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.

CAIRO – 27 October 2022: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will travel to Algiers on Friday to take part in meetings of the Arab League (AL) council ahead of the upcoming Arab summit. The ministerial meetings come as part of preparations for holding the 31st Arab League summit on November 1-2 in Algeria, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said Thursday. Shoukry is scheduled to take part in the Arab foreign ministers’ meetings, to be held on October 29-30. The meetings are expected to review the summit agenda and decisions to be introduced during the summit activities. Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit arrived on Thursday in Algeria, ahead of the Summit.

ÕThe Egyptian Economic Conference 2022 – which was attended by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi – announced on Tuesday 25/10/2022 reaching several key recommendations and proposals which were reached in light of opinions of participating experts and specialists. The conference’s recommendations called for promoting the role of the non-banking financial sector and activating a program for expanding the ownership base of state-owned companies through the stock market. The ministry was also asked to continue preparing a legislation for facilitating measures for establishing financial companies with the aim to invest in emerging firms. Within the framework of promoting the private sector’s participation, the recommendations included governance of state-owned assets. Also they urged for launching an investment promotion campaign and expanding logistic and economic zones, especially in Upper Egypt.

The ambassador added that there is a gap of finance as the African countries receive only 2 percent of the international investments in renewable energy while 600 million Africans no access to electricity. “If we looked at the climate finance pledges, they are minimal comparing to what was mobilized for COVID-19. The Challenge is not for providing or mobilizing or making available climate finance, sometimes the challenge is the political will and commitments to go beyond the cop to deliver on the ground what has been accomplished for the COPs,” he continued. As for the participation of UK King Charles III, Ambassador Nasr said that Egypt is still inviting him to attend the conference as the king is known with his advocacy for climate change. The ambassador invited new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the conference, hoping that the UK doesn’t make “backsliding” on its financial pledges despite its economic crisis.

Germany provides the World Food Programme in Egypt, within the framework of “One World Free of Hunger” initiative, an additional €20m, bringing the volume of its contribution to the programme to a total amount of €110m, thus Germany becomes the largest contributor to the World Food Programme in Egypt at the bilateral level . Allocating this amount aims to provide food security for the most vulnerable segments of population and enhance their ability to resist the current crises, according to a press release on Tuesday. German ambassador to Egypt Frank Hartmann stated: “We are all witnessing not only the effects of climate change, but also the consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This is where short-term food aid and sustainable food security improvement programmes come in. The German contribution to the World Food Programme in Egypt consists of several different components, the German multi-year strategy towards some countries focuses on strengthening national capacities to address the causes of food insecurity and at the same time meet humanitarian needs.

The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek el-Mulla, held talks, on Tuesday, with the Qatari Minister of Energy, Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi. This was also with his accompanying delegation, on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Forum of Natural Gas Exporting Countries, whose activities are being held in Cairo. The two sides discussed joint cooperation projects and Egyptian-Qatari investments in the field of oil and gas. The meeting reviewed the current situation of the projects in which the Qatari side participates in Egypt, whether in the field of gas and oil exploration and exploration in the Red and Mediterranean seas, or in the field of oil refining. The meeting also witnessed a discussion of coordination and cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the Natural Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

CAIRO - 25 October 2022: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the keenness of the political leadership to pay attention to the family planning issue, through specific strategies and standards. Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said, “We aim to contribute to solving the problem of the high rates of caesarean sections, and to qualify midwives to follow up with pregnant women until they reach a safe delivery through doctors.”'We aim to provide the necessary medical devices and means of family planning and distribute them equitably to the places of service provision," he added. He went on explaining that the ministry is working to expand the number of rural women pioneers, who raise awareness among beneficiaries of reproductive health, and encourage women to give birth naturally for the positive impact of this type of delivery on the health of the mother and fetus. These awareness campaigns contribute in reducing caesarean section rates, and expanding the service of mobile clinics concerned with providing family medicine services. The ministry's campaign adopted door-to-door concept across governorates, to reach beneficiaries in all remote regions and places, and ensure their access to medical services, which contributes to achieving sustainable development goals in accordance with Egypt’s Vision 2030.

According to the country's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Issa, several environment-related activities will be organised as a result of the new plan, including the aforementioned tourism programmes dedicated to the event’s participants. The Minister’s goal is to link economy to climate targets, as environmental emergencies need to be addressed from all directions. The tourism programmes will be hosted by Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan and many more. Issa also mentioned that Egypt offers a wide range of tourism and archaeological attractions, such as spectacular scenery, warm weather, astonishing beaches, as well as a multitude of rich and prestigious cultural heritage sites. Egypt is the ideal destination for recreational, cultural, family and adventure tourism, offering a wide diversity of tourism products to the country’s international guests.

Source: today.rtl.luGermany: Wholesaler Metro sees double-digit growth in sales in fourth quarterWholesale giant Metro AG has reported a 11.8% increase in sales in the fourth quarter of its financial year, or 12.1% growth in euro-denominated terms. The group said that growth was driven by all segments of its business, including store-based, delivery and Metro markets, and that sales growth for the period was 'in line with expectations'. Retail sales amounted to SEK14bln (€1.3bln), up 15.5% year-on-year, while operating profit amounted to SEK975mln (€88.4mln). Source: stuff.co.nzDeliveroo expects lower sales growth amid ‘ongoing economic uncertainty’Deliveroo has reduced its full-year sales expectations and is “adapting financially” amid “ongoing economic uncertainty”. Sales growth also rose by 11% in this market to £944mln as Deliveroo’s orders grew by 5% to 37.7mln.