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CAIRO - 29 July 2021: The Korean Cultural Center hosted a literary evening entitled "K-Literature Night" to wrap up the Korean Literature Month event which continued throughout July. Oh Sung ho, Director of the Korean Cultural Center, said he is pleased to organize the event which attended by a gathering of translators and publishers interested in Korean literature. The Director of the Korean Cultural Center called for activating the translation between Korean and Arabic languages in order to build bridges of communication and cooperation between the Egyptian and Korean peoples. Dr. Alaa Fathi said the translation of Korean literature into Arabic began in 2004. Recently the trend changed and translation works focused on contemporary literature, particularly works that gained international popularity and literary awards.

Vessel Finder shows the arrival of Ever Given at Rotterdam port- screenshotCAIRO – 29 July 2021: The Panama-flagged Ever Given vessel, which was kept for more than three months in the Suez Canal due to causes of a grounding accident, arrived in the Port of Rotterdam on Thursday. At its arrival in Delta Terminal at the port, Ever Given will discharge local imports and transshipments via this port, said the operator company Ever Green line in a statement on Wednesday. The MV EVER GIVEN went aground on March 23, 2021, in the 151st km of the Suez Canal, where vessels pass in both directions, causing the suspension of the international maritime navigation through the canal for six days. After it was freed on March 29, the ship was escorted to the Bitter Lakes for technical inspection, crew interrogation, and black box analysis. On July 7, 2021, the vessel left the international trade route, heading toward Rotterdam, Netherlands, after the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the shipowner reached an agreement of settlement.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported on Wednesday 38 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths, and 212 recovered cases. A total of 284,128 cases have been reported in Egypt, alongside 16,507 deaths and 228,836 recovered cases. Madbouly announced at the beginning of June that 2.5 million citizens have received a vaccine against COVID-19, out of Egypt’s population of 104 million. The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Supply, Medical Supply and Medical Technology Administration (UPA) announced in mid-June that it has secured over 46 million COVID-19 doses during the fiscal year 2020/2021. Egypt’s Prime Minister added that Egypt has also produced one million doses of coronavirus vaccines thus far.

CAIRO – 29 July 2021: A delegation of Egyptian, Greek and Cypriot youths began their visit to Greece as part of the fourth edition of the “Reviving the Roots.. Nostos” presidential initiative. The initiative was launched by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during the tripartite summit in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia in 2017. Nostos – the Return, meaning “roots revival,” is an initiative launched by Makram in October upon directives from President Sisi. The initiative targets the second and third generation Greeks and Cypriots who once lived in Egypt. The initiative also aims at promoting Egyptian tourism through the launch of these events.

Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atti in a meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Manawa Peter Gatkuoth on Wednesday and his delegation- press photoCAIRO – 29 July 2021: Egypt has established six underground water wells in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, besides another number of projects that helped create more job opportunities, said Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atti during a meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Manawa Peter Gatkuoth on Wednesday. In addition to this, Egypt also participated in establishing river berths to connect the main cities with villages of South Sudan by the river navigation, Abdel Atti added, saying that a project to purify waterways in the Bahr al-Ghazal basin was also established. Both ministers discussed other future projects that enhance the bilateral relations and achieve the goals of sustainable development.

The train vehicles are part of a deal signed between the Railway authority and Transmash Holding Company, the representative of the Russian-Hungarian alliance that supplies the deal of 1,300 vehicles. According to the deal, 51 percent of the vehicles are manufactured in Russia and 49 percent are manufactured in Hungary. Worth one billion, 16 million and 50 thousand Euros, the deal is to manufacture and supply the Egyptian railway system with 1,300 train vehicles. The deal includes 800 air-conditioned cars and 500 third class cars with dynamic ventilation. Egypt has started receiving new train vehicles as part of a plan to renovate its train fleet.

CAIRO-29 July 2021: Sayed Moawad, Egypt national team's assistant coach, stated that he is not surprised with Akram Tawfik's sensational performance in the recent weeks with his club, Al Ahly, and the U-23 national team in the Olympic Games. I am sure that he already booked his place in the club and the national team." Akram kept the great performance in Tokyo with the U-23 national team, taking his form to a new high while playing in his original position as a midfielder in the team's group stage games. He was the team's solo defensive midfielder in the last group game against Australia, giving his teammates the chance to push forward for goals. The Pharaohs will face Brazil on Saturday at Saitama Stadium in Saitama.

On Saturday, the Egyptian national football team will go up against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the football competition at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The Egyptian team qualified for the quarter-finals after its victory Australia on Wednesday with two clean goals. Brazil leads the fourth group and Egypt ranks second in the third, ahead of Argentina, who left the tournament after a 1-1 draw with group leader Spain. Spain will next face the Ivory Coast, the fourth group’s runner-up in the quarter-finals. The Egyptian national team had a negative draw in its first match with Spain, and lost its second match against Argentina 1-0.

participants of “Towards Creating an Enabling Environment for Venture Capital and Start-ups in Egypt” symposium- press photoCAIRO - 19 July 2021: The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has participated in the “Towards Creating an Enabling Environment for Venture Capital and Start-ups in Egypt” symposium, jointly arranged by USAID, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham) and ITIDA. The symposium, held on the 28th of July 2021, aims at empowering and scaling up the thriving startup business environment in Egypt by shedding light on the best practices and the governance of venture capital. “The Egyptian startups had recorded the highest venture investment of USD190m, up 30% YoY in 2020, with a CAGR of 100% from 2015-2020,”, Mahfouz noted. The sessions discussed topics of best practices for attracting more venture capital firms to Egypt, advancing regulatory reforms to create a prosperous ecosystem, and availing a roadmap for entrepreneurs and tech-enabled Startups. “International VCs represent 32% of all investors supporting Egyptian startups in 2020, compared to 21% in UAE and 18% in KSA”, he added.

The Cairo Tower will be lit up blue on Friday, July 30 to honor the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, which was announced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The tower will shine blue and bear the slogan of Egypt’s national campaign to combat human trafficking, to show Egypt’s commitment to fighting trafficking and standing by its victims. According to international reports, Egypt has made notable efforts towards combating human trafficking – despite existing challenges – by opening a new specialized shelter for women and child victims of trafficking, increasing prosecutions, expanding efforts to train officials, and raising public awareness. The statement praised Egypt’s efforts and the launch of a hotline for human trafficking by the National Council for Human Rights. Other rights institutions in Egypt such as the National Council for Women, the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood (NCCM), and the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) also hotlines for trafficking.

CAIRO, 28 July 2021: Omar Assar bid farewell to the Tokyo Olympics competitions from the quarter-finals after losing to China's Ma Long by four sets to one. Ma Long is the 2016 Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champion. The first half of the match ended with a score of 11-7 in favor of Ma Long, who won the second half with a score of 11-9. Omar Assar managed to reduce the difference after winning the fourth set with a score of 13-11, before Ma Long decided the match in his favor by winning the fifth set with a score of 11-6. Omar Assar is the first Egyptian in the history of the Olympics to reach the quarter-finals in table tennis.

CAIRO – 28 July 2021: The Court of Cassation upheld prison sentences against prominent Muslim Brotherhood leaders over spying with the Palestinian Hamas group. Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and other leaders including Khairat El-Shater, Saad El-Husseiny, and Mohamed El-Beltagy had their life prison sentence upheld. The court also rejected the appeal of other defendants in the case who received imprisonment sentences ranging from seven years. The court also ordered terminating the case against Essam El-Erian for his death. A criminal court handed prison sentences to the defendants in the case in September 2019.

CAIRO – 28 July 2021: The Egyptian Meteorological Authority expected the country to witness a rise in temperature degrees in most areas, where a very hot and humid weather to prevail over Greater Cairo and Lower Egypt. The weather is expected to be humid in northern coasts, and very hot on southern Sinai. The temperature is expected to increase between two and four degrees Celsius. As for the weather at night, moderate and humid weather prevails over Greater Cairo and the rest of the regions. The authority also stated that wind activity will be witnessed in areas of Cairo, the northern coasts, southern Sinai and the south of the country at intermittent intervals, which reduces the feeling of high humidity at night and leads to waves rising on the Red Sea shores from 2 to 2.5 meters,As for the temperatures on Thursday:Cairo will record highs of 38 degrees and lows of 26 degreesAlexandria will record highs of 32 and lows of 25 degreesMatrouh will record highs of 31 degrees and lows of 25 degreesSohag will record highs of 39 degrees and lows of 26 degrees,Qena will record highs of 40 degrees and lows of 26 degreesAswan will record highs of 42 degrees and lows of 28 degrees.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli in meeting with CEO of the African Funding Corporation (AFC) Samaila Zubairo and the accompanying delegation in Cairo, Egypt on July 28, 2021. Egypt Today/Soliman al-AtifyCAIRO – 28 July 2021: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli held Tuesday a meeting in Cairo with CEO of the African Funding Corporation (AFC) Samaila Zubairo and the accompanying delegation. The prime minister indicated that the sector Egypt hopes to cooperate with the AFC in are energy, water treatment, and production of vaccines given the relevant experience the country enjoys. Further, the Sovereign Fund of Egypt can transfer experience in the sectors of water treatment, renewable energy, including wind energy, infrastructure, railcar production, localization of water treatment plant parts, and marketing governmental bonds in international markets. On his side, the AFC CEO added that his institution also contemplates cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Transport to gain experience in the sector of underground metro.