The discussion took into account as well the necessity to build on the achievements made during the current Strategic Partnership Development Framework. Al-Mashat emphasized the importance of linking the analysis and outputs of the planning stage for the Upcoming Strategic Partnership Framework in order to achieve the desired development outcomes. It also chairs the steering committee for the Partnership Development Framework. Egypt is one of the 50 founding countries of the United Nations in 1945, and it has a long history of relations with the United Nations; including its programs, agencies, and funds. The office of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations liaises with the Government of Egypt regarding UN operations in Egypt.

CAIRO – 30 May 2021: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi sent Sunday two delegations to Israel and Palestinian territories. The other delegation is a security high-profile one that will also examine stabilizing the ceasefire as well as achieving reconstruction in Gaza Strip. In addition, it will discuss ways of accomplishing a comprehensive pacification in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. And, on May 10-20, Israel shelled and carried out airstrikes against Gaza Strip. The strikes also caused the destruction of more than 2,000 residential units in Gaza Strip while 15,000 others were partially damaged, according to AP.

The delegation will also examine ways of achieving comprehensive pacification in Gaza Strip and the West Bank as well as reconstruction in the former. And, on May 10-20, Israel shelled and carried out airstrikes against Gaza Strip. The strikes also caused the destruction of more than 2,000 residential units in Gaza Strip while 15,000 others were partially damaged, according to AP. As a consequence, 50,000 Palestinians fled from the North to the South of Gaza Strip. On May 15, the Israeli forces struck a number of towers in Gaza Strip.

CAIRO – 30 May 2021: -Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority will hold a press conference this afternoon to give more details about the latest development of the negotiation over compensation claims from the owners of the stranded Panama-flagged ship MV EVER GIVEN in the Suez Canal, according to a statement by the authority. The MV EVER GIVEN went aground on March 23, 2021, in the 151 km of the Suez Canal, where the vessels in both directions pass, causing the suspension of the international maritime navigation through the canal for six days. Egypt has asked for $916 million in compensation for damages caused by the grounding of the ship, the salvage operation, and for loss of reputation. The situation complicated when an economic court in Ismailia governorate issued on April 13, 2021 a decision to officially arrest the ship until paying compensation. After negotiation, the SCA reduced the compensation claims from $916 million to $600 million.

CAIRO, 30 May 2021: The Egyptian Football Association announced on Saturday, that Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron will be suspended for two matches and fined 70,000 pounds. Through their Twitter account, the EFA indicated that it had fined the French coach 20 thousand pounds for "unsportsmanlike behavior" and 50,000 pounds "for inciting his team to withdraw." Carteron's red card after storming the stadium to protest the referee, who dismissed Ashraf Bencharki, the Zamalek player, during the team's 1-0 victory overIsmaili on Thursday in Egypt's Cup 16th round. Bencharki was suspended for one match after receiving the red card, and his teammates Ferjani Sassi and Hamza Mathlouthi were suspended for a match due to obtaining the third yellow card against Ismaili. Thus, Bencharki, Sassi and Mathlouthi will be absent from the Zamalek meeting against their host El Gouna on Sunday in the 25th round of the league.

Approximately 500,000 tourists from 20 countries visited Egypt in April, marking a continuous increase in tourist flow at up to 50 percent of original numbers before the pandemic, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Anany announced Saturday. The royal procession of mummies earlier this year helped to promote further tourism to Egypt, Anany said. Hotels at the Red Sea and Sharm el-Sheikh will be allowed to operate at 50 percent capacity starting first of June, he added. And Anany added that the Mohammed Ali Palace in Shubrā will be opened soon, after it had been closed for repair and restoration since 2013. Egypt has recently witnessed a huge number of discoveries and further development in museums and archaeological areas across the nation, the minister said, and added that he expects even more huge archaeological discoveries to be announced from June to September.

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VIENNA, May 30 (Reuters) - David Alaba described his move to Real Madrid as a dream come true and said the decision to move to Spain had been made some time ago. The 28-year-old Austrian international signed for Real Madrid on Friday, joining on a free transfer after spending more than a decade with Bayern Munich. "This is a dream come true for me personally," Alaba said as Austria continued their preparations for the European Championship at their training camp in Bad Tatzmannsdorf over the weekend. He said he had decided on Real some time ago, with only details sorted in recent weeks. "I talked to a few clubs, but for me personally Real Madrid has always been at the top of the list.

PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) - Chelsea won their second Champions League title and denied Pep Guardiola's Manchester City their first after Kai Havertz grabbed a first-half goal to secure a 1-0 win in Saturday's all-English final at the Estadio Do Dragao. Premier League champions City were favourites ahead of the final but suffered a desperately disappointing night in their first Champions League showpiece match. Despite winning three of the last four Premier League titles for City, Spaniard Guardiola failed to deliver the coveted European trophy he last won with Barcelona in 2011. Christian Pulisic came on for Chelsea to become the first American to play in a Champions League final and almost the first to score when he was slipped in by Havertz but then drifted his shot just wide of the post. We tried, but we couldn’t do it and will work harder from here," added the Spaniard, whose side won the League Cup to go with their Premier League crown.

STOCKHOLM: Sweden coasted to a 2-0 win over a defensively-minded Finland thanks to a Robin Quaison goal and a second-half penalty from captain Sebastian Larsson in a Euro 2020 warm-up on Saturday. Quaison gave Sweden the lead in the 23rd minute by slotting home a pass from Mattias Svanberg and Larsson got the second from the spot in the 58th after Marcus Berg was brought down. Going behind had no obvious effect on Finland's tactical approach as they remained compact, trying to play the ball out from the back and hitting Sweden on the break. Overall I'm pretty happy," Sweden boss Janne Andersson told broadcaster TV4. Sweden open their Euro 2020 Group E campaign against Spain on June 14 before taking on Slovakia and Poland, while Finland kick off their tournament against Denmark on June 12, followed by meetings with Russia and Belgium in Group B.

REUTERS: Olympique Lyonnais have named Dutchman Peter Bosz as coach on a two-year deal to replace Rudi Garcia who left at the end of the season after a fourth-place finish saw them miss out on a Champions League place, the Ligue 1 club said on Saturday. Former Netherlands midfielder Bosz took Ajax Amsterdam to the Europa League final in 2017 and then moved to Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, leading them to the German Cup final in 2020 before being sacked in March this year. Lyon said in a statement on their website that Bosz's arrival "reinforces Olympique Lyonnais's strategic outlook as being one aimed at relying more on players from the academy, which is currently ranked third-best in European football." The 57-year-old Bosz, who won the Dutch league title and three Dutch Cups playing for Feyenoord in the early 1990s, will be presented at a news conference on Sunday at 0800 GMT.

CAIRO – 29 May 2021: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi will hold talks in Cairo on Sunday, a week after Egypt-brokered ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians went into effect. On Friday, Israel and the Gaza factions started a ceasefire proposed by Egypt after Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire killed 254 people including women and children. The Gaza factions also fired rockets at Israeli lands in retaliation for the Israeli assaults against Palestinians in Jerusalem. Sisi also announced allocating $500 million for the reconstruction of Gaza following the Israeli assaults. Both sides agreed on bolstering coordination and consultation on stabilizing the ceasefire and launching reconstruction in Gaza Strip.

CAIRO - 29 May 2021: Dr Osama Talaat, head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish antiquities sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, heading an archaeological and engineering team, went to inspect the wooden flap of the Ablution fountain (Fawara) Dome of Sultan Hassan Mosque which fell this morning. He said that the wooden flap that fell today was part of the restoration work carried out by the Arab Antiquities Preservation Committee in the mosque during the first half of last century, as they replaced the dilapidated authentic flap with a new modern one which fell today due to erosion. He added that both the dome and the mosque are in a good state of preservation, and that a specialized team has been formed from the restorers of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and will start immediately the restoration and maintenance work in the dome to restore the flap to its original condition. The mosque and Madrassa (Quranic school) of Sultan Hassan was established by Sultan Al-Nasir Hassan bin Al-Nasser Muhammad bin Qalawun, and its construction began in 757 AH, and the construction of the largest part of it was completed in 762 AH. Work on it continued even after the death of Sultan Hassan in 764 AH.

Meteorologists predict hot weather on Sunday during the daytime over Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, moderately hot weather expected on northern coasts, while very hot weather on Upper Egypt and South Sinai. Weather will be mild by nightfall over Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, northern coasts, and northern Upper Egypt, while moderate on South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt. Maximum temperatures:Alexandria: 32CCairo: 35CHurghada: 37CSharm el-Sheikh: 38CQena and Luxor: 40CAswan: 41CActive winds expected on northwestern coasts, it will blowup sand and dust to the storm point in the western parts of the country. A 30 percent chance of light rainfall is also expected on the northwestern coasts, southern Upper Egypt, and Red Sea mountains. Waves in the Mediterranean Sea will be moderate rough, ranging between two and three meters in height with southeastern to northeastern surface winds, while waves in the Red Sea will be moderate to rough, ranging between two and 2.5 meters in height with northwestern surface winds.

CAIRO – 29 May 2021: The United Media Services (UMS) group announced a full administrative restructuring, starting with the appointment of Egyptian Financier Hassan Abdallah as the new chairman of the group, succeeding Egyptian Businessman and media producer Tamer Morsi. Hassan Abdallah is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Arab African International Bank (AAIB). Who is Hassan Abdallah? Born in 1960, Hassan Abdallah obtained a BA, in Business Administration from the American University in 1982, and then in the same year began his work at the Arab African International Bank, the first multinational bank in Egypt. Abdallah succeeded in leading the bank to acquire the Canadian Bank of Nova Scotia portfolio in Egypt in 2015.