CAIRO – 1 July 2021: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi greeted Thursday China on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Chinese Community Party. The president noted that the party "is a great establishment that has been leading China successfully securing the country's independence and building the structure of the modern Chinese state." President Sisi added that the Chinese Communist Party has been adopting a "wise policy," which accomplished an economic miracle.

Security forces arrested a former lawmaker for leading a gang involved in excavating for and dealing in antiquities - Interior MinistryCAIRO – 1 July 2021: The Egyptian Prosecution affirmed on Wednesday that the 227 artifacts seized with an excavation gang believed to be led by former MP Alaa Hassanin were confirmed to be antiquities. A committee from the Supreme Council of Antiquities said all the seized antiquities date back to the Egyptian civilizations and belong to different ages, including the Prehistoric, Pharaonic, Greek, Roman and Islamic ages, according to the prosecution’s statement. The prosecution ordered the detention of Hassanin, former Al-Mihwar owner Hassan Rateb and 17 others pending investigation in the illegal excavation case. Hassanin denied leading the excavation gang with the aim of smuggling the antiquities to outside the country or carrying out digging operations to excavate and sell antiquities. The prosecution said it seized four deep digging sites, noting that the antiquities committee confirmed that the digging work was made to excavate antiquities.

Egypt’s Health Ministry on June 30 confirmed 251 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 281,282, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16,169 nationwide, after the ministry announced 39 deaths. 579 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 211,384. The measures also include a mask mandate that applies to mass transportation and any public indoor space. Several countries have imposed full lockdown measures following a second outbreak of the virus that began in October.

The ministry noted that it aims to manufacture 40 million doses of the vaccine by the end of this year. The ministry said that 300,000 doses were produced out of a total of 2.25 million doses scheduled to be produced in the first phase. The ministry noted that Egypt qualifies the factory with experts from India and China, for the purpose of exporting to Africa and the region. The ministry said that the Egyptian government signed an agreement with the Chinese company Sinovac to manufacture 40 million doses annually, and agreed to increase it within six months to 80 million doses. The factory of VACSERA, in al-Agouza, was rehabilitated with a production capacity of 300,000 doses per shift, and an annual production capacity of 110 to 220 million doses.

Egyptian Meteorological Authority announced temperatures from Thursday to Monday as India’s seasonal depression extends over most parts and leads to a rise in temperature and humidity. Thursday:Greater Cairo and Delta governorates: 38CNorthern coasts: 32CSouth Sinai: 40CNorthern Upper Egypt: 40CSouthern Upper Egypt: 44CFriday:Greater Cairo and Delta governorates: 39CNorthern coasts: 35CSouth Sinai: 41CNorthern Upper Egypt: 41CSouthern Upper Egypt: 44CSaturday:Greater Cairo and Delta governorates: 40CNorthern coasts: 39CSouth Sinai: 42CNorthern Upper Egypt: 43CSouthern Upper Egypt: 45CSunday:Greater Cairo and Delta governorates: 38CNorthern coasts: 32CSouth Sinai: 40CNorthern Upper Egypt: 40CSouthern Upper Egypt: 44CMonday:Greater Cairo and Delta governorates: 37CNorthern coasts: 30CSouth Sinai: 39CNorthern Upper Egypt: 38CSouthern Upper Egypt: 43C

The Egyptian Armed Forces announced the manufacture of the first weapon of its kind in the Air Defense Forces, and presented it through a video posted on its official page. EDEX 2018, the defense and military industries exhibition witnessed the very first Egyptian-made, two-dimensional radar, entirely designed by 100 percent Egyptian hands under the supervision of civil and military research centers. Its importance comes from the fact that it represents Egypt’s gateway to owning the technology of manufacturing radars, as it enters the arms market as a competitor and not just a consumer.

Netflix the world’s leading online streaming service on Tuesday offered a new feature for Android users, helping to ease access to its streaming content by providing partial download on all Android phones and tablets. “Netflix is a streaming service that offers a wide variety of award-winning TV shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and more on thousands of internet-connected devices. There’s always something new to discover and new TV shows and movies are added every week,” the official Netflix website reads. Netflix recently added feature film “Bain Bahrain” (Between Two Seas) by Egyptian/American director Anas Tolba. The series takes place in 1969, as Refaat enters his 40s, and begins to experience a series of paranormal activities.

CAIRO – 30 June 2021: The first half of 2021 witnessed multilateral and bilateral development partners financing private sector projects worth $1.9 billion, including $300 million in the energy and environment sectors, according to Minister of International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, said. During her participation in the signing of the first green bond issuance for the private sector, the minister added that the International Finance Corporation is Egypt's main partner in financing directed to the private sector, with a value of $1.2 billion in various development sectors, infrastructure, education, health, mining, in addition to financial markets. Al-Mashat stressed the importance of this issuance, as it is the first participation of the private sector in this rapidly growing global market, which is estimated at more than one trillion dollars. She pointed out that the market for investment products aimed at sustainable development is growing steadily, with the increasing need to mobilize the capital necessary to achieve the goals of sustainable development 2030. And she continued: "According to the latest estimates, the value of investment products aimed at sustainable development has increased by more than 80% compared to 2019; these products include green bonds, social bonds, mixed sustainability bonds, and others."

Many seek to own dogs, but there are a number of conditions that must now be met. The General Authority for Veterinary Services has set conditions for obtaining a pet dog license, while discussing an increase in the price of pet dog licenses in coordination with the directorates of veterinary medicine across the nation. The announced conditions are:1- Obtaining an animal registration card. 3- Examining the dog in the veterinary unit before proceeding with the licensing procedures. 6- Hanging the license around the neck of the dog.

CAIRO – 30 June 2021: Head of the Department of Allergy and Immunology at Vacsera Amjad Al-Haddad said that there will be an annual vaccination against Coronavirus. “The vaccine gives immunity against the Corona virus by 90 percent, and contributes to preventing the deterioration of the situation, but it does not prevent infection,” Al-Haddad said, as he called on citizens to apply to get vaccinated. He explained that the Corona virus has mutated three times thus far, and that this is a strange thing, adding that the nature of mutated viruses requires annual vaccination. Amjad Al-Haddad continued saying that we need to co-exist with the virus that is not to end soon, adding that there is no medical harm from receiving two different types of vaccines.

CAIRO – 30 June 2021: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced achieving a balance of payments surplus of about $1.8 billion during the nine months from July 2020 to March 2021. CBE confirmed in the balance of payments report issued, Tuesday, that the period from July to March of the fiscal year 2020/2021 witnessed an improvement in the performance of the Egyptian economy’s transactions with the outside world. The balance of payments achieved a total surplus of $1.8 billion during the same period, compared to a deficit of about $5.1 billion during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year 2019/2020, due to the Corona crisis. CBE stated that this improvement came to prove the ability of the Egyptian economy to recover quickly from crises that may face the global economy. The Central Bank indicated that current transactions in the balance of payments resulted in a deficit of about $13.3 billion, compared to about $7.3 billion during the corresponding period of the next fiscal year.

Egypt has operated over 2,570 new hotel rooms nationwide, which will contribute to raising the efficiency of tourism infrastructure and and receiving a larger numbers of tourists, according to a statement by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The newly operated rooms come as part of the ministry’s sustainable development strategy to encourage investment and establish recreational and service projects, the statement added. The Assistant Minister for Tourism and Antiquities Abdel Fattah al-Assy said a number of new hotel projects are scheduled to be inaugurated soon with a capacity of 6,000 hotel rooms, bringing the total newly operated rooms in 2021 to approximately 8,500. The number of tourists visiting Egypt sank to 3.5 million last year from 13.1 million in 2019, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Enany told Reuters in January. Tourism accounts for up to 15 percent of Egypt’s national output, and is a key source of foreign currency.

CAIRO – 30 June 2021: Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed stated Wednesday that the presidential initiative for the early diagnosis of genetic and hereditary diseases will be launched in July. The minister pointed that three centers for genetic treatment were upgraded at Galaa Hospitals affiliated to the Egyptian Armed Forces, Ain Shams Hospital, and Nasser Medical Institute. Zayed made the statement while attending a ceremony held by the president to display the equipment and vehicles used in the development of villages within Decent Life initiative, and to launch a number of services.

CAIRO – 30 June 2021: First Lady Intissar al-Sisi extended greetings to Egyptians Wednesday on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of June 30 Revolution. Sisi added that Egyptians made an example and an idol during the revolution wishing the country security, stability, and peace. On 30 June 2013, protests erupted across Egypt whereas demonstrators demanded the resignation of Late President Mohamed Morsi, who was member of the Guidance Bureau of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. The transitional period lasted for one year where former Chief of the Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour served as interim president. In June 2014, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi was elected president, and in 2018, he was re-elected.

The incident requires finding out the truth and taking disciplinary measures if the accusations are proven right, he said. Tariq, a student in the second year at the Faculty of Arts, Tanta University, was mocked by exam observers during the end of the year exams because she was wearing a dress. According to Tariq, the observers kept making fun of her because of the dress she was wearing at the examination committee, as well as for not wearing a hijab. Two female observers then kept insulting her about the dress she was wearing. The official spokesperson for Tanta University Walid al-Ashry commented that the student did not file an official complaint to the university regarding the incident.