File- Vials with AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at the vaccination centre in the Newcastle Eagles Community Arena, in Britain, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Lee SmithCAIRO- 22 July 2021: Egypt's Health Ministry announced Monday that 49 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country to 283,862. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Dr Khaled Megahed said eight patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,465. As many as 801patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 225,879 so far, the spokesman said. Egypt successfully is past a third wave of the pandemic, reporting daily coronavirus counts that are less than 100 for the first time since October last year.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the completion of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), stressing that the step will not harm downstream countries, in reference to Egypt and Sudan. Ahmed published on his Twitter account that the second filling of the Renaissance Dam took place on July 20, and that Ethiopia filled the dam with caution during the rainy season. Member of the Ethiopian negotiating team in the GERD file Yilma Selechel said on Wednesday that the dam’s second filling “removed all ambiguities raised by Egypt and Sudan regarding the impact of the dam on downstream countries.”Selechel added that completing the second filling is a great achievement and proves wrong those who doubted that Ethiopia could successfully fill the dam. On Monday, Ethiopia announced that it had completed the dam’s second filling, reassuring Egypt and Sudan that the dam’s operation would not disrupt water flow to the two countries. Meanwhile, the Egyptian media reported that the second filling was a failure based on Ethiopian plans, while Sudanese authorities announced their rejection of Ethiopia’s unilateral measures and the policy of imposing a fait accompli.

Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat praised Egypt’s ranking on the Economist magazine’s Global Normalcy Index, which tracks the global return to pre-pandemic life. Mashat stated – in a message on social media – that Egypt came in fourth among ten countries that showed resilience against coronavirus pandemic, according to the index. The index includes 50 of the largest economies in the world, representing 90 percent of the world’s gross domestic product. A statement from the Cabinet’s Media Center stated that the the government’s economic reforms have made the economy more capable of facing external and internal shocks. It has transformed into a diversified, productive economy with competitive advantages.

CAIRO – 22 July 2021: Member of Hospitality Establishments Chamber Hisham al-Shaer told Al Watan newspaper Thursday that the occupancy rate of Alexandria and North Coast hotels during Eid Al Adha is 95 percent of the maximum 70 percent occupancy rate designated by the government because of COVID-19. Shaer elaborated that the great majority of customers at the time are Egyptians and Arabs, and that such high occupancy rate is estimated to continue until the end of August. He further added that some hotels have reached the maximum occupancy rate already. The businessman pointed out that the North Coast succeeded in becoming the second favorite Egyptian destination for Arab tourists after Cairo. That is because of the introduction of cinemas, aqua parks, and outing venues that are suitable for families.

CAIRO- 22 July 2021: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi discussed the importance of reducing the conflict between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to a statement by the US Department of State on Wednesday evening. Blinken “emphasized the importance of the African Union’s role in reducing conflict and mediating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute. This comes despite Egyptian and Sudanese rejection of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Ethiopia builds on the Blue Nile, unless the three countries reach a legally binding agreement on the dam. Blinken and Tshisekedi talked about some African issues such as the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the statement said. Secretary Blinken emphasized the United States’ grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the statement added.

CAIRO – 22 July 2021: Sources at the Ministry of Health and Population told Al Watan newspaper on Thursday that the fourth wave of COVID-19 is estimated to begin late in September or early in October. However, if 20 percent of the population is vaccinated beforehand, the death rate can drop by 88 percent during the fourth wave. The sources added that Delta Plus variant is expected to enter Egypt, and that the ministry is working on modifying the COVID-19 treatment protocol to cope with such mutation. That is by adding more vitamins to boost the immunity. It is noted that Delta Plus spreads fast having children as the most vulnerable group.

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 49 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 283,862. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16,465 nationwide, after the ministry announced eight deaths. And 801 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 225,869. 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. Egypt’s Prime Minister added that Egypt has also produced one million doses of coronavirus vaccines at state-owned Vacsera thus far.

Swiss sailing yacht stranded in Egyptian waters at the Red Sea in July 2021. Press PhotoCAIRO – 22 July 2021: Elements of the Egyptian Navy rescued Wednesday the passengers of a Swiss sailing yacht after its stranding at the Red Sea's coral reefs. Foreign passengers of a Swiss sailing yacht rescued by Egyptian navy in the Red Sea in July 2021. Press Photo Foreign passengers of a Swiss sailing yacht rescued by Egyptian navy in the Red Sea in July 2021. Press PhotoThe passengers were fully cleared from the yacht, given humanitarian aid, and accompanied to an Egyptian seaport in preparation for their departure.

CAIRO-22 July 2021: After achieving the CAF Champions League title last Saturday, the Red Devils have no time to rest and they will start their return to the Egyptian League against National Bank SC. The Red Devils' games in the league were postponed due to their participation in the CAF Champions League competition and they played four games less than Zamalek. Pitso Mosimane's men will miss six players who joined the U-23 national team that will participate in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Al Ahly will miss their starting goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy as well as five outfield players; Ahmed Ramadan Beckham, Salah Mohsen, Nasser Maher, Taher Mohamed Taher and Akram Tawfik. Al Ahly will also miss Hussein El Shahat, who picked up an injury in the CAF Champions League final and will be sidelined for the next 10 days, according to the club's official website.

CAIRO-22 July 2021: Egypt U-23 national team will have a tough test in the opening game of the men's football tournament of Tokyo Olympic Games when they take on Spain on Thursday morning. The Pharaohs will be facing one of the main contenders for the gold medal, Spain, who have six players from La Roja's senior team that reached the semi-finals of UEFA EURO 2020 last month. The national team concluded their preparations for the game on Wednesday in the presence of the Egyptian Football Association's president Ahmed Megahed, who supported the players ahead of the crucial game. The Pharaohs hope to follow the steps of the national team that participated in Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and achieved the fourth place. The game start at 9:30 AM.

CAIRO – 21 July 2021: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday voiced the country’s deep concern of a planned change in the situation of the abandoned area of Varosha in Cyprus, through partially opening it. The Egyptian ministry’s statement called the step as a violation of the UN Security Council-related resolutions. The ministry called for full commitment to the comprehensive settlement path of the Cyprus issue, according to the international legitimacy's resolutions. Turkish Cypriots plan to open part of the town deserted since the 1974 invasion that divided Cyprus. His remarks came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a visit to mark the 47th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus.

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The Egyptian Doctors Syndicate has not received any complaint of a medical error in the case of actress Yasmine Abdel Aziz, syndicate member Ibrahim al-Zayat, said. He explained that the Syndicate will open an investigation into the matter with the doctor who caused the condition of Abdel Aziz and hold him accountable, if he caused the patient’s condition to deteriorate. He stressed that people confuse medical error or negligence and medical complication that may occur during surgery. The Syndicate has ways to hold a doctor accountable if he causes a medical error, as happened in the case of Abdel Aziz, he said. Abdel Aziz was admitted to the ICU after alleged health complications following surgery.

Addis Ababa’s announcement of the completion of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is false, according to the Advisor to Al-Ahram Center for Sudan and Nile Basin Affairs, Hany Raslan. Meanwhile, Abiy Ahmed congratulated his people on the completion of the second filling of the Renaissance Dam reservoir, amid great tension between Addis Ababa and downstream countries Egypt and Sudan. Ahmed published new pictures of the dam on Twitter, after the second filling had completed. Cairo and Khartoum strongly objected the second filling in the absence of a binding legal agreement between the three countries, who have been negotiating the issue for years. Addis Ababa carried out the first filling of GERD in July 2020, according to what Ahmed’s office announced at the time.

CAIRO – 21 July 2021: On July 21, many important events took place. Important world events:1798 - The defeat of the Mamluk army led by Murad Bey in the Battle of Imbaba, during the French campaign against Egypt. 1960 - Egyptian television began broadcasting. 1969 - US astronaut Neil Armstrong reaches the surface of the moon, becoming the first person to reach it. 2019 - "Avengers: Endgame" breaks the record and becomes the highest-grossing movie in history, displacing “Avatar” after it topped the list for ten years.