The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) during the early hours of Saturday received the first boat belonging to King Khufu 48 hours after transferring it from its place of display in the pyramids archeological area to the GEM. The General Supervisor of the GEM project and the surrounding area, Atef Moftah, explained that the transfer of the boat is one of the state’s most important archaeological engineering projects. Moftah stated that the boat was transported as one piece inside a metal structure lifted on a smart remote-controlled vehicle, which was brought in specifically for this purpose from abroad to safely settle the boat in its new location at the GEM’s Khufu Boat Museum. Back in August 2020, the Khufu Boat Museum was closed in the pyramids archeological area, and rehabilitation work began to transfer it to the Khufu Boat Building in GEM, currently being equipped with the latest scientific methods for museum display. In the next few days, the GEM is scheduled to organize a news conference on the details of transferring the first Khufu boat from its place of display in the pyramids area to GEM.

The price of the euro in EgyptThe average price of the European euro in Egypt with the Central Bank of Egypt stabilized at about 18.52 pounds for purchase, and 18.65 pounds for sale. Highest price for the euroThe highest price of the euro in Egypt came at about 18.61 pounds for purchase, and 18.73 pounds for sale, at the Arab Investment Bank. While the lowest price of the euro in Egypt came at about 18.44 pounds for purchase, and 18.59 pounds for sale, in the Housing and Development Bank. The euro in the National Bank of Egypt and Egypt (the two largest government banks) scored about 18.49 pounds for purchase, and 18.65 pounds for sale. The average price of the UAE dirham remained stable at about 4.26 pounds for purchase, and 4.28 pounds for sale.

CAIRO-6 August 2021: History has been made in Tokyo as Egyptian Karateka Giana Farouk won the bronze medal in Kumite 61kg. Farouk became the first Arab and African Karateka to win a medal in the Olympic Games in the sport's historic debut at the Olympic Games as one of the four sports added specifically for 2020 Olympic Games. In the semi-finals contest, Giana faced World N.2 Yin Xiaoyan from China, who finished on top of her group. According to the Karate regulations, the competitors who lose in the semi-finals win the bronze medal without the need to play the bronze-medal match. Giana's bronze medal is Egypt's fourth medal at Tokyo Olympic Games after Hedaya Malak and Seif Eissa who won the bronze in Taekwondo and Mohamed Ibrahim Kesho who won the bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.

CAIRO – 6 August 2021: Russian Ambassador in Cairo Georgiy Borisenko asserted his country’s willingness to work with Addis Ababa to reach a mutually acceptable agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute with Egypt and Sudan. “We are ready to assist in this effort, including working with Addis Ababa to reach a mutually acceptable agreement at the negotiating table,” he said. Borisenko affirmed his country’s recognition of the GERD issue Egypt is facing as a “truly existential issue” for the Egyptian state. “Of course, we see how serious the challenge for Egypt is to ensure water safety. “Therefore, we understand the concerns of Egyptian friends about the construction of the ′Revival’ dam on Ethiopian territory,” he said.

CAIRO - 6 August 2021: The Arab League (AL) reiterated Thursday on its keenness on supporting and developing the Arab-African action in all the technical, scientific, and technological fields. This cooperation could be perceived by the Arab League’s Arab Fund for Technical Assistance to African Countries (AFTAAC), which was established in a move aimed at reinforcing ties among the Arab and African states, to convene soon in Riyadh in the light of the 5th Arab-African summit. Assistant AL chief and director of AFTAAC Hassan Rabhi made these remarks as the activities of the 2nd session for training physicians from South Sudan were wrapped up in Cairo, where it was held on July 30- August 5. AFTAAC was established to strengthen the Arab-African capabilities in face of the emerging challenges, globally imposed, especially the technological ones, Rabhi said.

Chairman of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Clinical Center, Csaba Lengyel shows a vial of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the University in Szeged, Hungary, February 24, 2021. via ReutersCAIRO – 5 August 2021: The Health Ministry said 51 new coronavirus cases were detected on Thursday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 284,523. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 7 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,557. As many as 101 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 232,280 so far, the spokesman said. Egypt will receive 148.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine between August and the year end, Health Minister Hala Zayed said last month. The doses will be sufficient to inoculate 83.7 million citizens, the minister said during the weekly cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli at the cabinet headquarters in new Alamein city.

AFP - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his talks with Paul Pogba have been "positive" amid reports linking the France midfielder with a move to Paris Saint Germain. But Solskjaer insists the World Cup winner remains positive about his United future. "When you sign for Manchester United, you have to rise to the challenge. Solskjaer hopes to have Sancho and Varane on the bench for United's Premier League opener against Leeds next weekend. "It feels like this season coming up is one of the strongest Premier League seasons.

MADRID (Reuters) -Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club said on Thursday, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of the deal. Messi, who has spent his whole career at Barcelona, had been expected to sign a new five-year deal with the Catalan club, which would have included a salary reduction of 50%. "Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish La Liga regulations)," Barca said in a statement. The Argentine, who helped Barcelona claim 10 league titles, four Champions Leagues and three Club World Cups among his haul of 35 trophies, remains without a club ahead of the 2021-22 season. La Liga introduced financial control measures in 2013 establishing a maximum amount of money each club can spend on its playing squad and coaching staff each season, conditioned by their income.

CAIRO - 6 August 2021: The Cabinet mourned with deep sorrow the death of former housing minister Hasaballah el Kafrawy, who passed away earlier in the day. “Today we lost one of the civil engineering symbols in Egypt, who had been considered of great stature in the sector of building and construction,” the Cabinet said, noting that Kafrawy had offered great services to the country in all the posts he assumed. The Cabinet also extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased. Kafrawy served as the housing minister between 1977 and 1993 during the tenures of late presidents Anwar El Sadat and Hosni Mubarak.

CAIRO – 5 August 2021: The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El-Molla, stated Thursday that 5 major refining and petrochemical projects are being implemented, with investments of about $14 billion. El-Molla confirmed that the petroleum sector is currently implementing an integrated work program to develop and modernize the refining and petrochemical system in Egypt by raising the operating efficiency of the already existing refineries and adding new production units. He stated, in a statement that new petrochemical projects are being established with the aim of sustaining the provision of petroleum and petrochemical products to the local market and the state's economic sectors, as well as reducing the import bill, maximizing the added value and achieving the maximum economic benefit from Egypt's oil wealth. Head of the Red Sea Petrochemical Company reviewed the progress of the project’s preparation work and the target timetables for completing the implementation of the production units, noting that the investment cost of the project amounts to about $7.5 billion to produce high-quality petrochemical products to meet local needs and export the surplus. The head of ANPEC also reviewed the implementation position of the project, which aims to convert diesel of low economic value, with a feeding capacity of 2.5 million tons annually, into high-quality petroleum products, especially diesel, with investments of about $2.9 billion.

Sisi’s remarks came as he took part via video in the international conference to raise funds to support Lebanon's humanitarian needs, co-hosted by France and the United Nations. “This support is complementary to the efforts of the Egyptian field hospital in Beirut, which provides daily medical services to the Lebanese,” Sisi said. “Egypt's hands are extended to the international community to unite and harness all the capabilities to support Lebanon and build a better future for its people,” Sisi added. In his opening remarks, French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will provide 100 million euros during the upcoming months to Lebanon. Sisi, US President Joe Bidem, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, King Abdullah II of Jordan and European Council President Charles Michel are among the attendees.

Chairman of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Clinical Center, Csaba Lengyel shows a vial of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the University in Szeged, Hungary, February 24, 2021. via ReutersCAIRO – 5 August 2021: The Health Ministry said 57 new coronavirus cases were detected on Wednesday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 284,472. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 10 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,550. As many as 119 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 232,179 so far, the spokesman said. Egypt will receive 148.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine between August and the year end, Health Minister Hala Zayed said last month. The doses will be sufficient to inoculate 83.7 million citizens, the minister said during the weekly cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli at the cabinet headquarters in new Alamein city.

To commemorate the majestic April 3 procession of royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, the Ministry of Finance issued a commemorative silver coin of LE100 bearing the ceremonial logo in both Arabic and English, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced. The Ministry also issued denominations of one pound and fifty piasters, bearing the same design as the silver coin, in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 20 of 2021. Twenty-two royal mummies from the 17th to 22nd Dynasties, including the mummy of the kings of Seqenenre, Amenhotep II, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, Seti I and Queen Hatshepsut, were transferred in the procession.

On June 21, social networking sites published that the Egyptian Consulate contacted the Illegal Immigration Gathering Center and registered the workers’ numbers in preparation for their deportation. Omda added that the Foreign Ministry has failed to give an explicit answer as to their whereabouts. Back in April, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced the signing of an MoU between Egypt and Libya to facilitate the return of Egyptian workers to Libya. Madbouly said that workers will be able to work in the fields specified and requested by Libya. __IMAGE: Migrants wait to be transported to an immigration centre in the coastal city of Misrata, Libya, May 9, 2015.

CAIRO – 4 August 2021: On August 4, many important events took place. Important world events:2017 - Brazilian player Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in a record deal amounting to €222 million. 2020 - A huge explosion in the port of Beirut causes extensive damage throughout Beirut. The explosion was so powerful it was heard in countries neighboring Lebanon, leaving dozens dead and missing, thousands wounded, and hundreds of thousands displaced.