During a cabinet meeting held Tuesday, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Health Minister Hala Zayed shed light on the latest global developments of the coronavirus in terms of countries that recorded the highest daily death rates, as well as the position of vaccines on the African continent, noting that Egypt ranked second after Morocco in terms of vaccination rates on the African continent. She also addressed the latest developments regarding the coronavirus, in terms of the number of weekly infections and the occupancy rates for isolation hospital beds. Zayed reviewed the procedures for travelers coming to Egypt, explaining that these procedures have been updated in line with the procedures taken in many countries. She explained that 943 scientific papers were published by Egypt on the coronavirus, and quotes from Egyptian research were used 7.935 times. She added that Egyptian scientific research represented 24.5 percent of the total research conducted in Africa.

AMSTERDAM, June 29 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Frank de Boer has resigned two days after his side were beaten 2-0 by the Czech Republic and eliminated in the last 16 of the European Championship, the Dutch football association KNVB said on Tuesday. It came amid a continuing fallout for the Dutch coach after his side had shown early promise at the tournament but then flattered to deceive. “After consultations this afternoon, it has been decided that both parties will separate with immediate effect,” the association said in a statement. He upset Dutch sensibilities by abandoning their traditional 4-3-3 approach and playing instead with a 5-3-2 formation at the Euros. De Boer took over as successor to Ronald Koeman last year, winning eight of 15 games in charge.

The Egyptian cabinet’s Media Center on Tuesday denied rumors that the monorail project would be restricted to serving residents of the New Administrative Capital. The center said claims of this matter reported by several websites and on social media are baseless. The monorail will serve all commuters from Cairo and Giza to New Cairo, the New Administrative Capital and Nasr City. It will link the Greater Cairo region with the New Administrative Capital, and contributes to facilitating the movement of employees. The US$4.5 billion monorail project is the first of its kind in Egypt and includes two lines: a 43 km-long rail set to extend from 6th of October City to Giza, and another rail connecting Cairo’s New Administrative Capital to Nasr City at a length of 54 km.

CAIRO - 29 June 2020: President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed boosting coordination and cooperation among the various authorities concerned to provide necessary elements of success to the "New Delta" project. One of the most important of these elements is to provide the water necessary for irrigation and reclamation of new agricultural lands targeted for development, the president said. Presidency Spokesman Bassam Rady said the meeting followed up the mega national project for agricultural production "The New Delta", which aims to increase the agricultural area in Egypt along the El-Dabaa axis by one million feddans in its early stages. The area is subject to expansion in the following future stages, as the project includes several pivotal projects for agricultural development, including the "Egypt's Future" project, he said. President Sisi was briefed on the implementation of the project including its infrastructure, irrigation water, and the financial cost, he added.

CAIRO – 29 June 2021: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expected the Egyptian economy to grow by 4.2 percent in 2021, and 5.2 percent in 2022. EBRD stated in a report that Egypt is one of the few countries that announced recording economic growth during 2020. It expected that the telecommunications sector will continue to grow, and that the decrease in unemployment rates will contribute to supporting the movement of consumption and private investment. It foresaw that foreign direct investment flows will recover, while the risks include slow vaccination operations, weak expectations for the tourism sector, and slowing momentum in major investment projects. For the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has raised its forecast for economic growth to 3.5 percent in 2021.

Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Tuesday met with ambassadors of the European Union and President of European Investment Bank to discuss strengthening joint cooperation and supporting Egypt’s hosting of the COP27 climate conference. Fouad stressed the strength of joint cooperation between Egypt and the European Union over the past years in environmental issues, and the investment of this cooperation in supporting the fight against climate change. During the meeting, Fouad reviewed Egypt’s efforts regarding its tackling of climate change. It has worked with development partners to attract climate finance in many areas, including confronting energy shortages by implementing energy projects. Fouad stressed that Egypt took the decision to host the COP27 climate conference in 2022 to complete what will result from the COP 26 climate conference, and invest in its partnership with the United Kingdom within the coalition to confront and adapt to the effects of climate change.

Minister of Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsy announced that a cooperation agreement with MCV company has been established via a contract to manufacture the first Egyptian electric bus. This will done via a local manufacturing rate of up to 60 percent, in line with Egypt’s Vision 2030 and keeping pace with the global development of the bus industry to operate with fuel alternatives. The Ministers of Local Development, Environment, Public Business Sector, Trade and Industry, and the Governor of Cairo participated in a Ministry of State event celebrating its Monday joint cooperation with MCV company. Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Sharawy urged the importance of all sectors of the state in joining forces to develop local manufacturing in this vital field, which the political leadership is paying great attention to. He explained that his ministry plans to modernize the public transport fleet in Cairo and Alexandria to operate with natural gas instead of diesel.

Egypt is set to receive up to 26.6 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to the Adviser to the President for Health Affairs Awad Tag Eddin on Tuesday. He also revealed the details of Egypt’s contract for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which recently joined the Sinopharm and AstraZeneca vaccines. “But with the intense negotiations, the date of supply was changed to be the beginning of next July, and further negotiations were made on the number of doses to become 26.6 million doses instead of 20 million. She said that Egypt is in the process of producing the first two million doses within the agreement with Sinovac, and is scheduled to produce 40 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine by the end of this year. Egypt has obtained 2.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX facility, in which Egypt has participated since December 2020, through which it is expected to obtain a total of 40 million doses of the vaccine, in addition to 3.5 million doses of Sinopharm in cooperation with China, she said.

The Head of the Coptic General Authority (CGA) Sherif Doss announced on his Facebook page the death of business tycoon Onsi Sawiris, age 91. Onsi was the head of Sawiris and the father to the billionaires Nassef Sawiris, Samih Sawiris, and Naguib Sawiris. The company was partially nationalized in 1961 and later completely, and Sawiris remained as its head for five years. Sawiris later immigrated to Libya in 1966 and worked there in constructions, before returning to Egypt in the mid-seventies. By 1976, he established the Orascom General Contracting and Trade company, which later became Orascom Construction Industries.

Archaeological and engineering procedures and equipment are in full swing to conduct a final simulation for the transfer of the King Khufu Boat from its current location in the Giza Pyramids area to its permanent display at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) within the next few weeks. In 1954, parts of a cedar-wood barge were found in five pits near the Great Pyramid of Khufu. The boat was restored and assembled out of 1200 pieces of wood and it is displayed, since then, in a glass museum near the Great Pyramid in Giza. The transfer of the boat takes intensive planning and a practical rehearsal. The GEM was originally supposed to open in 2020, however, the opening was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed speaks during a news conference announcing the details of a vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease outbreak, December 23, 2020.REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshCAIRO - 29 June 2020: The Health Ministry said Monday night that 376 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 280,770. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 33 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,125. As many as 430 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 210,482 so far, the spokesman said. Egypt aims at becoming a regional hub for COVID-19 vaccines’ manufacturing whether for the African continent or for any other countries per president Abdel Fattah al Sisi directives. “It is important to have medical companies with international specifications capable of providing the necessary vaccines, in order not to face any crises in providing vaccines for citizens” Tag El Din added.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue during meetings with the foreign ministers of the US, France, the UK, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya on the sidelines of meetings of the international coalition against the Islamic State in Rome. Meanwhile, a former member of Sudan’s delegation Ahmed al-Mufti has called a proposal from the Congo sent to Sudan calling for an interim agreement to mobilize the GERD supported by the US and UN as a ‘disaster’ for Sudan. This is the same initiative that the Congolese President himself had previously taken to Khartoum and Cairo to conclude a partial agreement for the second filling after the Kinshasa meetings in April. Mufti also referred to statements from the Sudanese government spokesperson regarding the GERD, in which he said confirmed that Sudan had accepted the interim agreement – with four conditions. The first is that after the interim agreement and within six months, a comprehensive agreement should be concluded.

The Balkan nation's football pundits and media criticised Dalic for patchy performances and what they saw as ill-judged tinkering with the squad throughout the campaign, which the 2018 World Cup runners-up exited earlier than they had hoped. But the only thing on my mind now is qualifying for next year's World Cup in Qatar, and a big game against Russia on September 1 is just around the corner. We made some simple mistakes which you can’t afford against the likes of Spain because they will punish you. Dalic remained cautious about whether 35-year old captain Luka Modric and several other senior players will carry on. "We need to sit down with cool heads very soon and figure out what the best course of action is."

The National Wages Council on Monday has set the minimum wage for workers in the private sector at LE2,400 per month, taking into account the economic conditions of establishments currently unable to comply with it and excluding them from it starting from January 2022. Impacted establishments can submit their complaint to the complaints committee of the council and the wages committee of the council until October whether individually for each establishment or through its affiliated unions. The council approved the payment of the periodic bonus to workers in the private sector at three percent of the insurance contribution wage and at least LE60, starting from July. Minister of Planning Hala al-Saeed said that the council’s decisions regarding the periodic bonus or the minimum wage tried to take into account several considerations, foremost of which is the interest of workers and the need to achieve an appropriate increase in wages.

MANCHESTER: Manchester City captain Fernandinho has signed a one-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2022, the Premier League champions said on Tuesday (Jun 29). Fernandinho, 36, has played 350 games in all competitions for City since joining from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013 and helped the club win four Premier League trophies and six League Cups. "In my head and my mind, the job is not done yet," said Fernandinho, who also won the Copa America with Brazil in 2019. "And so that's why I decided to stay here another year and try to help the team and the club to achieve the goals that they're looking for. City will begin their Premier League title defence on Aug 15 when they travel to Tottenham Hotspur.