratory research in the field of food and water safety, in addition to its role in spreading the culture of antimicrobial resistance to antibiotics. He pointed out the importance of participation and coordination between all sectors and agencies affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population, according to a unified strategy for early detection of epidemics and viruses and dealing with them quickly, in order to preserve the health of humans, animals, and plants. He further added that a new central laboratories complex in Badr City is being established and equipped, on an area of 33,000 square meters, and equipped according to building codes and standards. He pointed out that Egypt has great experience in the field of laboratories and medical analysis.

On an Arab soil and in front of their compatriots, Morocco beat Portugal (1-0) on Saturday and became the first Arab and African team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals. At Al Thumama stadium, the history makers earned a place in the final four courtesy of Youssef En-Nesyri’s brilliant header just before half-time. Portugal seemed helpless, except for a few chances that were all denied by Morocco’s legendary goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Morocco under Walid Regragui have faced Belgium, Croatia, Spain, and Portugal but none could even score against them. Morocco are now in a six-game unbeaten run in the World Cup (3 wins and 3 draws).

England reached the final of the Euros last year where they lost in a penalty shootout to Italy, but Kane is confident they can dethrone world champions France when they meet their European neighbours in Saturday's quarter-final. Of course we went there with the belief that we could win, but it was almost a new experience for a lot of us," Kane said. But whether we had the full belief to go and win the tournament, I'm not quite sure. "I feel like the belief has been building and building over the four or five years now. I know we're going into the game with maybe more belief than what we did back in 2018."

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi voiced his confidence that the Arab-Chinese summit would give impetus to Arab-Chinese cooperation in all forms. Delivering a speech during the summit in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Sisi asserted that Egypt fully supports mechanisms of Arab-Chinese cooperation, inviting the Arab leaders and the Chinese president to Egypt to become the next host of the coming Arab-Chinese summit. He called on considering this summit as a new launchpad for economic cooperation between the Arab world and China, given that China is the biggest trade partner of a large number of Arab countries. The areas of Arab-Chinese cooperation are not limited to the economic and development aspects, but also covers the political and cultural ones, the president said, citing the Chinese moderate stances toward various Arab issues, mainly the Palestinian cause. In his speech, Sisi shed light on crises in Yemen, Syria, and Libya as well as combating terrorism in all its forms, warning of the dangers of the Arab water security.

CAIRO – 10 December 2022: Entissar El Sisi, spouse of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, said Saturday that the celebration of the Human Rights Day reminds us of the importance of reinforcing human rights in our community, which is a duty of all of us. “The world celebrates today the Human rights Day, a day reminds us of the significance of reinforcing the human rights in our society, as it’s a duty of all of us,” Sisi’s spouse wrote on her social page. “I can see this happening, as we are on the cusp of our new republic, by our governmental institutions and NGOs, which are working with honest efforts to ensure the preservation of the dignity of the Egyptian citizen, and to provide him with a decent life, as the people of Egypt always deserve the best,” she added.

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a mechanism for obtaining Personal Visit Visa, which enables entering the country and visiting Saudi citizens. The ministry said that applying for the visa will be through easy electronic steps on the following the visa platform’s website. It indicated that citizens of Saudi Arabia can invite their friends to visit the country and perform Umrah by submitting a personal visit request on the visa platform at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They can then receive the passport after the entry visa is issued and visit Saudi Arabia. This step comes within the framework of efforts to increase the number of foreign visits, in line with the objectives of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona are pictured in a fans drum inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington(Reuters) - Lionel Messi said Argentina have felt the presence of the late, great Diego Maradona throughout their World Cup campaign, including on Friday when they beat the Netherlands on penalties to reach the semi-finals. He is pushing us and I really hope this stays the same until the end," Messi told reporters. From the beginning it was a really tough match, we knew it would be this way. Argentina will take on Croatia for a place in the final, after the 2018 runners-up beat Brazil on penalties earlier. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said despite their second-half collapse, his team had no problem finding players willing to take penalties.

The death of an 11-year-old primary school student has sparked a wave of anger and resentment in Egypt. According to the Cairo 24 website, the incident occurred in the Assiut Governorate, southern Egypt, for a fifth primary grade student, at Abdullah Al-Nadim Joint Elementary School. The Public Prosecution heard the testimony of 11 school children of the victim’s classmates, who testified that the accused teacher had a habit of hitting them on their hands with a stick. The Public Prosecution moved to check the body of the victim child, and examined the school where the incident took place. The Egyptian Public Prosecution has remanded the accused in custody for further investigation and no charges have yet been laid.

For the past nearly three years, President Xi Jinping has been leading China in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic. ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT WUHAN PEOPLEOn March 10, 2020, Xi visited a residential community in Wuhan. In 2020, China was among the first countries in the world to resume work and reopen schools and businesses. Under the leadership of Xi, China fulfilled its promise to deliver streamlined, safe and splendid Games to the world. CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTHIn the strenuous fight against the virus, China has been committed to safeguarding people’s lives and health.

Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar conferred on Thursday 8/12/2022 with two international companies specialized in the fields of chemical diagnosis, tests on food safety, water and scientific researches on means of boosting cooperation in the development of labs, localizing equipment and lab appliances. During his meeting with Deputy Chairman of Perkin Elmer Mariam Victor and Director General of HVD Mohamed Abul Naga, the minister thanked the leaders of the two companies on their efforts to extend support to the Egyptian health sector during the coronavirus pandemic, especially the preparation of 39 labs to conduct PCR tests across the country, in addition to providing medical appliances and equipment that helped in upgrading the health system. Health and Population Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghafar said the meeting also covered outlining a specific plan to develop Egypt’s central labs, which are affiliated to the ministry, as well as cooperation in localizing the industry of lab equipment.

Netherlands to host 2024 WSF World MastersNetherlands has been confirmed as the hosts for the 2024 WSF World Masters Squash Championships, with the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam hosting all of the action from 17th to 24th August. The 2024 instalment of the WSF World Masters will be the 21st edition, with the most recent event taking place at the Hasta La Vista Club in Wroclaw, Poland in August, 2022. “The WSF World Masters Squash Championships is a highly-anticipated part of the WSF calendar and we’re delighted to come to an agreement with Squash Bond Netherlands to bring the tournament to the Netherlands for the first time,” said WSF Chief Executive William Louis-Marie. SquashLevels’ unique ranking system will help form the seedings for the WSF World Masters across all age groups. SquashLevels Co-Chief Executive Jethro Binns said: “We’re delighted to be able to support the World Masters in 2024.