Meeting of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Iraqi counterpart Abdel Latif Rashid on the sidelines of the 31st Arab Summit in Algeria on November, 2022. CAIRO – 2 November 2022: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met in Algeria on the sidelines of the 31st Arab Summit running on November 1-2 with Iraqi counterpart Abdel Latif Rashid. The president expressed aspiration to expand political, economic, and trade relations with Iraq, asserting Egypt's fundamental values regarding the fellow Arab state. In turn, the Iraqi president stressed his country's keenness on enhancing cooperation with Egypt, commending the country's role in concerting Arab efforts in the face of challenges. President Rashid also described Egypt as exemplary in maintaining internal peace and stability, as well as accomplishing a developmental, economic, and social renaissance.

In the days leading up to election day, an Israeli man was killed and several injured in a shooting attack in the West Bank near Hebron. The next day, several soldiers were injured in a car ramming attack near the West Bank city of Jericho. Near-daily Israeli security raids in West Bank cities have killed more than 130 Palestinians this year. The death of Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh in May while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank caught worldwide attention. A picture shows an electoral banner for the Likud party depicting Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 27.

Abu Dhabi CNN — Big Gulf Arab oil states are using the newfound Big Gulf Arab oil states are using the newfound riches they’ve reaped as a result of the Ukraine war to build economic bridges with their poorer neighbors, some of whom they once considered adversaries. “Money talks,” Michael Maduell, president of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute in Las Vegas, told CNN. One of the key regional investment destinations for both Abu Dhabi and Riyadh has been Egypt. Once a regional rival, Turkey is now an economic ally of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Despite a political thaw, Gulf investments in Iran and Syria are unlikely for the time being, say analysts.

Egypt - European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi launched with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptian Ministry of Defence on Monday the first phase of a new €80m programme to enhance border management and search and rescue operations on land and sea. Previously, the operational agreement between the EU, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and CIVIPOL — the technical cooperation operator of the French Ministry of Interior — was signed to implement the first phase of the programme with €23m. The programme will support the purchase of search and rescue equipment as well as deliver specialised training to enhance knowledge and skills on humanitarian border management with respect to national and international commitments. © 2022 Daily News Egypt. Daily News Egypt

Germany has condemned Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the United Nations-brokered grain export deal with Ukraine, accusing Moscow of weaponizing hunger. Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said during a regular government press conference on Monday that using “hunger as a weapon” by suspending grain deliveries is “deeply despicable,” calling on Russia to resume its participation and consider an extension of the deal. The grain deal has made more than seven million tons of grain available on world markets according to government spokesperson Andrea Sasse. “We are doing everything in our power to ensure that transport by sea remains possible,“ the spokesperson said, adding that land transport will be continued. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in a tweet Monday that “Russia must not get away with this!“ and that Europe is “committed to stability – also in the food supply.”

Ukrainian Railways said that 80% of their trains were continuing to run as scheduled, despite a wave of attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure Monday morning. The company said reserve diesel locomotives were being brought out and that all trains would continue to run. Some trains departing from the capital Kyiv however have been delayed, the company said, including routes from the capital to Dnipro, Uzhhorod, and Kramatorsk. Strikes on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure were reported across the country Monday, including in the central regions of Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad, the eastern region of Kharkiv, and the southern region of Zaphorizhzhia.

CAIRO – 30 October 2022: Chairman of the Consumer Protection Agency Ayman Hossam El Din underlined in a phone-in Saturday that the penalty of price manipulation and monopolistic practices can reach up to LE2 million. He added that prices should return to its rational levels within a short period of time. “This will take place while prioritizing the primary goal of achieving price stability, and building up sustainable, adequate levels of Foreign Exchange Reserves,” according to the CBE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). It elaborated that this procedure will serve as a catalyst for the rejuvenation of economic activity in the medium term. The decisions also included working towards building the foundation for a derivatives market to further deepen the foreign exchange market and enhance its liquidity.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday ordered to grant the “Golden License” to all investors applying for it. After these statements, citizens wondered about the meaning of the Golden License and how long it takes to benefit from it, which Al-Masry Al-Youm will go over:What is the golden license? The Golden License is a single license for all procedures granted to each new project established with the aim of accelerating investment and production activity. Duration of use of the Golden LicensePresident Sisi indicated that the efficiency of using the Golden License will be evaluated during three months, and if the system succeeds and achieves the required success, it will continue to work with it. Golden License benefits:Solving investor problems, facilitating the granting of licenses, and dealing immediately with all challenges facing the establishment of new investment companies and projects.

Video showed apparent smoke from tear gas near a bridge where mourners had gathered near the village of Veysian. Iranian authorities claimed Shahkarami’s body was found at the back of a courtyard on the morning of September 21. ​But dozens of videos and eyewitness accounts obtained exclusively by CNN indicate that Shahkarami appears to have been chased and detained by Iranian security forces that night. One key eyewitness, Ladan, told CNN she saw Shahkarami being taken into custody ​at the protest by “several large-bodied plainclothes security officers” who bundled her into a car. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iran’s leaders have conflated the attack with anti-government protesters.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has expressed optimism about an upcoming Arab summit in Algeria. Speaking to Al Arabiya channel on Saturday, Shoukry said that Egypt is set to launch an initiative to counter the climate change negative impacts at the United Nations climate change conference (COP27), to be hosted by Sharm El Sheikh in November. Trillions of dollars are needed to cut bad emissions, Shoukry said, calling for setting any political differences aside at the conference. The minister also lauded close cooperation and ongoing coordination between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

CAIRO - 29 October 2022: An official source at the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy confirmed that after operating the Dabaa nuclear power plant with a capacity of 4,800 megawatts, the volume of carbon dioxide emissions reduction will reach 14 million tons annually, which is equivalent to removing 3 million cars from the roads. The source added that the intensive development of nuclear energy is one of the main means to combat global warming, as the volume of global carbon dioxide emissions reached nearly 32 billion tons annually and it continues to grow. The source went on explanining that it is expected that the amount of CO2 emitted will exceed the threshold of 34 billion tons per year by 2030. The source said that one of the important advantages of nuclear energy is its effectiveness in terms of its energy density, as one kilogram of uranium with an enrichment rate of up to 4%, when fully burned, provides an amount of energy equivalent to burning about 100 tons of high-quality coal or 60 tons of oil. Nuclear power is considered a major source of electricity generation and contributes to decarbonization.

Art D’Egypte on Thursday began its international contemporary art exhibition, “Forever Is Now,” at the Giza Plateau in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and UNESCO. The participants will present ambitious and environmentally friendly artwork against the backdrop of the Giza Pyramids. The founder of Art D’Egypte, Nadine Abdel-Ghaffar, said:“Our global success last year motivated us to develop new plans that will once again astonish the world. The second edition of Forever is Now is a meditation on timelessness, heritage, ecology and humanity, placing contemporary artworks in view of the ancient magnificence of the pyramids. “Forever is Now II is not simply a revival of this history, for the past can never be complete in the present.

In the past few days, many rumors have spread about the termination of the contract between Rotana and the Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab. Abdel Wahab has been in a state of deep depression after taking drugs and being hospitalized. In a related context, a news was circulated that Abdel Wahab’s ex-husband Hossam Habib was the one managing her Facebook account after the crisis that she went through. According to Lebanese TV presenter Nidal al-Ahmadiya, Habib is the one who manages the Facebook account of Abdel Wahab. Many predicted Habib was behind the incident because Abdel Wahab was prohibited from using her phone in the hospital.

CAIRO – 28 October 2022: Number of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram users around the world have complained, Friday that the social networks services have all gone down in a huge outage. Independent outage monitor ‘Down Detector’ has recorded thousands of reports that all these Meta-owned apps going down. ‘Down Detector’ tweeted that both Facebook and Instagram had reported down and it is believed to be affecting people around the world. Similar outage took place during the past period, as ‘Down detector’ reported Last October that users trying to access Facebook in affected areas were greeted with the message: "Something went wrong. "We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products," Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said on Twitter, echoing similar statements from Instagram and WhatsApp.

Aliou Dieng scores for Al Ahly in the Cairo derby, photo courtesy of Ahmed AwwadCAIRO - 28 October 2022: Al Ahly and Zamalek coaches announced their starting Line-up for the Egyptian Super Cup match, which will be played on Friday night at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain. Around 25k fans will pack the stadium in Al Ain to watch their beloved teams fighting for the precious title. Al Ahly's starting line-up: Mohamed El Shenawy, Akram Tawfik, Ali Maaloul, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Mahmoud Metwally, Hamdy Fathy, Amr El Soulia, Taher Mohamed Taher, Ahmed Abdelkader, Bruno Savio and Shady Hussein. Zamalek's starting line-up: Mohamed Awwad, Hamza Mathlouthi, Hossam Abdelmegid, Mohamed Abdelghany, Ahmed Fattouh, Omar Gaber, Imam Ashour, Zakaria El Wardy, Mohamed Ashraf (Roka), Ahmed Sayed Zizo and Seifeddine Jaziri. The two giants of Cairo met in the domestic Super Cup final on seven previous occasions, with the Red Eagles lifting the cup five times after beating their rivals.