CAIRO – 22 June 2021: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday that the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) has chosen Egypt to be the guest country in the 25th edition marking the Silver Jubilee in 2022. The announcement was made following a meeting by Egyptian Ambassador to Moscow Ihab Nasr and Advisor to Russian President Anton Kobyakov. The selection of Egypt is an outcome of the ratification of the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between both countries by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in January 2021. The agreement was signed in 2018 during a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Egypt. Egypt and Russia will continue working closely for the former to get the most out of its participation in SPIEF 2022.

Test tube with Coronavirus name label is seen in this illustration. (File photo: Reuters)CAIRO - 22 June 2020: The Health Ministry said Monday night that 509 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 277,797. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 39 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 15,898. As many as 440 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 206,053 so far, the spokesman said. The recovery rate from the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Egyptian isolation hospitals has reached 74.1 percent, after the number of people recovering from the virus increased to 205613 cases, according to the Ministry of Health's statementThe Ministry of Health and Population said that according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization issued on May 27, 2020, the disappearance of symptoms for 10 days after infection is an indication of the patient's recovery from the Corona virus.

CAIRO – 22 June 2021: Egypt’s Railway Authority announced that a locomotive vehicle collided with another train at Misr Station in Alexandria, leaving 40 people sustaining minor injuries, announce Ministry of Health Tuesday. At 9:15 a.m., while an express train moving from Platform 8, traveling from Alexandria to Cairo, the locomotive of another train behind moved and collided with the last carriage of the express train. A total of 27 ambulances were dispatched to collision site to transfer the injured to hospitals. The Ministry of Health stressed that all the injured are receiving the necessary treatment and medical care in hospitals until they recover. The accident left two killed and six others injured, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health.

The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Tuesday recorded LE15.61 for purchase and LE15.70 for sale in The Central Bank of Egypt. The dollar recorded LE15.59 for purchase and LE15.69 for sale in the National Bank of Egypt. The dollar recorded LE15.61 for purchase and LE15.71 for sale in Commercial International Bank (CIB).

The Interior Ministry has intensified efforts to arrest the driver of a Helwan train who fled the scene of the accident after colliding with two minibuses carrying factory workers from Kafr Aboul Ela, killing two people and injuring six others. Security authorities received a notification of a train collision with two minibuses, which resulted in casualties and injuries. Sixteen ambulances moved to the scene, and the injured were transferred to Al-Nasr Hospital for Health Insurance in Helwan. Investigations revealed that the train was loaded with marble. It was greeted with two minibuses blocking its path and crossing the railway track in a place not designated for vehicles, leading to the collision.

Egyptian international and Liverpool FC striker Mohamed Salah will miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next month, with former goalkeeper for the Ahly club and Egypt’s national team Ahmed Shobeir explaining that Liverpool turned down Salah’s participation in the Olympics. During his radio show Shobeir said that the coach of the Olympic team Shawky Gharib is doing his best to form a strong team capable of distinctively representing Egypt during the upcoming tournament. Salah recently won the 2020-21 Premier League PFA Fans’ Player of the Year award, granted by the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) in England. He participated with Liverpool last season in 37 matches in the English Premier League, where he scored 22 goals and assisted five, and came second in the competition’s top scorer behind Harry Kane with a goal. Liverpool ranked third in the English Premier League standings for the 2020/2021 season, and scored 69 points from 38 games, to guarantee qualification directly to the group stage of the Champions League.

A locomotive collided with the back of Cairo-Alexandria train #1 on Tuesday, leading to two deaths and several injuries. The collision happened on 9:30 am in Alexandria. The locomotive collided with the train, leading to the destruction of two vehicles. Train accidents have been a common occurrence in Egypt, with some resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries. The railway renovation is part of a larger ongoing transportation overhaul that includes new high-speed trains, additional metro lines, and road improvement projects.

Egypt’s Meteorological Authority on Sunday announced that Egypt’s temperatures will increase during the coming period due to low pressure monsoon coming from India and increasing humidity. The authority expects very hot weather on southern Upper Egypt, hot weather on Cairo and Lower Egypt, and moderate weather on the northern coasts. Maximum temperatures will reach 43C, while the minimum temperatures will reach 28C in Rafah and Matrouh. Temperatures predicted for the following cities on Wednesday are 34C in Cairo, 30C in Alexandria, 40C in Qena, 41C in Luxor, 42C in Aswan. Waves in the Mediterranean Sea will be moderate, ranging between one and 1.57 meters, with northwestern surface winds, while waves in the Red Sea will be moderate, ranging between 1.5 and 1.57 meters with northwestern surface winds.

Egypt has invested more than a trillion pounds to develop infrastructure within seven years, Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed announced. During an interview with the “al-Hawiqa” (The Truth) program, broadcast on Extra News channe, al-Saeed said that the world by the end of 2015 agreed on 17 goals to achieve sustainable development and reduce poverty, with Egypt being one of the first nations to adopt its own national developmental vision. It engaged the private sector, civil society, parliamentarians and university professors in discussing how to achieve these 17 goals within Egypt’s Vision 2030, she explained. Through these goals, Egypt formulates future and short-term plans, she said, adding that in order to reach these goals it was necessary to implement the economic reform program.

The victory over Paraguay in Brasilia took Argentina through to the quarter-finals with a game to spare and Scaloni admitted the time might be right to rest his star man. Messi has spoken openly about wanting to win a title with Argentina and add an international honour to the myriad baubles he picked up with his club. They may fear a resurgent Brazil but they are enjoying a good spell – Monday’s game was their 16th without defeat – and belief the drought may finally break is quietly building. Messi has spoken openly about wanting to win a title with Argentina and add an international honour to the myriad baubles he picked up with his club. They may fear a resurgent Brazil but they are enjoying a good spell – Monday’s game was their 16th without defeat – and belief the drought may finally break is quietly building.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 21 (Reuters) - Title contenders Belgium stretched their perfect Euro 2020 record to 13 consecutive wins in qualifiers and at the tournament so far, with their 2-0 victory over Finland on Monday that put them top of Group B down to experience and patience. Belgium, the world's top ranked team who had already secured their spot in the knockout stage with two wins in their previous two games, had to wait until the 74th minute to puncture their opponents' stubborn resistance. Seven minutes later Belgium struck again with yet another De Bruyne pass finding Lukaku and the forward bagged his third goal of the tournament. Lukaku, who has now scored 21 goals in his last 17 competitive matches for Belgium, has needed seven shots to score his three tournament goals. But it was team mate De Bruyne who collected the man of the match award as Belgium, European Championship finalists in 1980, won all of their Euro group matches for the first time and sent a statement of intent to other title rivals.

LONDON: Patrik Schick has carried the Czechs to the top of Group D with three goals, but going further in the tournament will require others to start finding the back of the net, captain Vladimir Darida said on Monday (Jun 21). "You can hardly have just one player pull the whole team that far," Darida said. "We can only influence our own results and if we are successful we do not need to look at other teams," Silhavy said. The Czechs beat Scotland 2-0 and drew 1-1 with Croatia. "Harry Kane is a world-class player," Silhavy said.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his support for Egypt’s position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute. Mitsotakis praised Egypt’s role in achieving a ceasefire between the Israelis and Palestinian. Sisi said during a press conference with Mitsotakis that Egypt stands in solidarity with Greece against what threatens its sovereignty. He affirmed Egypt’s position in the eastern Mediterranean, regarding the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries and stressed its solidarity with Greece against what threatens its sovereignty. “Relations with Greece are a model for cooperation and integration at the regional level, as Egypt and Greece share distinguished friendship ties,” Sisi said, adding that Egypt’s position is consistent in the eastern Mediterranean region regarding the sovereignty of territorial waters of countries.

The Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel-Aty said Sunday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has technical problems and incomplete studies, which will hamper its attempts at a second filling. Ethiopia withheld water from Sudan during the first filling which could have been postponed, he said, and when Ethiopia opened the lower gates of the dam it polluted Sudan’s water. He said that in just one year, Ethiopia caused droughts, floods and pollution in Sudan’s water. The Arab League Council held an extraordinary meeting this month in Doha over the GERD, and the league called on the UN Security Council to meet on the matter. Egypt and Sudan say they want a legally binding agreement on filling and operating the GERD, while Ethiopia is trying to evade a binding agreement.

The fifth edition of the Gouna Film Festival will grant actor Ahmed al-Sakka the creative achievement award, in recognition of his cinematic career and outstanding contribution to the Egyptian film industry over more than two decades. Sakka commented on the award: “It is a great honor for me to be granted the Creative Achievement Award at Gouna Film Festival this year. I owe this achievement to all these amazing individuals who stood by me at every step.”Co-founder and COO of the festival Bushra Raza said: “I am very happy to award this year’s Creative Achievement Award to my dear colleague Ahmed al-Sakka. At the beginning of my career as an actress, I heard stories about his tremendous support for the film industry. Samih Sawiris, head of the festival’s organizing committee, said: “Sakka’s career path is one of the most inspiring success stories on the artistic arena.”