The Mansoura Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death who attempted to rape and ended up murdering one of the man’s wife. The incident dates back to June 2020, when Hussein, the husband of the victim Eman, allegedly contracted another man, Ahmed, to rape his wife so he could avoid paying settlements for divorce. The husband gave Ahmed the keys to his house and stayed out for some time to allow him to break in. The judge said that both men are partners in the attempted rape and murder of Eman, and sentenced them to the same punishment. He pointed out that his family refused his divorce to his wife, as the victim was from a good family, religious, and of high moral character.

The first locally-producted Egyptian satellite will be manufactured and launched within two years, Ayman Mahmoud, a board member of the Egyptian Space Agency, said, adding that the step “represents a great challenge.”Mahmoud told “Al-Mowagaha” (The Confrontation) program: “Egypt has huge industrial capabilities that enable it to create a 100 percent Egyptian satellite,” stressing that “Egypt has high-level scientists and engineers.”“We are trying to organize efforts so that we have the capabilities and expertise to develop space systems in Egypt,” he continued. The satellite will be used in the country’s initiative “Hayah Karima” (A Decent Life) in the development of villages, as it will provide aerial images, he said. The initiative will be able to not only capture the images, but analyze them to better work toward Egypt’s sustainable development goals. Space applications provide all the necessary information for security, sustainable development goals, and data for border guards, Mahmoud added. There is now an unprecedented political awareness of space, which will help achieve its long-term goals, he said.

Tunisia, UAE, Morocco and Egypt are joining the Sea Breeze 2021 naval exercises as participant or observers, which will be launched at the end of this month in the Black Sea. Even countries that do not have any official relations or whose relations are going through a critical period of tension, such as Israel, Turkey and Pakistan, will participate in these naval maneuvers. These exercises are described as a significant NATO event, although dozens of non-NATO countries will be involved as participants or observers. The list of these countries includes the US, Ukraine, Britain, Israel, Albania, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. “The scale and obviously aggressive nature of the military drills #SeaBreeze in no way match the real security needs in the Black Sea region.

Ancient Egypt meets modern medical technology after a mummy underwent a CT scan in an Italian hospital as part of a research project to reveal its secrets. The mummy of Ankh Khonsu, an ancient Egyptian priest, has been moved from the Civic Archaeological Museum in Bergamo to Policlinico of Milan hospital where experts will shed light on his life and funerary traditions from 3,000 years ago. “Mummies are practically a biological museum, they are like a time capsule,” said the director of the research project Sabina Mulgora,Mulgora said the mummy’s name is engraved on the sarcophagus, meaning “God Khonsu is alive.”Researchers believe that they can gather information about the life and death of the Egyptian priest and determine the types of materials used in his embalming. Studying ancient diseases and injuries is important for modern medical research, Mulgora said. “We can study cancer and atherosclerosis in the past, and this could be useful for modern research.”

The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Wednesday recorded LE15.59 for purchase and LE15.69 for sale at the National Bank of Egypt and Bank Misr. The dollar recorded LE15.61 for purchase and LE15.71 for seale in the Commercial International Bank (CIB), Al-Qahera bank, Arab African Bank, Barkaa bank, Suez Canal bank, Alexandria bank, and Credit Agricole bank. The dollar settled at LE15.60 for purchase and LE15.70 for sale in the Housing and Development Bank, and Islamic Abu Dhabi Bank.

Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad and Governor of Fayoum Ahmed al-Ansary inaugurated the first project Egypt for converting waste into energy through anaerobic gasification in the village of Qalhana, affiliated to Etsa, Fayoum. The project aims to safely dispose of municipal solid waste and agricultural waste, while exploiting it to produce energy and biofertilizers, supporting rural communities in Fayoum Governorate and improving their standard of living, she said. Fouad explained that the project comes under the first and third programs in the integrated municipal waste management system – these are the establishment of infrastructure and institutional support and engaging the local community in initiatives. In order to achieve rapid comprehensive development, the minister said that it was necessary to work on programs of the waste management system in parallel. Infrastructure was established in 2018 alongside preparation of the first waste management law that was issued in 2020, she explained.

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 498 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 278,295. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 15,935 nationwide, after the ministry announced 37 deaths. And 799 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 206,852. A country-wide partial lockdown aimed at curbing cases that has been in place since May 6 ended on Tuesday. Egypt is currently using China’s Sinopharm vaccine and the UK’s AstraOxford vaccine, and it has plans to soon begin locally manufacturing China’s Sinovac vaccine and Russia’s Sputnik-V.

The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity Ayman Hamza announced that there will be a new increase in the prices of electric consumption segments less than 1,000 kilowatts of electricity. During a telephone interview with Ahmed Moussa’s TV show “Ala Massoulity” (By My Responsibility) Hamza explained that “beginning from July, there will be an increase in electricity prices for the first and second segments, with an increase of 10 piasters (per kilowatt).”Electricity prices were restructured according to a five-year plan, he said, which was announced in full. “Electricity prices will remain fixed starting in July, including the prices of industrial consumption,” and added that anyone who consumes more than a thousand kilowatts will not witness an increase in electricity prices.

CAIRO - 23 July 2020: The Health Ministry said that 498 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country to 278,295. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 37 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 15,935. As many as 799 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 206,852 so far, the spokesman said. Egypt’s Ministry of Health targets vaccinating 40 percent of the population by the end of the current year, stated Head of Central Department of Health Affairs Mohamed Abdel Fattah. There are more than 400 centers across the country to vaccinate citizens against Coronavirus, he said.

The equally weighted index EGX 50 increased 0.41 percent, or 8.99 points, to end at 2,219.18 points, , and the broader index EGX 100 inched up 0.17 percent, or 5.57 points, to close at 3,322.36 points. On the other hand, the small and mid-cap index EGX 70 declined 0.45 percent, or 10.77 points, to close at 2,360.66 points. Egyptian investors were net sellers at LE 63.68 million, while Arab and foreign investors were net buyers at LE 44.72 million, and LE 18.96 million, respectively. Egyptian and foreign individuals were net sellers at LE 40.69 billion, and LE 3.38 million, respectively, while Arab investors were net buyers LE 54.18 million. Egyptian and Arab organizations sold at LE 22.99 million, and LE 22.34 million, respectively, while foreign organizations bought at LE 22.34 million.

The Egyptian Opera House in cooperation with the French Cultural Center has for the first time organized a concert for Egyptian international mezzo-soprano Farrah al-Dibany. The concert will be held under the title Mediterranean Journey, accompanied by the orchestra les cordes croisées, and includes a group of Egyptian and French musicians, at eight pm, Thursday, June 24, at the Fountain Theater. Dibany is the first Egyptian and Arab woman to sing at the Paris Opera. She won many international awards, including the Wagner Foundation Award after being chosen as the best young operatic talent by the Opera World magazine in Germany, and the Hassan Kamy Award. She was honored by the Paris Opera in 2019 in addition to being honored at the Youth Conference and the Nile University.

The Egyptian state succeeded over the course of 7 years, under the leadership of President Sisi, ito defeat takfiri and terrorist groups, both in Sinai and throughout the country, by setting an integrated strategy to combat terrorism. The Egyptian security services gave massive blows to the terrorist elements that were threatening the national security. From the beginning of his rule until now, President Sisi has sought to stabilize the pillars of the Egyptian state and restore its national institutions. Sisi's initiatives and effortsSince the beginning of his tenure, Sisi has put forward several initiatives to confront terrorism and combat extremism. In July 2017, President Sisi issued a decision to establish the National Council to Confront Terrorism and Extremism, to mobilize institutional and societal efforts to reduce the causes of terrorism and address its effects.

Jihan Abdel Moneim, sister of late actress Soad Hosny, said that Soad had an unregistered marriage with singer Abdel Halim Hafez for six years. During an interview with TeN channel on Monday Abdel Moneim noted Hafez initially refused to announce the marriage and was jealous over her. Abdel Moneim called her sister a highly educated woman, who met many senior writers and learned from them. Abdel Moneim added that Hosny’s father refused to teach his own children, even though he was a calligrapher. Abdel Moneim explained that the series, presented by Mamdouh al-Leithi about the late actress has nothing to do with the reality Hosny’s life, noting that the late artist was kind and loved by everyone.

CAIRO – 22 June 2021: The Egyptian Ministry of Finance denied the state's intention to issue sovereign sukuk as a tool to mortgage state-owned assets in return for borrowing. It added that the sukuk also comes in line with Islamic Sharia principles, without mortgaging or selling any of the state-owned assets, according to the media center of the Council of Ministers. The ministry added that sovereign sukuk are issued on the basis of state-owned assets privately owned, by selling the right to use these assets without the right of neck, or by leasing them, provided that it is prohibited to seize or take executive measures on those assets on the basis of which the sukuk are issued, to nullify any action or conduct contrary to that, and to impose a criminal penalty on violators. It indicated that the fixed and movable assets owned by the state will be determined as "private property" on the basis of which the sukuk are issued, so that there will be a mechanism to assess the right to use those assets on the basis of which the sukuk are issued or in return for leasing them for this purpose. Its issuance, circulation and redemption are subject to the controls, rules and procedures that are compatible with the principles of Islamic Sharia.

EgyptAir issued a statement regarding a video clip showing a violent argument between two women inside a plane denying the incident occurred onboard one of its fleet. By reviewing the video and verifying the authenticity of the incident, EgyptAir’s statement confirmed that the quarrel took place on board a non-Egyptian airline, and that the video was published more than two months ago online. EgyptAir implored all social media users to verify the authenticity of any content published about EgyptAir through the official sources of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and EgyptAir before sharing in order not to slander the national carrier’s image.