AFP - Pep Guardiola fears Tottenham's recent slump could cause a problem for Manchester City as Antonio Conte's side bid to bounce back against the Premier League leaders. But Guardiola has no intention of taking another victory for granted given his admiration for Tottenham manager Conte. "The fact that they've lost three times, they will be more difficult tomorrow," Guardiola told reporters on Friday. That sparked speculation that Conte would not last much longer at eighth-placed Tottenham, but Guardiola is confident the Italian will get it right given time. Every manager needs time, needs investment, needs many things to be there for a long time or have success, especially in this country.

The closing session of the Fourth Conference of the Arab Parliament and Speakers of Arab Councils and Parliaments, at the headquarters of the Arab League, on Saturday saw the honoring of four projects as the best projects and initiatives for sustainable development in the Arab world in 2021, with Egypt’s New Administrative Capital amongst them. The Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman al-Asoomi and the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, handed over the best Arab project for sustainable development 2021 award to the Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Hanafi al-Gebalidue New Administrative Capital as the largest smart city in the Middle East. The Speaker of the Shura Council, Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, was also awarded for the “NEOM” project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The New Administrative Capital city, costing approximately LE380 billion, will become Egypt’s administrative and financial capital, hosting dozens of foreign embassies as well as local government offices. The plan to move state employees to the government district in the New Administrative Capital will be implemented on several stages.

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Friday said it fired interceptor missiles and protectively scrambled warplanes after what it described as a drone launched from Lebanon crossed its tense northern border. Hours later, investigations concluded the drone managed to return to Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement, stopping short of blaming Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group on launching the drone. The move comes just a day after Israel shot down what it said was another drone, allegedly from Hezbollah. Israel considers the Iranian-backed Hezbollah to be its greatest immediate threat, possessing an estimated 150,000 rockets and missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel. Israel has long expressed concerns that Hezbollah would obtain or develop guided missiles and attack drones.

AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 18 (Reuters) – An Indian court on Friday sentenced 38 Muslim men to death and ordered life in prison for 11 others for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 in the city of Ahmedabad that killed more than 50 people, lawyers said. The explosions had badly shaken the western state of Gujarat, where Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 are believed to have killed thousands, mostly Muslims. A group called the “Indian Mujahideen” had claimed responsibility for the blasts on July 26, 2008. A defence lawyer said they would appeal the verdict in a higher court. “But the court awarded death to the majority of them.

Six African countries, including Egypt and Tunisia, were selected to produce mRNA vaccines, as the first beneficiary of a global vaccine production program led by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chose these countries, namely Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, Kenya, Senegal and Nigeria,. This is intended to allow the African continent which receives vaccines in a very limited way: to produce its own vaccines to combat the pandemic and other diseases, it said. “The pandemic has highlighted the need for increased local production of vaccines globally. So far, only 1 percent of the vaccines used in Africa are produced in this continent of 1.3 billion people.

Medical experts warned that the extreme weather could lead to more dire consequences, such as kidney failure, stroke, excessive bleeding and skin cancer in Albinos. “Another thing that can happen under this kind of hot and humid weather is that it will affect the brain and blood. It makes the blood less viscous and can easily escape from the vessels, causing excessive bleeding and haemorrhagic stroke. In a weather advisory released by the central forecast office, the agency said certain states in the northern and southern parts of the country would experience extreme heat. It, therefore, advised that to cope and stay safe in the extreme heat, Nigerians needed to drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration and avoid leaving humans or animals in the car, especially young children.

CAIRO – 17 February 2022: Manar Ghanem, a member of the Meteorological Authority's media center, revealed that there is an air depression called the "upper groove" that will hit Egypt on Friday. She explained that this situation is very normal given the unstable weather that Egypt is accustomed to in the winter. Ghanem said that the air depression will start from the afternoon of Friday until Sunday, and its peak will be on Saturday, where a thunder rain is expected. She pointed out that the rain will cover most regions of the country, and its intensity will vary from one governorate to another, and it will reach torrential rains in some governorates, such Upper Egypt. She added that the temperature in Cairo will drop to 15 degrees.

JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday dropped a “Green Pass” policy requiring proof of vaccination, recovery from COVID-19 or a negative test to enter some public venues, further rolling back restrictions as a wave of infections recedes. During its previous coronavirus wave, Israel adopted a “Living with COVID” policy. Some scientists have criticised the government for easing restrictions over the past month rather than taking more measures to slow Omicron. Israel, with a population of 9.4 million, has logged around 3.5 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and more than 9,700 deaths. Some experts estimate that up to half the population may have been infected by Omicron.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and King Philippe Leopold of Belgium at the Royal Palace of Brussels on February 17, 2022. Press PhotoCAIRO – 17 February 2022: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met Wednesday with King Philippe Leopold of Belgium at the Royal Palace of Brussels during his state visit to attend the 6th European Union-African Union Summit scheduled for Thursday. Spokesperson of the Egyptian Presidency Bassam Rady indicated in a press statement that the king commended the extended historical ties between Belgium and Egypt, stipulating his country's keenness on developing bilateral relations on all levels. The king also lauded the pivotal role assumed by Egypt in the realm of establishing stability in the Middle East and Africa, particularly in terms of combating illegal migration, terrorism, religious coexistence, and backing peaceful solutions to regional crises. On his side, the president noted that Belgian-Egyptian cooperation has recently grown, expressing aspiration to expand economic and trade partnerships between both states through, particularly, enlarging the size of Belgian investments in Egypt.

The Cabinet Media Center in Egypt denied on Wednesday reports from social media claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are available in pharmacies. The Media Center contacted the Ministry of Health and Population, which also denied the claims and stressed that there is no grounds for providing coronavirus vaccines in pharmacies. The center confirmed that the various types of coronavirus vaccines are provided and made available only within the centers designated to receive vaccines across the country. The Media Center appealed to various media outlets and social media users to investigate accuracy and objectivity in publishing news, and to communicate with the concerned authorities to check before publishing information that is not based on any facts. To report any rumors or false information, please send it to the WhatsApp numbers of the Cabinet Media Center (01155508688 -01155508851) 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or via e-mail ([email protected]).

CAIRO – 16 February 2022: The ancient city of Thebes was one of the most important and richest cities in ancient Egypt. For long periods of ancient Egyptian history, Thebes was the religious and political capital of the country. Hypostyle hall, Temple of Luxor, Thebes, Egypt. Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt. Stephen Fullard-Emrys-CameronCreative Commons Legal CodeThe Colossi of Memnon at Madīnat Habu in Thebes, Egypt.

Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced during a Wednesday cabinet meeting that the Molnupiravir antiviral drug will be provided in government pharmacies. The Cabinet also reviewed a report from Abdel Ghaffar regarding developments in the epidemiological situation of the coronavirus locally and internationally. Abdel Ghaffar also touched on the current situation of contracting and supplying coronavirus vaccines, stating that the total volume of vaccines both consumed and available amounted to 140.5 million doses. The total consumed doses of the coronavirus vaccines amounted to 67.7 million doses, with 29.2 million people who have been fully immunized with the first and second doses and more than 811,000 people with booster doses. He added more than 73.9 million doses, sufficient for more than 52 million citizens were available.

CAIRO – 16 February 2022: The recovery rate from the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Egyptian isolation hospitals reached 85 percent, after receiving the necessary medical care according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO), said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Wednesday. Last month, the Cairo International Airport received 4 million coronavirus vaccine doses from the United Kingdom, according to the British Ambassador to Egypt Gareth Bayley. The United States of America announced on Sunday sending to Egypt a new delivery of 1.8 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, funded by the US government. “So far, the US has delivered more than 21 million high-quality U.S. vaccine doses that will help protect the people of Egypt from coronavirus,” said the US embassy in Cairo. On 16 January 2022, Egypt received 3 million doses of Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine, provided by the US, through COVAX in cooperation with GAVI Alliance.

The Ministry of Transport plans to apply a unified ticket for mass transportation, to include the railway, metro, monorail and all electric trains. Youm7 published nine points about the planned unified ticket as follows:1- The unified ticket is similar to the smart card currently used at metro stations. 2- The unified ticket will allow the passengers to use the railway, metro, monorail and electric trains. 7- The unified ticket aims to facilitate easier procedures for citizens so they do not have to stand in queues at ticket booking windows in stations. 8- The unified ticket will be first applied with the start of operating the electric train.

CAIRO – 15 February 2021: Access Program of the U.S. embassy in Cairo was launched Monday, taking 160 young Egyptian students in a two-year journey of learning English and other skills essential for their character building. The class from Cairo included 20 visually impaired students, and their facilitator was Dr. Maged Rushdy, a visually impaired AMIDEAST teacher. The U.S. embassy partners with AMIDEAST and the American University in Cairo to hold Access. The program teaches English, but also presentation and computer skills, and tackles community service and leadership. Alshaimaa Sayed, a student from Hurghada who is originally from Qena, Upper Egypt, told Egypt Today how the program, only six months in so far, has changed her attitude outside of Access.