A member of a special force loyal to the Houthi rebels holds an RPG launcher as he rides atop a vehicle during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahCAIRO - 14 June 2020: Egypt condemned continued attacks by Houthi militias in Yemen on Saudi territories, the last of which was a drone attack on a school in the Assir area. The statement pointed out that such attacks flout the international humanitarian law and threaten regional peace and security. In Abu Dhabi, the United Arab States and the Arab Parliament has strongly condemned and denounced the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias’ targeting of a school in Asir, Saudi Arabia, with an explosive-laden drone. In a statement released by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE reiterated that these recurrent systematic terror attacks by the Houthis reflect their blatant disregard for the international community and all international laws and norms.

CAIRO - 14 June 2020: Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati said Monday that cooperation projects with South Sudan are successful and could serve as a role model in Africa. In a meeting with his top aides, Abdel Aati said a number of development projects have been implemented in South Sudan with the aim to achieve sustainable development there and improve living conditions of citizens. Egypt has established 13 water plants in South Sudan, he added. He added that his Ministry has established six ground water plants around Juba and seven more inside the capital. Some river piers have also been established with the aim to connect major cities and villages in South Sudan, Abdel Aati further said.

Sudanese Minister of Investment Abdel Hady Ibrahim said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has provided much international support towards Egypt. During a press conference on the sidelines of the First Forum of African Investment Promotion Agencies held in Sharm el-Sheikh, on Sunday, Ibrahim stated that Egypt is a permanent supporter of Sudan in various international and regional issues. Sisi also provided clear support to Sudan at the Paris conference through its strong speech, Ibrahim said, adding that Egypt has also helped Sudan with international financial institutions thereby allowing his nation to obtain debt relief under the the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Egypt and Sudan are united by their eagerness to reach a binding legal agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, he added. It ends on June 14 with the signing of two memoranda of understanding.

The foundation's call came on Sunday at press conference held by Maat in the presence of a number of African NGOs and a host of water, peace and security experts in Africa. Ayman Oqail, president of Maat Foundation, said the GERD issue is very important since it does not only affect the peoples of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, but also the African continent entirely. In March 2021, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stated, “No one can take a drop of water from Egypt... This is not a threat.”Sudan, as well has warned more than once of filling the GERD before reaching a legal binding agreement. Ethiopia, on the other side affirms that the second filling will be conducted, despite all negotiations and mediations.

CAIRO - 14 June 2020: The Health Ministry said Sunday night that 691 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country to 273,182. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Dr Khaled Megahed said 41 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 15,623. Egypt has so far received millions of coronavirus vaccine doses and is planning to locally produce the first batch of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine this month. As the country has started its vaccination campaign in January, more than 3.5 million citizens have been vaccinated, according to Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed earlier this week. Also, the ministry started vaccinating homebound citizens against coronavirus through sending medical teams to their houses.

CAIRO - 14 June 2021: Lebanese megastar Elissa will perform in Saudi Arabia on June 17. Lebanese star Wael Khafoury will perform in the same concert with Elissa. On February, 2021, Elissa released the first episode of a new weekly podcast show titled ' “Elissa - The Podcast” on Anghami music platform. In her podcast Elissa narrates tales about her life, experiences and successful career. She is one of Lebanon's most famous singers and one of the best known artists in the Arab world.

The General Meteorological Authority predicts hot weather throughout Greater Cairo and the delta governorates, with moderate temperatures in the northern coasts, and very hot temperatures in southern Sinai and the southern Upper Egypt from Monday to Saturday. The weather will grow cold at night across the country. Active winds are expected for Greater Cairo, the northern coasts, South Sinai, and Upper Egypt in this period.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday evening arrived in the Qatari capital Doha to participate in talks on various issues such as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Hafez said that Shoukry’s visit will see him participate in the consultative meeting of Arab foreign ministers held at the invitation of Qatar, president of the current session of the Arab League Council. The meeting will discuss cooperation regarding the current Arab situation and ways to enhance joint action in the face of growing challenges facing the Arab world. The Foreign Minister is further set to hold talks with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. The Council of the Arab League will hold an extraordinary meeting in Doha involving various foreign ministers on Tuesday to discuss developments on the GERD.

After the Dutch had powered into a commanding lead with second-half strikes from Georginio Wijnaldum and Wout Weghorst, Ukraine showed no signs of giving up and pulled level with two goals in four minutes. Andriy Yarmolenko's stunning curler and Roman Yaremchuk's header from a free kick looked to have earned Ukraine a point, but Denzel Dumfries bundled in a late third goal for the Dutch. "It's so frustrating to lose a game in the last minutes," said Yarmolenko. Captain Oleksandr Zinchenko added: "We are very disappointed because we showed character and levelled the score in such a hard game. We have to learn from our mistakes and move forward because this tournament is not finished after one game."

LONDON (Reuters) -Raheem Sterling finally found his tournament touch when his 61st-minute goal gave England a deserved 1-0 win over Croatia at Wembley on Sunday as they began a European Championship with a victory for the first time in nine attempts. "It's for everybody else to get excited and throw their beer around and do whatever they want," he said. But for us, it's on to the next one and preparing for a really tough game on Friday (against Scotland). Although it was always going to be a game of few clear chances, we looked the bigger threat throughout." They are against Scotland and the Czech Republic, who meet on Monday, with Croatia playing the Czechs in Glasgow on Friday.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza of the Pakistani Armed Forces, in the presence of Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki and the Pakistani ambassador in Cairo. The spokesperson for the Egyptian presidency Bassam Rady said that President Sisi affirmed Egypt’s desire to develop bilateral cooperation with Pakistan and share experience in various fields. He also touched on the great importance of working together to disseminate proper religious values, acceptance of others and peaceful coexistence. Egypt’s appreciates Pakistan’s role as a pivotal country in the region, Sisi added. The presidential spokesperson said that the meeting touched on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the security and military fields.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed during his side's Euro 2020 opening match against Finland, his team's doctor confirmed on Sunday, but the reason remained unclear. "He was gone; we did cardiac resuscitation, it was a cardiac arrest. We got him back after one defib (defibrillation),” Morten Boesen told a news conference, adding that Eriksen remained in hospital for further tests after his collapse on Saturday. Eriksen, 29, collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute of the match while running near the left touchline after a Denmark throw-in. The Danish players had been in contact with Eriksen via a video conference, said Peter Moller, director of Danish football association DBU.

Abbas explained that five fully serviced residential towers are being constructed in Alamein city, implemented by the Chinese company “CSCEC”. These towers overlook an artificial lake, and include the Iconic Tower on a total area of 465,000 square meters. The project also includes 200 meters-high-four towers on a total area of 320,000 square meters, scheduled to be implemented within 39 months. Between 50,000 and 60,000 employees will be transferred to the New Administrative Capital, including employees at 33 ministries, the Advisor to the Prime Minister for Administrative Reform Hany Mahmoud announced earlier this month. During a telephone interview with presenter Basma Wahba, on “Al-Mehwar” channel, Mahmoud explained that only ministry headquarters will be transferred to the new capital.

CAIRO - 13 June 2020: Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk has stressed the need to reach a binding legal agreement about the filling and operation of Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam. He also said the AU is closely following negotiations on the Renaissance Dam and agreed that Sudan would provide the Union with further information about the controversial dam. The Egyptian ministry said its statement comes in response to Ethiopian foreign ministry spokesman Dina Mufti’s reiteration that his country will implement the second dam filling even if the three countries do not reach an agreement on the filling and operation of the dam. In 2015, the three countries signed the Declaration of Principles, per which the downstream countries [Egypt and Sudan] should not be negatively affected by the construction of the dam. This is not a threat.”Sudan, as well has warned more than once of filling the GERD before reaching a legal binding agreement.

The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Supply, Medical Supply and Medical Technology Administration (UPA) announced Saturday it has secured over 46 million COVID-19 doses during the fiscal year 2020/2021. The head of the UPA Bahaa Eddin Zaidan said that these vaccines include two million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, one million doses of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine, and 50,000 doses of the English AstraZeneca vaccine. It has also contracted for 20 million doses of the American Johnson & Johnson vaccine, to be supplied after two weeks, and 20 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine – the procedures for which to supply the first batches are currently being finalized. Zaidan stated that 2.75 million doses of the seasonal four strains of influenza vaccine were also contracted, which the authority has made available for the first time in Egypt. The Ministry of Health also announced that it will soon begin producing Russia’s Sputnik V and China’s Sinovac vaccines at Vacsera.