CAIRO - 8 October 2022: President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi congratulated Egyptians and the Arab World on Saturday on the occasion of Mawlid Al-Nabi anniversary (Prophet Muhammad's birthday). "Let us make this virtuous memory a beacon, an approach, and a model that strengthens our determination and will in building our lives and future,” Sisi said in a social media post. Egyptians celebrate the Mawlid on Saturday this year, which is a paid holiday for the public and private sectors. Sisi said Prophet Muhamamd is a role model for humanity, adding that his life was dominated by a superior morality. President Sisi, meanwhile, greeted people of Egypt and all the Arab and Muslim peoples on Mawlid, urging the Egyptians to follow the example of Prophet Muhammad.

CAIRO – 8 October 2022: Egypt’s First Lady Entissar Amer said Mawlid Al-Nabi anniversary is a blessed occasion from which we inspire the highest meanings of mercy, love, humility and sincere will. Amer congratulated the Egyptian people and the Arab and Islamic world on Mawlid Al-Nabi anniversary. “Peace be upon our honorable prophet,” Amer said, praying to God to bestow blessings upon Egypt. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi also congratulated Egyptians and the Arab World on Saturday on the occasion of Mawlid Al-Nabi anniversary. Egyptians celebrate the Mawlid on Saturday this year, which is a paid holiday for the public and private sectors.

Under the title “100 Years of Tutankhamun: Wonderful Antiquities”, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will launch, starting October 6, for a period of thirty days, a campaign on its website and on various social media platforms, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of one of the most important and wonderful archaeological discoveries in the world. The campaign aims to introduce some of the distinctive artifacts discovered in the tomb of the Golden King and raise the tourist and archaeological awareness among Egyptians of the importance of King Tut’s tomb discovery, which was made on November 4, 1922 by the British archaeologist Howard Carter. The antiquities discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun at that time were transferred to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and these pieces are now being transferred successively to the Grand Egyptian Museum, where it will be fully displayed for the first time. The campaign is scheduled to end with a conference entitled “Transcending Eternity: The Centennial Tutankhamun Conference” in Luxor, organized by the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

CAIRO – 7 October 2022: Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias would visit Egypt next week, announced the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Friday. Egypt's ambassador to Athens Omar Amer discussed with Deputy of Greek Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis the preparations for the visit, the statement added. The meeting focused on ways to develop bilateral relations between Egypt and Greece, especially with regard to signing a memorandum of understanding between the two countries in the field of benefiting from Egyptian labor in Greece. The two sides also discussed the current international and regional developments.

The Egyptian consortium, consisting of the Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric, announced the developments of the construction of the first dam in Tanzania. The Egyptian consortium said that it celebrated on Thursday the completion of casting the last cube of reinforced concrete in the body of the main dam in Tanzania. Egyptian Minister of Housing, Assem al-Gazzar, confirmed that with the completion of the construction of the main dam, the Egyptian consortium has begun preparing to start holding the waters of the Rufiji River behind the dam. An operational capacity of 32.7 billion cubic meters and a maximum capacity of 34 billion cubic meters. With the main dam height reaching 190 meters above sea level on a base of about 20,000 square meters and a length of up to 1,033 meters at the top, the Egyptian alliance has successfully.

Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir inaugurated on Wednesday evening the first part of the third phase of the third metro line, which extends for four km and includes four stations. The four stations are Nasser, Maspero, Zamalek and Kit Kat stations. For the first time, Cairo is connected to Giza at the Nasser interchange station, which connects the third metro line to the first line, which will enable more than two million passengers on the first line to use the third line easily without switching at the Ataba station. The capacity of the first part is 200,000 passengers per day, with an average of 50,000 passengers for each of the four stations. Another branch extends to the south to Mohandessin and Boulaq al-Dakrour areas via Wadi al-Nil and the Arab League streets, until Cairo University.

The Egyptian Finance Ministry has vowed to pay LE 2 billion (€102 mln) to exporting companies, with the aim of providing the liquidity required to complete the production and export cycle. According to Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, the total amount spent by the government to pay the arrears of exporting companies during the past two years stood at LE 33 billion. He added that the coming period will see more incentives for the business community and also work on solving and facilitating all problems with government agencies. The annual inflation rate in Egyptian cities rose to 14.6 percent in August, the highest level in nearly four years, compared to 13.6 percent in July, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. This new rise in annual inflation, which reached its highest level since November 2018, was mainly driven by higher prices for vegetables, grains, bread, cigarettes and transportation, despite the decline in fruit, meat and poultry prices.

CAIRO - 6 October 2022: Egypt has opened the first care home for blind elderly women within the framework of the celebrations of the Charitable Investment Fund to support people with disabilities. "We aim to provide a safe home for every blind elderly woman," said Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj as that the Charitable Investment Fund to Support People with Disabilities contributes to financing the first care home for blind elderly women. She went on explaining that the Fund signed a cooperation protocol with the Al-Nour and Al-Amal Association with the aim of providing a safe home for every blind elderly woman. It is worth mentioning that the home provides comprehensive accommodation for disabled women, 24 hour internal supervision, and specialized programs with psychological and social support offered by specialists in addition to full health care. The home also provides many cultural, recreational and social activities such as holding parties and trips for blind elderly women as a kind of support for them.

CAIRO - 5 October 2022: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi underlined the need of following the role model of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in enduring hardships, challenges and facing adversity with determination, will and patience. In his speech during a ceremony organized Wednesday by Awqaf Ministry on the occasion of El-Mouled el-Nabawi (Prophet Muhammad's birthday anniversary), President Sisi said Prophet Muhamamd is a role model for humanity, adding that his life was dominated by a superior morality. President Sisi, meanwhile, greeted people of Egypt and all the Arab and Muslim peoples on the occasion of the anniversary of El-Mouled el-Nabawi. The president also prayed to Allah Almighty to repeat this great anniversary with goodness to the Egyptian people and to all Muslims around the globe. He urged the Egyptians to follow the example of Prophet Muhammad, exert their utmost effort to achieve a qualitative leap in the performance of Egypt and provide all aspects of strength and advancement on all levels.

This came in his word before a celebration held by the embassy under the title “one month to go” to mark one month until COP27 and celebrate the Egyptian-British green partnership. The British diplomat said his country is proud, in its capacity as head of Glasgow COP26, for handing over the COP27 presidency to Egypt. The event saw the launch of the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), a technical assistance program funded by the UK government, to support low-carbon projects in Egypt and connect them with investors. The Climate Finance Accelerator aims to improve the flow of green finance or climate finance in Egypt by providing climate-friendly projects with practical support and advice from technical, financial, and gender equality and social inclusion experts. This will help increase the chances of these projects securing investment and also support Egypt to develop a sustainable pipeline of bankable, low-carbon projects.

Egypt will end the year by hosting two major global fashion shows from some of the world’s leading brands. The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, announced Monday that the international fashion house Stefano Ricci has chosen Egypt this year to celebrate its 50th anniversary in Luxor Governorate, alongside an international fashion show from Dior in the Giza Pyramids area. “In December, the international fashion house Dior will conduct a fashion show in the pyramids area, and more than a thousand people will attend in Cairo hotels, and the major international channels will cover the event,” Waziri explained during an interview with CBC satellite channel. and Filippo (Creative Director). They are more committed than ever to bringing Italian fashion and lifestyle to the world, with over 65 boutiques internationally, including Flagship Stores in the capital cities throughout the world as well as 19 shop-in-shops.”

CAIRO - 4 October 2022: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday Egypt pays attention to fostering security and stability in the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC). Shoukry's remarks came during his meeting with his Congolese counterpart Christophe Lutundula on the sidelines of the preparatory ministerial meeting for COP27 in Kinshasa, Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zied said. Egypt will spare no effort to offer all forms of support to consolidate stability in DR Congo, Shoukry noted. The top diplomat pointed to the impact of operating the first direct airline between Cairo and Kinshasa in March in boosting economic cooperation. The two ministers discussed developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)'s negotiations, asserting Egypt's firm stance toward this file.

Oct 3 (Reuters) - Real Madrid President Florentino Perez said European football is "sick" and that changes are needed to stop younger fans drifting away from the sport, again touting the prospect of a Super League made up of the continent's elite clubs. Perez is one of the key architects of the European Super League, which folded less than 48 hours after it was announced in April last year, following an outcry by fans, governments and players. The response to the breakaway league forced Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid to pull out, but Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus remain holdouts. "Our beloved sport is sick, especially in Europe, and, of course, in Spain," Perez told the club's general assembly on Sunday. The Super League sued UEFA and FIFA at a Spanish court, which later sought guidance from the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union, which will deliver its ruling next year.

As we slowly transition into fall, we bid farewell to summer parties, spending long hours in the sun, and exotic beach getaways. While summer comes with some unhealthy habits fall is here for us to readjust our habits and focus more on our self-care. Since you fulfilled your appetite’s cravings with desserts and fatty food, you should detox your body and shift to healthy eating. Spend less time on social media or even go for a social media detox for a while. You can do yoga, meditate, journal, or soak up the last bit of warm weather in a morning walk.

Domestic liquidity in the Egyptian banking sector increased to EGP 6.808trn in August 2022, compared to EGP 6.708trn in July, a growth of EGP 99.7bn. According to the CBE, demand deposits recorded EGP 814.964bn in August, compared to EGP 774.428bn in July. The public business sector acquired about EGP 56.325bn of the August demand deposits, the private sector EGP 511.547bn, and the household sector EGP 247.301bn. The CBE pointed out that the public business sector acquired about EGP 12.093bn of demand deposits in foreign currencies, the private business sector EGP 153.342bn, and the household sector EGP 75.839bn. The public business sector acquired the equivalent of about EGP 41.261bn of time deposits and savings certificates in foreign currencies, the private business sector about EGP 127.932bn, and the household sector EGP 471.6bn.