Egypt’s Lozan Urban Development Group, the mother company which embraces several Egyptian and Emirati companies, has launched a new entity in an Egyptian-Saudi partnership under the name of “Methaq Development” to develop several distinctive urban projects in Egypt during the coming period with investments of up to EGP 5bn. Abdullah Al-Amoudi, Regional President of Methaq Development, expressed his happiness at his presence in his second homeland Egypt, and his new partnership with the Lozan Development Group, stressing that as Saudi businessmen they are happy to be present as investors in the land of Mahrousa, especially since Egypt is one of the most important countries that have strong economic relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company’s strategy is also based on identifying problems and developing solutions to them before planning any project, and this is the secret behind achieving this success, as we also rely on providing a real estate product that keeps pace with the new transformation and urban renaissance supported by the Egyptian state under the directives of President El-Sisi. “Egyptian real estate market is one of the important and vital sectors in the Egyptian economy and therefore the group aims to attract more foreign investments, especially Arab and African ones, by working on the export of Egyptian real estate abroad, after studying the opening of external headquarters of the group in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the coming period. Besides, working to encourage and attract more foreign investments in line with the vision of the state in achieving a strong and sustainable economy.” Mahmoud Zayed, Head of Marketing Sector of Lozan Group said.

And yet, the Biden administration maintained the tariffs and export controls that were adopted during the Trump era. Moreover, the Biden administration has been reluctantly involved in diplomatic efforts to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas in recent rounds. As for the internal level, the Biden administration has not made any significant progress. The Biden administration has also reinforced the polarisation among the American people that the Trump administration created. Practical reality says that both Trump and Biden are two sides of the same coin.

Many strong confrontations are scheduled to take place in Group G and Group H throughout the day, Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the World Cup 2022 competitions, which are currently held in Qatar and will continue until December 18. World Cup 2022 schedule, Thursday, November, 24:1-Brazil vs Serbia in Group GCairo time: 9 pm2-Cameroon vs Switzerland in Group GCairo time: 12 pm3-Portugal vs Ghana in Group HCairo time: 6 pm4-Uruguay vs South Korea in Group HCairo time: 3 pmThe open and encrypted channels that carry the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar matches:BeIN Sports is the official broadcaster of its open and encrypted channels for the 2022 World Cup matches. In addition to that, there are a large number of open channels for broadcasting World Cup matches namely: IRIB TV 3 HD Iran, Ictimai TV HD Azerbaijan, RTSH Albania, ERT Greece, SNRT TNT maroc, TPA Angola, Match TV Russia, and DAS Erste Germany. Full Match schedule for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree approving a 776.9-million-euro loan agreement with France. The agreement was signed between the Egyptian International Cooperation Ministry and the French government to contribute to financing 55 trains for Cairo Metro Line 1. The decree was published in the Gazette out Thursday 24/11/2022.

CAIRO - 24 November 2022: The government has exerted great efforts to support the Egyptian industry through different steps as part of the "Start" initiative. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Samie, a member of the "Start" initiative team, said: "The state has been preparing to achieve an industrial boom for almost a year, as the state was preparing to equip industrial zones and roads, in addition to linking between full internal trade and free trade." He added that the initiative came before major crises such as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the supply chain crisis, as the state was planning well to develop the Egyptian industry. He pointed out that the "Start" initiative worked on 8 complete industrial sectors, starting with increasing the value added on agricultural raw materials, or on mineral resources, and providing professions in order to increase the volume of internal trade. While for Dr. Mohamed Shady, a researcher at the Egyptian Center for Thought and Studies, he said that the “Start’” initiative has three main goals.

BI-Technologies announced its participation in the Cairo ICT International Technology Conference and Exhibition in the Middle East and Africa, which will be held from 27-30 November under the slogan “Leading Change”. BI Technologies is reviewing its successes in implementing a number of projects in cooperation with Microsoft Egypt. Additionally, the company has contracted with the “Canadian University” to apply Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions and integrate it with the admission system and students and parents to verify the paid and due installments. He added that during its participation, the company will showcase a number of major projects it has implemented based on Microsoft solutions and technologies. BI-Technologies has a set of leading solutions and applications, including solutions and software to control sales and the work of delegates remotely, through the Sales Buzz application.

Mahmoud Kamel, CEO of AIC International Landmarks — which specialises in card issuance, security systems, and control and safety systems — said that the company submitted an application to the Cabinet to obtain a golden license to manufacture smart card chips in Egypt. In statements to Daily News Egypt on the side-lines of a round table held by the company, Kamel added that the company allocated investments worth EGP 100m over three years to manufacture electronic chips for smart cards, EGP 25m of which were for the first phase of the project. He added that the company plans to manufacture an electronic image storage device in cooperation with the Russian company TRASSIR through the manufacture of NVR NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER — which will be manufactured in Egypt for the first time — and the electronic chips used in smart cards, which is part of the strategic plan to have a research laboratory to develop technology chips and designation of a number of researchers. The company is also participating in the 2022 Cairo ICT Exhibition and Conference. During the exhibition, the company will display advanced technology and card issuance and encryption from the French company Evolis, and present solutions and services of other international companies such as the Ukrainian TISO, which specializes in electronic gates, and the French Somfy, which manufactures security barriers that prevent penetration.

This came during the Egyptian diplomat's participation Wednesday, in the proceedings of the 7th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona. In an interview with MENA, Mekkawy pointed out to the progress of ties with a number of northern countries, including Spain. The ambassador further referred to the distinguished ties binding Egypt and the southern Mediterranean countries. Asked about the Egyptian-Spanish ties, the ambassador praised such ties as historical and distinguished at all levels. Cairo and Madrid have great aspects for cooperation and development at the various levels for the upcoming stage, concluded the ambassador.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias signed a maritime search and rescue agreement in Cairo on Tuesday. In a joint press conference, Shoukry stressed that there are excellent relations between Egypt and Greece. He pointed out that the signing of the maritime search and rescue agreement reflects a desire to strengthen political, economic, and security coordination between both sides. Minister Shoukry also stressed that cooperation between Egypt and Greece is important and is always on the agendas of the two countries, pointing out that Egypt encourages investments and trade exchange between the two countries. He noted that he briefed Minister Shoukry on his visit to Libya and recent developments there.

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The Egyptian health authorities across the nation have started providing the first form for post-mortem organ donation, which was officially issued by Health and Population Ministry. The form is the first step for documenting the process of donating organs after death, and the donor will be given donation card that will be accepted at any hospital. This card will show the donor’s consent to donate their organs. The form is filled by the donor and contains their personal details. Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar said that the form for post-mortem organ donation was proposed by the Parliament’s Health Committee and received the Ministry’s approval.

Sharm El-Sheikh – The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development is preparing to present new projects to investors in the water desalination projects sector in order to achieve water security. Daily News Egypt interviewed Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said on the side-lines of the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27) to learn about the new plans of Egypt’s Sovereign Fund. To start off, what are the specifics of the investment plan of Egypt’s Sovereign Fund for the coming period? Additionally, about $16.5bn in investments for the first phase of hydrogen projects will be implemented by 2025/26, $38bn by 2030, and $28.5bn by 2035. The state’s economy needs more participation from the private sector, which is what Egypt is doing through the sovereign fund.

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El-Sayed El-Kosayer received a report from Mustafa Al-Sayyad — Deputy Minister for Livestock, Fish, and Poultry Resources — on the ministry’s efforts to follow up on the release of feed requirements in coordination with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). Al-Sayyad said that during the past week, 196,000 tonnes of corn and soybeans, worth $88m were released, including 158,000 tonnes of corn with about $57m and 38,000 tonnes of soybeans worth about $27m, along with feed additives with about $4m. Thus, the total that was released over the past four weeks is 756,000 tonnes, including 532,000 tonnes of corn, 224,000 tonnes of soybeans, and feed additives worth $370m. He pointed out that the release aims to provide the markets with quantities of corn and soy, which are the main ingredients for poultry feed as well as farm animals. He also stressed that the agriculture ministry continues to coordinate with the CBE and the Poultry Federation to periodically release corn, soybeans, raw materials, and feed additives from Egyptian ports.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on the international community on Monday to reject Israeli settlements, along with killing and destruction in the occupied territories, stressing that Israel should pay the price for its systematic aggression against the Palestinian people. “If the negotiations to form the government in Israel are based on who builds more settlements, who wants to make it easier to shoot more at us, and who wants to confiscate more of our land, then it is preparing to declare war against us led by the extremist colonialists,” said the PM at the start of a weekly cabinet meeting held in Ramallah. He also said that as the world marks International Children’s Day, Israel has killed more than 40 Palestinian children since the start of this year and detained more than 750 others, adding that 160 are still incarcerated in Israeli prisons. Furthermore, he said that Israel has also demolished or threatened to demolish schools, such as in Ein Samia near Ramallah and another in Masafer Yatta, in addition to the daily violations experienced by schools in Jerusalem and the old city of Hebron, and in other West Bank villages and towns. Additionally, the PM called on international human rights organisations to do their work in protecting the rights of Palestinian children, exposing the policies of the Israeli occupation, and holding it accountable for its crimes against them.

QUITO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of euphoric Ecuadoreans celebrated on Sunday in various cities around the South American nation after the country's historic victory against host nation Qatar in the opening game of the soccer World Cup. The game marked the first time a host nation had been beaten in a World Cup opener. "We are one Ecuador, we are one fist and wherever the team is, we have to support it." "It was exciting to see our team win," said Hugo Pena, a 35-year-old taxi driver, as he celebrated on one of Guayaquil's main streets. The first round of Group A games will be completed on Monday with the game between the Netherlands and Senegal.