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.

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa reviewed his ministry’s work plan and the most prominent axes of the national strategy for the development of tourism in Egypt along with the push for more tourism to Egypt at rate of 25 to 30%. The minister also pointed out the importance of working to enhance hotel investments in some Egyptian tourist destinations and regions, including Luxor, Aswan, and the northern coast based on the supply-demand equation for these destinations. Issa concluded his speech by expressing his aspiration for continued further cooperation with all business partners related to the tourism industry in Egypt, especially with the private sector. © 2022 Daily News Egypt. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. ( Syndigate.info ).Daily News Egypt

The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation (CAPMAS) and statistics issued a monthly bulletin of the country’s Foreign Trade Data, which said that the trade balance deficit reached $2.44bns during September 2022, versus $4.15bn for the same month of previous year — a decrease of 41.3%. Meanwhile, the value of some exports, such as petroleum products by 29.3%, crude oil by 47.0%, various pasta and food preparations by 22.6%, and drugs and pharmaceutical preparations by 25.5%. However, the value of some imports increased, such as petroleum products by 84.6%, natural gas by 69.0%, dairy products by 3.7%, and tanning and dyeing extracts by 21.2%. © 2022 Daily News Egypt. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).

This is in addition to the insistence of Western countries to isolate and weaken Russia and to thwart the attempt to reshape the global political and economic map. This war instigated many transformations and political and economic repercussions on various levels and entities, including the Palestinian issue, which can be considered among the issues that have been greatly affected by this war. This is especially in light of the blurry vision left behind by the so-called Deal of the Century proposed by former US president Donald Trump. This is the core of the crisis we are living through, even before the Balfour Declaration, which brought the crisis out of the historical circle into the political one. On the other hand, the Palestinian Authority did not issue any official position on the war in Ukraine and maintained neutrality towards the current crisis.

CNN —Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a lavish reception in the capital Riyadh on Thursday, as the two countries head for a number of summits heralding an “epoch-making milestone” in China’s relations with the Arab world. Saudi state TV showed a grand ceremony laid out for the Chinese leader, as bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler known as MBS, received him at Al-Yamamah Palace. Chinese and Saudi Arabian flags dotted the premises as members of the Saudi Royal Guard lined up with swords and played music. The American president was received in July by the governor of Mecca and the Saudi ambassador to the US in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Biden met MBS in Jeddah, where they exchanged a fist-bump that made global headlines and defined what ultimately became a frigid visit.

CAIRO - 8 December 2022: Egypt aims to raise the volume of natural gas exports to $1 billion per month during 2023, according to the Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait. Maait elaborated during his speech on the sidelines of the "Euromoney Egypt 2022" conference, that the current gas exports amounts to $600 million per month. “Egypt aims to raise the total volume of exports to $100 billion,” he stated, explaining that the exports in 2022 amounted to $32 billion, compared to $25 billion during 2021. Maait pointed out that Egypt aims for more development investments, especially in green projects, including green hydrogen, by working hard to enable the local and foreign private sector to lead the locomotive of sustainable and job-rich economic growth, in order to provide one million job opportunities annually. Maait stressed, in his speech, the importance of having a greater role for international development partners in providing concessional financing, especially in light of the expectations of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank of a slow global economic growth.

CAIRO - 8 December 2022: Head of the Nursing Syndicate and member of the Senate Kawthar Mahmoud revealed that the Egyptian nursing staff consists of 300,000 nurses, including 220,000 members in the government sector in 5,000 health facilities nationwide. In comments to Hadith al-Kahyra talk show Mahmoud stated that the sector is witnessing a severe deficit in the nursing staff, adding that the syndicate is monitoring all the assaults against its members by some patients’ relatives. Mahmoud's comments followed an incident that went viral on social media the past week, where the relatives of a female patient attacked the nursing staff at the Quwisna Central Hospital in Menoufia. The attack resulted in injuring four nurses and other working staff members. A pregnant nurse had a miscarriage due to the assault.

BI-Technologies — an Egyptian company specialised in software and digital solutions in MENA — announced its participation in the seventh session of the Egyptian Food Trade Fair (Food Africa 2022), which is being held from 5 to 7 December at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre in New Cairo. The event is hosting 730 local and international exhibitors and 500 international buyers on an area of ​​30,000 sqm. The exhibition represents a gateway that gives companies the opportunity to access the agricultural sector in Egypt and Africa. There is also the Fleet Control programme, which helps in following up transport trucks and fleet management, and the company’s Field Buzz programme allows field services management. Moreover, the company has a strategic partnership with Omnitracs Solera to provide solutions such as Roadnet, which is an integral part of the service management’s hands-on planning and execution.

Brazil's Vinicius Junior celebrates after teammate Lucas Paqueta scores their fourth goal REUTERS/Annegret Hilse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(Reuters) - Brazil's Vinicius Jr said they would not stop dancing to celebrate goals at the World Cup as it was an expression of happiness that was part of Brazilian culture. Brazil thrashed South Korea 4-1 in their World Cup last-16 match on Monday, but it was not just their footballing masterclass that caught the eye. Brazil's players rushed over to the dugout after Tottenham forward Richarlison put the five-times world champions 3-0 up inside 30 minutes and Tite briefly joined in with the dancing. The 22-year-old has become a key part of Brazil's team that is bidding for a record-extending sixth World Cup title after a brilliant season with Real Madrid. Brazil face Croatia in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday.