TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A video has emerged showing an Israeli soldier lining up school-aged Palestinian children and photographing them in a nighttime raid on their home. The video shines a light on the military’s tactics in the occupied West Bank, which activists say violate Palestinian rights. The video was released Wednesday by the Israeli rights group B’tselem and shows soldiers in a Palestinian home after dark. The Palestinian adults are seen gathering up the children from the home — some of them appearing to have been roused from sleep — and ushering them onto a balcony. You like when soldiers come and take pictures of your kids?”

CAIRO – 18 November 2021: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Prince Charles of Wales held talks Thursday in Al Itihadiyah Presidential Palace focusing on combating terrorism and extremism. On his Side, Prince Charles expressed appreciation for the warm welcome he got in Egypt delivering the greetings of the Queen Elizabeth. President Sisi and Prince Charles conferred over a number of matters of mutual interest, particularly counterterrorism, and combating extremism. That is in light of Prince Charles' multiple initiatives on that front and Egypt being the host country of COP27 in November 2022. Finally, President Sisi and Prince Charles expressed satisfaction over the positive evolution bilateral relations are experiencing currently as well as the ongoing continuous consultation in all fields on both the political and executive levels.

CAIRO – 18 November 2021: Spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces announced Thursday the launching of Egyptian-Greek Joint Air-Naval Exercises 'Medosa 11', which will last for several days with the participation of Cypriot, Emirati, and Jordanian elements. The exercises began with Egyptian and Greek naval forces carrying out drills southeastern Crete, and air forces holding lectures on mutual combat concepts among participating countries. Egypt is contributing by Mistral-class helicopter carrier 'Gamal Abdel Nasser' among other vessels as well as multirole combat aircraft. As for human elements, there are members of Special Forces, Naval Special Forces, and students at the Naval Academy. The exercise program includes the planning and administration of joint air and naval operations, and air and sea landing by Special Forces.

CAIRO - 18 November 2021: The crime of forging a COVID-19 vaccination certificate is punishable up by 3-10 imprisonment, said Health Ministry Spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar on Thursday. channel 1 that the use of the forged vaccination certificate is a mother crime that is punishable by imprisonment in accordance with the Penal Code. It also decided to bar unvaccinated citizens from entering public institutions, starting on December 1, 2021. The total number of those who have received COVID-19 vaccines reached 41 million citizens so far, said Abdel Ghaffar in media remarks to Al-Haya Al-Youm program on “Al Haya” T.V. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday issued directives for expanding COVID-19 vaccination campaigns for citizens and facilitating relevant procedures.

CAIRO - 18 November 2021: Egyptian authorities have allocated hundreds of housing units as temporary shelters for residents who were affected by sudden floods that hit Aswan, Upper Egypt, five days ago. Aswan Governor Ashraf Atiya allocated housing units in eastern Aswan to provide living stability and alleviate any suffering for the affected families. The governorate already has 612 units, part of which was allocated as urgent shelters for these families. The affected families can go back to their partially or completely collapsed homes after repairing or constructing them. Torrential rains and strong winds have hit several cities in Upper Egypt, with estimated 2,000 families affected in Aswan in addition to 106 rural houses collapsed and many crops were damaged, according to media reports.

CAIRO – 17 November 2021: Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag el Din said on Wednesday that Egypt currently has a large number of COVID-19 vaccines, noting that the Egyptian government has allocated all the necessary funds to obtained these vaccines. Tag el Din pointed out that Egypt has more than 1,000 vaccination centers spread throughout the country and that there is currently ‘very high demand’ of citizens to get vaccinated. On Monday, Tag el Din said that Egypt has all kinds of approved coronavirus vaccines enough for vaccinating all citizens. He explained that vaccinated citizens may be revaccinated since the coronavirus vaccines are effective for 6-9 months. The adviser noted that the peak of the fourth wave of Covid-19 has not been reached yet.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stressed the need to fully comply with the decisions of the Higher Committee for the Management of the Coronavirus Crisis. This means that there will be a ban for unvaccinated employees from entering their workplaces at government facilities, unvaccinated university students from entering universities as of November 15, as well as banning unvaccinated citizens from entering any government facility as of December 1. Abdel Ghaffar stated that the total number of those who received the vaccine amounted to 27,485,140 for first dose, and 14,454,652 for second dose. He pointed out that the total dose consumption was 41,939.792. The minister said that the number of vaccination centers will be expanded to include all metro stations of the three metro lines, in addition to train stations and malls.

Chicago-based manufacturer Boeing Co. meanwhile announced its first major sale at the Dubai Air Show, selling nearly $9 billion worth of 737 MAXs to India’s Akasa Air. Tim Clark of state-owned Emirates told reporters at the aviation show that a proposal to sell shares of Emirates “is out there” after his boss, Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, commented on the possibility. Clark described Emirates, long the jewel of the state-linked companies that make up what analysts call “Dubai Inc.,” as attractive to future investors. “The pandemic has set us back, of course, but as you know the profitability of Emirates is a well-known fact,” he said. He was blunt about the planes’ value to Emirates, noting that 80% of the carrier’s profitability came from the planes before the pandemic.

In press statements, he added that this will help Egypt turn into an international logistical hub that is based on using modern technology for benefiting from the excellent geographical location of the country. Also, this achievement will help facilitate local and international trade movement, he said, attributing this achievement to the unified electronic platform which is connecting all Egyptian ports.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the smog-shrouded Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures Wednesday to combat worsening air pollution after an order from the federal environment ministry. Besides the closure of schools, the Commission for Air Quality Management ordered a stop to construction activities until Nov. 21 and banned trucks carrying non-essential goods. The panel also directed the states to “encourage” work from home for half of the employees in all private offices. Forecasters warned air quality would worsen before the arrival of cold winds next week that will blow away the smog. Earlier this month, air quality levels fell to the “severe” category in the capital and residents faced bouts of severe, multiday pollution.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi instructed the expansion of vaccination campaigns for citizens against coronavirus and the facilitation of procedures to access vaccines. The vaccination campaigns are for the safety of the public, official spokesperson for the presidency Bassam Rady stated. The Ministry of Health confirmed that the frequency of vaccinations against the coronavirus will increase during the coming period with the expansion of vaccination centers. The rate of vaccination of workers in the state’s administrative apparatus has reached 95 percent, official spokesperson for the Health Ministry, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, said. He added that the administrative body is more committed to vaccination during the past weeks and that workers and employees were vaccinated through vaccination convoys at government agencies or through the normal vaccination mechanism.

CAIRO – 17 November 2021: Chairman of the Roads and Bridges Authority Hossam El Din Mostafa told Al Watan newspaper Wednesday that microbuses will be banned completely from using the Ring Road by the end of December 2021. The official pointed out that the alternative will be the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), which will have stations at major intersections. Section of Ring Road near Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural RoadMostafa underlined that the lanes of the Ring Road – crossed by 213,000 vehicles daily - will become seven up from four, except for the section extending in Mounib, which will encompass eight lanes. He added that trucks will be only allowed on the Ring Road between midnight and 6:00 a.m. The Ministry of Transportation plans to introduce the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Greater Cairo's Ring Road.

CAIRO, 17 November 2021: The Egyptian national team defeated its Gabonese guest, with two goals, on Tuesday afternoon, in the match that was held at the Army Stadium in Borg El Arab, in the sixth and final round of the World Cup qualifiers. Mohamed Magdy Afsha and Yohan Obiang scored an own goal for Egypt in the 4th and 74th minutes from a penalty kick, while Jim Alvina scored Gabon's only goal in the 54th minute. Egypt raised its score to 14 points to move away from the fifth group lead before the start of the play-off stage, while Gabon's balance froze at seven points, ahead of the Libyan team, while Angola is at the bottom of the group with five points. Carlos Queiroz took advantage of the match to give the largest number of players the chance to qualify for the final stage of the qualifiers. The Portuguese coach made 7 modifications to the starting lineup, and only the quartet of Mohamed El-Shennawy, Ahmed Hegazy, Amr Al-Sulayya and Mohamed Sherif remained from the last match against Angola.

CAIRO – 16 November 2021: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday issued directives for expanding COVID-19 vaccination campaigns for citizens, and facilitating relevant procedures. President Sisi's orders came during his meeting with Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag el Din, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said. Tag el Din told the president that the epidemiological situation is under control amid the approach of winter and the relative increase in the number of coronavirus cases. Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag el Din said on Monday Egypt has all kinds of approved coronavirus vaccines enough for vaccinating all citizens. He explained that vaccinated citizens may be revaccinated since the coronavirus vaccines are effective for 6-9 months.

CAIRO – 16 November 2021: The Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) of the Egyptian Cabinet showed the development in the petroleum sector during the past seven years, as it witnessed the signing of 99 petroleum agreements with investments amounting to $17 billion, in addition to the implementation of 45 projects to develop oil fields with investments of LE 565 billion. This came in a videograph published by the Information Center, which reviews the size of the petroleum sector's achievement during the last seven years. The videograph pointed out that investments in two new projects in the petrochemical sector in Damietta and Alexandria amounted to LE 72 billion, in addition to implementing 7 projects to develop refineries with investments of LE 86 billion. It indicated that the volume of domestic consumption of natural gas reached 47 million tons, with an increase of 35 percent compared to 2014/2015, and the number of housing units to which natural gas was delivered during the last seven years rose by 50 percent to 12.3 million units.