The Egyptian Meteorological Authority announced temperatures from Monday to Saturday, with hot weather to prevail over Greater Cairo and Delta governorates and moderate temperatures on South Sinai and Southern Upper Egypt. The weather will grow mild at night in the northern areas and northern Upper Egypt, with moderate temperatures on South Sinai and Southern Upper Egypt. Tuesday:Northern Coasts: 29CCairo and Delta governorates: 34CSouth Sinai: 37CNothern Upper Egypt: 38CSouthern Upper Egypt: 42CWednesday:Northern Coasts: 29CCairo and Delta governorates: 34CNorthern Upper Egypt: 36CSouth Sinai: 37CSouthern Upper Egypt: 42CThursday:Northern Coasts: 30CCairo and Delta governorates: 35CSouth Sinai, Northern Upper Egypt: 37CSouthern Upper Egypt: 41CFriday:Northern Coasts: 31CCairo and Delta governorates: 36CSouth Sinai: 37CNorthern Upper Egypt: 38CSouthern Upper Egypt: 42CSaturday:Northern Coasts: 31CCairo and Delta governorates: 36CSouth Sinai: 38CNorthern Upper Egypt: 39CSouthern Upper Egypt: 42C

Egyptian singer and actor Tamer Hosny has participated in the “Not Just a Refugee” program by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as part of the World Refugee Day on June 20 each year. The “Not just a refugee” program highlights the stories of refugees and their different skills to showcase the role they play in Egyptian society. Hosny visited a medical fabrics factory that embraces Egyptians, refugees and migrants of different nationalities. The day was special for the Egyptian, Sudanese and South Sudanese workers, who were overjoyed at seeing their favorite star giving them a special visit. “Today I am unusually happy because I was able to meet the artist Tamer Hosny, the beloved of the Sudanese people,” Mahdi from Sudan said.

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 509 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 277,797. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 15,898 nationwide, after the ministry announced 39 deaths. 440 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 206,053. 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 violence and aggression across Palestinian territories incurred 243 deaths, including 66 children, and 6,039 injuries, as reported by the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA). As for Palestinians who got detained in Jerusalem and the West Bank, the figure is 850. As a consequence, 50,000 Palestinians fled from the North to the South of Gaza Strip. Last week, Head of the Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) Heba Waly said that the manufacture of China’s Sinovac vaccine in Egypt will take between 8 to 16 weeks. Minister of Health Hala Zayed also said earlier that Egypt’s administration gives special interest in locally manufacturing the coronavirus vaccine.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Egypt Khaled Megahed announced Sunday that Egypt is set to produce its first COVID-19 vaccine within a few days, from the VACSERA production complex’s branch branch in Agouza in cooperation with the Chinese company Sinovac. Megahid pointed out that the VACSERA factories complex manufactures many vaccines, and not just for the coronavirus. Zayed visited on Sunday VACSERA’s factory complex in 6th of October City, following up on the final preparations of the new production lines to manufacture vaccines. The costs of factory complex’s equipment reached $17 million, while construction cost LE80 million. The Ministry of Health announced that 40 million doses of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine will be produced in Egypt this year through VACSERA’s factories, with the first batch of two million doses scheduled within a month from now.

The Director of the fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction (FDCTA) Amr Othman revealed the details of the law on the dismissal of employees who use drugs and steps for its implementation. Its objective regarding the dismissal of drug users employees is to protect citizens and public interest, Othman said. However, Othman said that anyone who voluntarily submits to treatment will be allowed to return. Othman explained that the treatment is free of charge for any employee who voluntarily applies to the fund and in complete confidentiality. However those who continue taking drugs after the six months grace period will be dismissed with no chance of return.

The cabinet has revealed the details of the government’s initiative to license tuk-tuks and replace them with minivans. Spokesperson for the Cabinet Nader Saad explained, during a telephone interview with presenter Azza Mostafa on the “Tahrir Hall” program that the number of tuk-tuks in Egypt amounts to nearly 2.5 million, only 10 percent of which have obtained an official license. Saad said that among the reasons for not licensing tuk-tuks is the tendency to use them in criminal acts. The official registration of tuk-tuk provides a complete inventory of the data of its owners and comes with advantages such as health insurance and a pension for its owners. “The initiative also allows to replace a tuk-tuk with a minivan, after evaluating its condition and deducting its price from the value of the minivan,” said Saad.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed his sincere appreciation towards Sultan Mufaddal Saifuddin, Sultan of the Bohra sect in India, for helping to restoring the shrines if Ahl al-Bayt (family of the Prophet Muhammad,) and several historical Egyptian mosques. This came during Sisi’s reception on Sunday of the Sultan of the Bohra sect in Cairo, accompanied by his sons Prince Jafar al-Sadiq, Prince Taha Mufaddal, and Prince Hussein Mufaddal, in the presence of the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamel. Egyptian presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady said that President Sisi welcomed the sultan, noting the close historical ties between Egypt and the sect. The spokesperson added that efforts to restore these shrines complement current state efforts to develop the areas surrounding these shrines and archaeological areas in Fatimid and historic Cairo. The Sultan of the Bohra sect in India on his end expressed his honor to meet President Sisi.

Egypt’s Health Ministry in June 20 confirmed 532 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 277,288. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 15,859 nationwide, after the ministry announced 30 deaths. 456 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 205,613. 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.

REUTERS: England's Phil Foden said his team mates have agreed to copy his dyed blond hairstyle if they win the European Championship. The 21-year-old said he had persuaded his team mates to copy the hairstyle if they capture their first major trophy in 55 years. "If we win it, I told the team they had to get the same haircut as me!" Foden told TalkSport. "They all agreed so hopefully, if we win it, you will see everyone with the same haircut.

Meteorologists predict very hot weather on Sunday during the daytime over Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, South Sinai, and Upper Egypt, with hot weather along the northern coasts. The weather will be mild by nightfall over Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, northern Upper Egypt, and northern coasts, and moderate on South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt. Maximum temperatures:Alexandria: 32CCairo, Hurghada: 38CSharm el-Sheikh: 39CQena: 41CAswan and Luxor: 42CActive winds are expected on Greater Cairo, northwestern coasts, South Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt. Waves in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea will be moderate to rough, ranging between 1.75 and 2.5 meters in height with northwestern surface winds on both seas.

CAIRO - 22 June 2021: The fifth edition of Aswan International Women Film Festival will honor Egyptian star Elham Shahin. The fifth edition of Aswan International Women Film Festival will kick off from June 24-29. The fifth edition carries the name of “The Nile” edition. Designed by artist Maha Hamdy, the festival poster shows a woman dominating the composition, behind her frames of a golden film strip atop a background of overlapping waves of water shining in the spotlight. Holding several meanings, the first being the distinguished features and tan of the Egyptian woman; her attire, blending between the Pharaonic civilization and the dark brocade rustic fabric; and her posture like that of an Egyptian crowned queen.

The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Monday recorded LE15.59 for purchase and LE15.69 for sale in The Central Bank of Egypt. The dollar recorded LE15.58 for purchase and LE15.68 for sale in the National Bank of Egypt. The dollar recorded LE15.60 for purchase and LE15.70 for sale in Commercial International Bank (CIB).

The German non-profit organization enpact and the TUI Care Foundation have launched the Tourism Recovery Programme in Egypt, which aims to empower businesses in the tourism industry to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic’s challenges. With the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at its core, the Tourism Recovery Programme builds capacity around leadership, resilience, sustainability, innovation, and digital transformation. Additionally, the initiative hopes to create a strong international network of tourism businesses and expand collaborations between businesses in Egypt and the German/European market. In 2020, the initiative launched with two programs that provided support to 330 businesses in Egypt, Jordan, Ghana, Kenya, Indonesia and Mexico. The Tourism Recovery Programme empowers travel and tourism businesses based in Egypt that display a technologically, socially or environmentally innovative business model.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority announced that moderate weather will continue across Egypt on Thursday, with moderately hot weather across Greater Cairo and the Delta region. Temperatures will be cooler along the north coast and warmer in South Sinai and Upper Egypt. Weather will grow cold across Egypt at night. Active winds are expected in Greater Cairo, the Delta, the northeast coast, South Sinai, and Southern Upper Egypt. High temperatures for the following areas are:– Cairo: 32C– North Coast: 27C– South Sinai: 35C– Northern Upper Egypt: 34C-Southern Upper Egypt: 38C