CAIRO - 25 June 2021: Egyptian Ambassador in London Tarek Adel managed to restore three ancient artifacts dating back to the Pharaonic and Greek eras before being sold in an auction hall in London, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday. The move comes as part of Egypt's tireless efforts to restore precious artifacts that were smuggled out of the country. The statement highlighted efforts by the Foreign Ministry in cooperation with the ministry of antiquities and tourism to preserve Egyptian heritage and bring back all smuggled artifacts. The ambassador lauded fruitful cooperation between the Egyptian government and the British Museum to stop the sale of these priceless artifacts. No more information was available on the owners of these artifacts or how they were smuggled out of Egypt.

Tik Tok star Mawad Eladham reportedly received funds from multiple sources abroad up to LE2.4 million through various bank accounts, according to a Central Bank of Egypt report. Her bank accounts were as follows:A bank account in the Fifth Settlement witnessed total transactions of LE9,051. A bank account in New Cairo with total transactions of LE990,966. The New Cairo account received LE45,116 from a technology company, as mentioned in the report, and another account in US dollars with transactions that amounted US$8,809. A bank account Tenth of Ramadan city with total transactions of LE795,749.

CAIRO – 24 April 2021: The trade exchange between Egypt and the countries of the Eurasian Union amounted to about $4.69 billion in 2020, according to Minister of Trade and Industry, Nevin Gamea. The minister said in a statement Thursday that the Egyptian government is keen to speed up the pace of negotiations on a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Union countries to finalize it in the near next stage. She pointed out that the agreement will contribute to strengthening and developing joint relations between Egypt and the countries of the Union, which includes the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan in various economic, trade and investment fields. This came during a session of the minister's expanded talks with Andrei Slepnev, Minister of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Union, at the conclusion of the meetings of the fourth round of free trade negotiations between Egypt and the Eurasian Union countries, which concluded today, Thursday, in the Russian capital, Moscow. The Egyptian side also referred to the importance of working on the importance of removing any quantitative restrictions in front of Egyptian exports to the markets of the Eurasian Union countries, such as quantitative or seasonal quotas.

The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Thursday recorded LE15.60 for purchase and LE15.70 for sale at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. The dollar recorded LE15.62 for purchase and LE15.72 for sale at the Commercial International Bank. The dollar settled at LE15.61 for purchase and LE15.70 for sale at the Central Bank of Egypt.

The embassy of Spain announced on Wednesday the country’s participation in the 52nd edition of the Cairo International Book Fair, which kicks off on June 30 at the International Exhibitions Center in New Cairo. The Ambassador of Spain in Egypt, Ramon Gil Casares, will attend the inauguration of the Book Fair. The Spanish language is increasingly present in the Egyptian public universities, as well as private. Its teaching is supported by the Instituto Cervantes of Cairo and Alexandria, which plays a fundamental role in the spreading of Spanish language in Egypt. The book fair is free to attend, and will run from June 30 to July 15.

CAIRO-24 June 2021: Al Ahly defender Mohamed Hany is fit and ready for the CAF Champions League semi-finals second leg match against Esperance of Tunisia, scheduled next Saturday. The player joined Al Ahly's full training on Wednesday and he has a good chance to play in the game on Saturday. The first leg in Tunisia witnessed the attendance of 10,000 Tunisian fans but the second leg in Cairo will be held behind closed doors. The winner of the tie will face the winner between South Africa's Kaiser Chiefs and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco. The first leg in Morocco ended with a 1-0 win for the visitors.

The three artifacts recovered by Egypt in the United Kingdom in June 2021 – Press PhotoCAIRO – 24 June 2021: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs succeeded in cooperation with the British Museum to recover three artifacts smuggled into the United Kingdom before they get purchased by a showroom. Two pieces belong to the Ancient Egyptian era while the third is Greek, and they were all delivered to the Egyptian ambassador to London. In a similar context, Egypt’s Public Prosecutor Hamada al-Sawy retrieved, Wednesday 114 looted antiquities that were smuggled to France, as part of the joint investigations launched by Egypt’s Prosecution and the French judicial authorities. The joint investigations managed to stop all attempts for selling the Egyptian smuggled antiquities. Public Prosecutor Hamada al-Sawy arrived in Paris Tuesday in an official visit accompanied with Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri and Director of the General Administration of Recovered Antiquities.

Egyptian health authorities announced receiving on Thursday morning the first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. 210,000 doses touched down at Cairo International Airport, according to the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement and Medical Supplies. The authority said this batch came under a contract signed in May between the two countries. Sputnik V” the first coronavirus vaccine developed in the world, has been officially approved to date in 67 countries around the world, with a total population of more than 3.5 billion people, including most Arab countries. The vaccine will join Sinopharm, Sinovac, and AstraZeneca in Egypt’s vaccination campaign, which began in late January.

The Secretary of the Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives in Egypt, Ahmed Diab, submitted a request for the closure of pornographic websites across Egypt. Diab’s request was submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hanafy Gebaly, and directed to the Minister of Communications. According to Diab, pornographic websites have no significant goal, except to destroy the minds of young people and families. Diab stressed that pornography addiction is not just a pastime, as some believe, but it is a disease that requires serious treatment. Pornography addiction is one of the serious obstacles that destroy the lives of young people, especially in the adolescence stage, he said.

CAIRO - 24 June 2021: The Interior Ministry on Thursday took all measures to launch the 18th phase of " We Are All One" initiative for 20 days starting from June 30 until July 20. The initiative is implemented in coordination with different sectors of the ministry and security directorates nationwide. The initiative calls for providing high-quality goods with a 40% discount compared to their counterparts in markets. For more information, the ministry urged citizens to visit its website (moi.gov.eg) to know the outlets where these commodities are being sold. The Ministry of Interior launched a new phase of the "We are All One" initiative, coinciding with the celebration of the June 30 Revolution and Eid al-Adha.

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 466 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 278,761. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 15,967 nationwide, after the ministry announced 32 deaths. And 559 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 207,411. A country-wide partial lockdown aimed at curbing cases ended by the end of June. Doctors and officials continue to warn the public to abide by coronavirus precautionary measures and push for vaccination, stating that social distancing is just as important as wearing a mask.

The number of Egyptian students attending UK universities has increased from 1,695 students in 2014/15 to 2,895 students in the 2019/20 academic year, marking a 70 percent increase, official statistics report. Erudera.com reports that while the UK experienced a healthy increase in Egyptian students throughout the past years, the total number of international students increased by just five percent 2011/12 and 2017/18 academic years. During other academic years, the number of students from Egypt studying in the UK stood as follows:2,100 students in 2015/162,355 students in 2016/172,630 students in 2017/182,740 students in 2018/19These statistics are an indication that annually, more students in Egypt choose UK universities for their education. Last year, the group of 2,895 Egyptian students went to study in the following UK countries:2,585 students went to England90 students to Wales200 students to Scotland25 students to Northern IrelandSimilarly, in 2012/13, the majority of Egyptian students (970) attended a university in England, 135 studied at a Scottish university, 110 went to Wales, while 20 students pursued studies at a university located in Northern Ireland. Data show that there were 485,645 international students pursuing their higher studies in the UK during the 2018/19 academic year, 143,025 of whom were from the EU and 342,620 non-EU.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority said that temperatures will continue to rise on Thursday, with hot weather in Cairo and the Delta region. The weather will be moderately hot weather along the north coast, and very hot weather over South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt. Nighttime temperatures will remain mild across Egypt. Winds will be active in Greater Cairo, the western coast, South Sinai, and Southern Upper Egypt. High temperatures for the following cities on Thursday are:– Cairo: 35C– Alexandria: 30C– Qena: 40C– Sohag: 39C– Aswan: 42C

The Board of Trustees of the American University in Cairo (AUC) has named Ahmad S. Dallal as AUC’s 13th president, effective October 15, 2021. Dallal currently serves as dean of Georgetown University in Qatar and previously served as dean of the American University of Beirut (AUB) from 2009 to 2015. He has taught Islamic studies at AUB, Stanford University, Yale University, Smith College and Georgetown University, where he also served as chair of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies. “Throughout his administrative experience, Dallal led the introduction of several dozen university policies, including overseeing Title lX compliance on discriminatory harassment. He worked in his early career years with the aviation industry before earning a master’s and a doctorate in Islamic studies from Columbia University.

CAIRO - 25 June 2021: A judge ordered on Thursday renewing the detention of a train driver and two minibus drivers who are involved in a railway crash in Helwan for 15 days pending investigation. The Helwan prosecution earlier ordered conducting a drug test for the two minibus drivers, who fled to Alexandria after the incident, according to an official statement. On Monday, a freight train collided with two minibuses that stopped too close to the rail tracks in a residential area. Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir in remarks to media said the train driver escaped from the scene and turned himself in to the police. He added that the driver received negative drug test results right after the incident.