City, who could complete a rare domestic and European double if they beat Chelsea in May 29th’s Champions League final, ended their wait to be confirmed as league winners when second-placed Manchester United lost at home to Leicester. “This has been a season and a Premier League title like no other,” the Spaniard said. While Guardiola is now clearly focused on getting his hands on his first Champions League trophy since his 2011 win with Barca, he said there was a real sense of satisfaction in coming out on top on the home front. “At the start of every season, the Premier League is the most important title for us,” he said. Only by being the very best, week in week out, can you win this competition.

UEFA has moved this month's Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea from Istanbul to Porto, according to Turkish media reports on Tuesday. European soccer's governing body declined to comment on the reports from the media outlets, which included television channel HaberTurk, while Turkish Football Federation officials were not immediately available for comment. The UK government placed Turkey on its travel 'red list' on Friday, effectively ruling out the opportunity for supporters of the English clubs to attend the game. Porto emerged on Monday as an option to host the final. Portugal is currently in the last phase of easing a lockdown and expects to lift travel restrictions from May 17.

Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa is currently moon-sighting for the Shawwal crescent at the beginning of Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday evening. The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawky Allam, will announced tonight the result of the moon-sighting. Astronomical calculations indicate that the first day of Eid al-Fitr and the month of Shawwal for the year 1442 AH corresponds to Thursday, May 13, and its prayer in Cairo is exactly at 5:28 in the morning. Gad al-Qady, President of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), said that the places for the moon-sighting are carefully chosen to be far from city lighting, and the observation takes place directly after sunset. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

CAIRO – 11 May 2021: On May 11, the original external gate of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir has been re-installed. This gate was dismantled months ago and preserved in the museum's garden, replaced with another modern gate on a temporary basis to allow a smooth exit of the cars carrying the royal mummies on the day of the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade. Director of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Sabah Abdul Razek explained that the original external iron gate of the Egyptian Museum was dismantled months before the event to preserve it and facilitate the exit of the mummies since studies indicated that the narrow distance between the two sides of the door after opening, would make it difficult for the cars to exit, so the original gate was dismantled by specialists and they manufactured another temporary iron gate to allow an easy exit. Abdul Razek said the museum's original outdoor gate was restored in 2020 for the first time since it was damaged in 2011.

The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments has renewed its instructions to hold Eid prayers in mosques where only Friday prayers are held. The ministry emphasized that there is no room for Eid prayers to be held in any squares or yard under the current circumstances of COVID-19 in order to preserve the health of the whole community. The ministry advised to take all precautionary measures such as social distancing. It added that the duration of the Takbir announcements should not exceed seven minutes, and sermons must be no longer than 10. The Ministry of Religious Endowments announced the rules for Eid prayer as follows:

al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine stand, in Jerusalem's Old City December 12, 2011. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/CAIRO - 11 May 2020: The Muslim World League (MWL) and Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam strongly denounced the Israeli aggression against Aqsa Mosque. In a statement Monday, the Mufti called for the necessity to stop all practices that violate the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and attack worshipers and holy people, especially during the blessed month of Ramadan, which is characterized by great privacy for Muslims. Secretary General of the MWL Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa said that these practices are violent and provoke Muslims around the world. Issa urged the international community to put an end to this violence and provide the needed protection to the Palestinian civilians.

The Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars has responded to calls to include females into military service, stressing that “the recruitment of females is not necessary under Sharia.”“Islam has created an alternative for women to participate in wars and military actions, which is good cohabitation with their husbands, Hajj and Umrah,” the council explained. “Women are not required to be fighters or female soldiers in the ranks of the army, because this is a disrespect for her, especially with regard to her mixing with men in the army. The period of pregnancy for a woman also represents a period of divine conscription for her. The work of a woman in her home, having children and then taking care of them and managing her family affairs is more severe than the conscription of a man,” a statement by the council read. The council added that the only cases in which women may join the armed forces, is for administrative or medical work or providing services away from combat matters.

Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Sunday that Egypt has offered to reduce its compensation claims to the owners of the container ship that closed the canal in March by a third. The Ever Given and its cargo are still being held in the Suez Canal, and the ship’s insurance company is refusing to compensate the authority for the blockage. While the ship was stuck, Egypt estimated a daily US$12 to US$15 million in losses. The authority claims that compensation is needed to cover the loss of transit fees, damage to the waterway during dredging and rescue efforts, and the cost of equipment and labor. The 400-meter-long Ever Given is owned by the Japanese company Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., and it was chartered by the Taiwanese Evergreen Line company when the canal blockage accident occurred.

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 - 11 May 2020: Egypt has condemned the continuity of terrorist operations by Houthi militias against Saudi territories, the latest of which has been an attempt to target Saudi Arabia’s Abha international airport with an explosive drone. Such acts also constitute a flagrant and direct threat to security and stability in the region, the foreign ministry added. The attack has caused some material damage after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen intercepted and destroyed the drone. Saudi Arabia’s allies in the region as well Arab and Islamic organizations have strongly condemned the Iranian-backed Houthi militia’s attempt to target the Abha International Airport.

Egypt Today presents to its readers 5 love stories and couples who melted our hearts this year. CAIRO - 11 May 2021: Ramadan drama marathon this year housed a number of inspiring love stories that we all interacted with. 1-Gazal and El Khedewy ( Elly Maloosh Kebeer)Yasmine Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Elawady aka Gazal and El Khedewy in “ Elly Malosh Kebeer” series took the social media by storm this Ramadan. El Khedewy refutes this theory and proved that bad boys can sometimes be the most romantic guys by actions not by words. The chemistry between these two couples and their real love was crystal clear on screen and touched us all.

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CAIRO – 11 May 2021: The only way to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is to be frequented by Muslims worldwide, religious advisor to the president has said. “There is no way to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque except to put it under the popular protection of all Muslims by continuous influx of Muslims from all over the world to Al-Aqsa Mosque to visit and protect,” Sheikh Osama al-Azhary said Monday on Instagram. Israeli police have clashed with Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah district in Jerusalem, causing over 300 injuries among Palestinian people so far. However, in 2021, Egypt’s Grand Mufti at the time, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, made an unofficial visit to Al-Aqsa. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and in Gaza condemned the visit because it “recognized Israel,” but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Jerusalem needs Muslims to visit and stop the alteration of its character.

A member of the Syndicate of Theatrical Professions, Azouz Adel, denied news circulating about the death of the actor Samir Ghanem. Adel explained in a brief statement to Al-Masry Al-Youm: “All the talk that is said is a rumor, and the condition of Mr Samir is the same. Nothing new.”Ghanem’s son in law Ramy Radwan announced that Ghanem and his wife Dalal Abdel Aziz had been sent to hospital after contracting the coronavirus. He wrote on Facebook: “To all my dear followers, I ask you to pray for a speedy recovery to our beloved ones, the most precious, purest, and kindest of people, Samir Ghanem and Dalal Abdel Aziz.”Egyptian actress Donia Samir Ghanem also broke her silence after her parents were transferred to the intensive care unit, writing a lengthy prayer hoping for their recovery which was shared across social media by various celebrities. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

The Egyptian Transport Ministry signed an MoU on Monday with a consortium led by the French company Transdev to prepare technical and economic feasibility studies for the establishment of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system on Cairo’s Ring Road. Egyptian national companies Orascom, Mwasalat Misr, and MCV will also be involved in the development of this project. Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir said that this MOU comes within the framework of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s directive to modernize Egypt’s transportation system and networks. BRT buses will run for the first time on the Ring Road around Greater Cairo, which is considered the most important traffic axis in Greater Cairo, with nearly 213,000 cars traveling on it each day. Wazir pointed out to the importance of quickly completing the studies, in order to speed up the project’s implementation.

Journalist Ahmed Moussa on Monday announced that for the first time he would delve further into discussing planned assassination attempts against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi by the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood organization had drawn up dozens of plans to assassinate Sisi, he said, which had not been publicly announced until now. The incident was planned to be shown in a live broadcast from Turkey by the terrorist organization, which is operated from Ankara. Accoridng to Moussa, it was the killing of police officer Maged Abdel Razek which thwarted the plans to assassinate Sisi. Other plans to assassinate the president include attempts to booby-trap planes in Cairo International Stadium during Egypt’s organization of the Africa Cup of Nations two years ago.