Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) and the National Water Research Center (NWRC) have signed a joint cooperation protocol to bolster national efforts in water resource management and development. The protocol, announced at a workshop on Tuesday, aims to leverage the expertise of both institutions to address Egypt’s water challenges. Sherif Mohammadi, head of NWRC, stressed the importance of collaboration between research institutions to confront challenges related to natural resources. Additionally, the protocol aims to advance research in new and renewable energy to rationalise water consumption in power generation. The meeting showcased the capabilities of both institutions, highlighting modern technologies that could revolutionise the study and sustainability of water resources.

BRICS foreign ministers, meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, have voiced their full support for Russia’s chairmanship of the group in 2024 under the theme “Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security.”The two-day event, chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, included representatives from both BRICS member states and partner countries. In a joint statement, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering strategic cooperation across three key areas: politics and security, economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian ties. They also reiterated their dedication to the BRICS spirit of mutual respect, equality, solidarity, openness, and inclusiveness. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasised the role BRICS countries can play in shaping a multipolar world and economic globalization. This meeting marked the first gathering of foreign ministers since the BRICS expansion in 2024, which saw Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia join the original members Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Russia will host the fourth BRICS Solutions Awards competition to showcase the best technological solutions and practices from BRICS countries. Organised by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) in collaboration with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the competition will be held with the support of the BRICS Business Council. BRICS Solutions Awards’ participants can submit projects in eight categories, including Climate and Environmental Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Services, and Competencies and Human Resources Development, TV BRICS reported. The submission deadline is 31 July, and the results will be announced during the BRICS Business Council meeting in October 2024, ahead of the BRICS summit. “This BRICS Solutions Awards competition was held in 2020 when Russia was the chair of BRICS, we also held it in India and China,” Makarov said.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly participated in the opening session of the first international forum of the New Development Bank (NDB) in Egypt on Tuesday, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. He underscored the event’s importance in presenting Egypt’s development initiatives, progress in community development, poverty reduction, infrastructure construction, and efforts to support the private sector. He emphasised the importance of the NDB in supporting member states’ development plans amidst regional and international economic challenges, noting the decline in available financing and the inadequacies of the current international financial system. During the forum, a documentary film highlighted the NDB’s contributions to development efforts among member states. Rania Al-Mashat, the Minister of International Cooperation, underscored the forum’s significance in bolstering Egypt’s development plans and exploring new avenues for economic cooperation.

Caracas, June 11 (RHC)-- The Latin American and Egyptian news platforms, teleSUR and Daily News Egypt, respectively, have announced the signing of an agreement to promote news collaboration between both agencies, both entities said. A statement said Egypt's English-language newspaper, Daily News Egypt, agreed on what it called "an innovative media partnership aimed at fostering news sharing and collaboration across continents." teleSUR and Daily News Egypt, with this partnership, aim to "enrich the news landscape of both regions by providing diverse perspectives and in-depth coverage of global events." In return, teleSUR will be able to use news content and programs produced by Daily News Egypt, further diversifying its programming and expanding its global reach. The partnership also includes provisions for collaboration on live broadcasts, joint production of news segments and sharing of journalistic expertise.

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.