Second is obliging Israel to end the siege and stop using mass starvation as a collective punishment for the people of Gaza. They hope for a future that reestablishes some confidence in the international law and in the justice and credibility of the so-called "Rules-based International Order."" "The responsibility for the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Gaza Strip lies squarely with the Israeli side. This crisis is the deliberate outcome of a devastating, vindictive war waged against the Strip, its people, its infrastructure, and its medical system. This outrageous war has employed mass starvation and brutal siege to render the Gaza Strip uninhabitable and forcibly displace its inhabitants from their lands, with utter disregard for international conventions and moral humanitarian principles and standards," the Egyptian president added.

CAIRO – 11 June 2024: The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources unveiled in a statement Tuesday that the pilot operation of a newly-devised system for analyzing satellite images to identify the spatial distribution of crop types had begun in Kafr El Sheikh governorate. The project is about developing "machine learning" algorithms that produce crop type maps enabling a better distribution of irrigation water and monitoring of crop growth. The spatial distribution of crop types is currently carried out through remote sensing, and irrigation water distribution is decided using the software dubbed RIBASIM (River Basin Planning and Management).

CAIRO – 11 June 2024: Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expats Soha Gendi met Monday with Ambassador of Netherlands to Cairo Peter Mollema to discuss establishing a Dutch migration center in Egypt within the country's "Survival Boats" initiative that qualifies Egyptian laborers to work in Europe. Minister Gendi noted that the center would help learn more about the needs of the Dutch labor market, and hence, deliver the suitable training to youth in governorates that used to produce the largest numbers of illegal migrants. On that front, the minister highlighted that no single illegal migrants boat had sailed towards Europe since 2016. In that context, he commended the investment opportunities in Egypt and incentives offered. Minister Gendi stated early in May that the Egyptian and Italian governments were in the process of setting up a center for employment and legal migration.

CAIRO - 10 June 2024: The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that the UN Security Council was too late in carrying out its responsibility, which allowed thousands of Palestinian casualties to fall, according to Al-Qahera News TV channel report. Aboul Gheit added: "The Israeli aggression must be curbed immediately." The UN Security Council adopted a draft American resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional implementation of the deal between the Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinian factions, to exchange prisoners and hostages. The Security Council adopted the American resolution, with 14 countries agreeing and one country abstaining from voting. Russia abstained from voting on the US draft resolution regarding the calm in the Gaza Strip.

CAIRO - 10 June 2024: Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Issa, received Ambassador Frank Hartmann, Ambassador of Germany to Cairo, and Ambassador Georg Postinger, Ambassador of Austria to Cairo, at the Ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital. These meetings came to determine the situation of the tourists who booked their trips to Egypt with the German Travel and Tourism Group FTI, which recently declared bankruptcy, and who are currently present in various Egyptian tourist destinations, and to ensure that they receive the services they were promised in accordance with the contracts concluded, and the position of the dues of hotel establishments and Egyptian tourism companies contracting with the group. These two meetings were attended by Professor Youmna Al-Bahar, Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs and Minister’s Office Affairs, Engineer Ahmed Youssef, Assistant Minister for Institutional Communication and the Ministry’s official spokesman, and Ambassador Khaled Tharwat, Advisor to the Minister for International Relations and General Supervisor of the General Administration of International Relations and Agreements in the Ministry.

Nizhny Novgorod – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira met on the sidelines of a BRICS foreign ministers meeting to discuss cooperation in BRICS and the G20, where both countries hold the presidency this year. The Russian Foreign Ministry described the discussions as “interesting and constructive”, covering key areas of bilateral strategic partnership and collaboration on international platforms. The ministers also addressed international and regional issues, including the conflict in Ukraine. The meeting took place amidst a friendly atmosphere, reflecting the traditionally strong ties between Russia and Brazil, the ministry stated. No further details of the discussions were provided.

The minister expressed Egypt's happiness about its representation for the first time as a member state in BRICS. With regard to BRICS, the minister pointed out that the recent expansion of the bloc boosted its capability in representing developing countries in that critical timing. On that front, he displayed Egypt's priorities and expectations saying that BRICS should keep calling for a global economic governance that is more inclusive of developing countries. That is in addition to supporting developmental funding, encouraging multilateral banks to provide soft loans to developing states, and backing regional trade agreements in the south. The foreign minister said that the increasing use of national currencies in transactions between BRICS' member states would play a major role in improving the resilience of their economies.

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Deputy Minister of Finance for Fiscal Policies and Institutional Reform, Ahmed Kouchouk, announced significant strides in establishing tax neutrality principles to bolster the private sector’s contribution to the nation’s GDP. Kouchouk highlighted the State Ownership Policy Document as a pivotal framework supporting the shift toward a more competitive economy. He stressed that a robust competition policy guarantees equal regulatory conditions for all market participants, regardless of ownership or origin. Guimbert warned that a lack of market competition could significantly impact the private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). He commended the government’s recent initiatives to integrate the private sector into business operations and expressed confidence that the State Ownership Policy Document would further empower the private sector.

Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been sworn in as India’s Prime Minister for a third term on Sunday. Modi’s 3.0 cabinet consists of 72 ministers, including 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State. International dignitaries attending the event included President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka, President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives, Vice-President Ahmed Afif of Seychelles, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth of Mauritius, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ of Nepal, and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan. Modi’s historic third term marks him as only the second Indian leader to achieve this milestone, following the country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. On Friday, elected MPs voted Modi as the leader of the Lok Sabha, the BJP parliamentary party, and the NDA.

CAIRO – June 9 2024: Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered near the White House in Washington, D.C., urging President Joe Biden to cease all military aid to Israel and to call for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza. Many demonstrators wore the red and green colors of the Palestinian flag as they marched towards the White House area. Biden was not at the White House on Saturday; he was in France on an official visit, where he attended a formal dinner with President Emmanuel Macron. Pro-Palestine activists outside the White House, who have been highly critical of Biden's response to the war, form a crucial part of his base, comprising young and non-white voters. They urged these groups to reconsider their support for Biden ahead of the upcoming presidential election in the fall.

Finance Minister Mohamed Maait has reaffirmed the government’s dedication to comprehensive economic reforms aimed at confronting both domestic and international obstacles. Maait underscored the government’s objective to fortify the economy, with a heightened focus on domestic manufacturing and export enhancement. Addressing a workshop hosted by the International Monetary Fund’s Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Centre (METAC), the Finance Minister acknowledged the government’s substantial progress in refining the business environment and invigorating private sector expansion to stimulate economic dynamics. The strategy is to bolster private investment inflows, implementing vigilant and forward-thinking fiscal strategies to allure both domestic and international investors. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to bolster financial governance to safeguard public finances from the adverse effects of ongoing global and regional turmoil,” Maait declared.

Human genome projects, which compile all genetic information of an organism, have made this possible, benefiting various sectors. The Human Genome Project (HGP)Driven by the desire to understand the human genome, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences formed a special committee in 1988 to develop the project in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Timeline of Human Genome Projects1984: The idea of the HGP emerged during the "Alta Summit," highlighting the growing role of DNA technologies. 2012: Published the Human Genome Guidebook, revealing that about 80% of our genome, previously considered "junk DNA," is actually functional. The Egyptian Genome Project aims to bring similar revolutionary changes, leveraging genomic data to improve healthcare, enhance human potential, and position Egypt at the forefront of global scientific advancements.

Still, the Biden administration believes there is an opportunity to close the deal, one US official said. Biden unleashed the pressure campaignThe Biden administration’s intense pressure campaign coincides with Biden’s speech last Friday declaring that Hamas must accept the Israeli proposal on the table. Biden laid out three phases of a deal that he said the Israelis had transmitted to Hamas the night before he spoke. And now, one week after the latest Israeli proposal was transmitted to Hamas, it remains unclear if the pressure campaign will succeed. Miller acknowledged Wednesday that Sinwar might not see it as in his interest to accept the deal on the table.

Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have signed a cooperation protocol to enhance food safety control and trade between the two nations. The agreement, signed by NFSA Head Tarek El Houby and FDA Director General Christian Ntomba, aims to strengthen coordination in areas such as conformity assessment procedures, mutual recognition of regulatory performance, and ensuring equivalent implementation of food safety controls. Furthermore, the agreement covers cooperation in risk assessment, inspection, testing, and detection of food contaminants, in line with international regulations. This agreement aligns with the NFSA’s plans to conclude several cooperation agreements with African counterparts, aiming to achieve integration and consistency in food safety policies and regulatory systems across the continent. This initiative follows the outcomes of the High-Level Forum of African Food Safety Authorities, organized by the NFSA in October 2023.