Manchester United put Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations on hold after coming from behind to win 3-1 away to Aston Villa on Sunday. Defeat for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side would have handed the title to City and their local rivals would have enjoyed seeing Villa's Bertrand Traore opening the scoring midway through the first half. United wrapped up the win thanks to substitute Edinson Cavani's goal three minutes from time. Victory left second-placed United 10 points behind leaders City, with 12 still on offer to the Red Devils from their final four league games. Grealish looked on from the stands on Sunday as did England manager Gareth Southgate, himself a former Villa defender.

CAIRO – 9 May 2021: Egypt is free from the double-mutant Covid variant (B1617), announced Minister of Health Hala Zayed in a press conference on Sunday, adding that the country will produce 2 million doses of anti-Coronavirus vaccines by the end of May. The conference was held at the headquarters of the state-owned company for Biological Products and Vaccines "Vacsera,” after she was updated on final preparations for the start of producing the Chinese Coronavirus vaccine (Sinovac) in Egypt. The Minister said that there is a slight increase in the number of daily cases in Egypt, noting that Egypt will receive the first shipment of the active pharmaceutical ingredient for producing "Sinovac" vaccines on May 18, 2021. In April 2021, the VACSERA and Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac signed two agreements to manufacture the Sinovav vaccine. VACSERA will manufacture the final product using the ready-made product provided by Sinovac.

Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed on Sunday announced that Egypt will receive the first shipment of raw materials to manufacture the Chinese Sinovac vaccine on May 18th. The authority also will closely follow the process of manufacturing the vaccine in Egypt by holding one or two meetings per week to accelerate the registration process. Egypt’s Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed 1,132 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 236,272 ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 13,845 nationwide, after the ministry announced 66 deaths. And 435 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 176,363.

The Egyptian Environment Ministry contracted global company Geocycle Lafarge to safely dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides this year. These hazardous pesticides are assembled from various regions across Egypt including Cairo, Alexandria, Upper Egypt and the Delta, Geocycle Lafarge Egypt said on Sunday. Geocycle Lafarge Egypt is a provider of waste management solutions and subsidiary to Lafarge Egypt, member of LafargeHolcim Group. “We highly treasure the unceasing endeavors borne by Geocycle Lafarge Egypt in strictly complying to world-class environmental standards. The General Manager of Geocycle Lafarge Egypt, Niels Ledinek, said that: “Geocycle Lafarge Egypt is honored to be chosen by the Ministry of Environment to safely & swiftly dispose hazardous wastes across Egypt.

Meteorologists predict hot weather on Monday during the daytime on Greater Cairo, and Lower Egypt, moderately hot on the northern coasts, and very hot on South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt. Weather will be mild on northern coasts by nightfall, while moderate across all other parts. Maximum temperatures:Alexandria: 27CCairo: 35CSharm el-Sheikh, and Hurghada: 38CQena: 43CLuxor and Aswan: 44CActive winds expected on parts of Greater Cairo, northwestern coasts and northern Upper Egypt. Light to medium rainfall expected (40 percent) at northern, Sinai Peninsula, Red Sea mountains. Waves in the Red Sea will be moderate, ranging between 1.5 to 2.25 meters in height with northwestern surface winds.

CAIRO – 9 May 2021: Standard & Poor's credit rating agency has kept the sovereign rating of the Egyptian economy at the level of B / B in the long-term and short-term, while maintaining a stable outlook. Below are six figures that indicate how the Egyptian economy will continue to improve in the coming period. 1 – The Egyptian economy recorded a growth rate of 3.6% during the fiscal year 2019/2020. 2 – The economy is expected to achieve a growth rate of 2.8% during the current fiscal year. 5 – The government aims to continue achieving a first surplus of 2% of GDP in the coming years.

Egyptian House of Representatives on Sunday approved a bill that would dismiss drug addicts from their job, deciding to postpone the final vote to a later session. The speaker of House of Representatives Hanafi Jabali confirmed that the bill will be applied six months from the date of its promulgation, which is a sufficient enough period for addicted employees receive treatment and hospitalization. The bill allows employers to impose the dismissal penalty directly with the force of law without referring to the court. Minister of Parliamentarian affairs Alaa Fouad said that the dismissed employee has the right to seek treatment for addiction according to the law. Members of the Parliament demanded that the employees be given the opportunity for treatment while being examined periodically.

The Ministry of Manpower and Immigration in Egypt has announced a five-day official paid holiday for private sector workers during Eid al-Fitr, which starts from Wednesday until Sunday. The Minister of Manpower and Immigration Mohamed Saafan said that this comes in line with the government’s plan to reduce the crowds of citizens during holidays and official occasions in order to protect them from any possible repercussions of the emerging coronavirus. Saafan said that companies have the right to ask employees to work during Eid depending on job requirements, but are still legally obliged to pay double-time to those who work during a holiday. The Ministry issued a circular for its directorates across the nation to follow up on companies and factories in implementing this decree. The Prime Minister issued a decision last week on taking some precautionary measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, which included announcing Eid al-Fitr holiday May for ministries, government departments, public institutions, local administration units, and public sector companies.

Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has coordinated with the Financial Supervision Authority to provide an insurance coverage which offers immediate assistance to Egyptians traveling abroad in the event that they are exposed to any accident or emergency illness during their travel trip outside Egypt. The insurance coverage will reach 30,000 euros or its equivalent in other currencies, with allocating the first 100 euros or the equivalent in other currencies for the medical expenses and hospitalization costs. In addition to the costs of transportation or returning the insured to the country of residence in the event of illness or an accident, the insurance coverage includes the costs of returning the body in the event of the insured’s death. The Chairman of the Financial Supervision Authority Muhammad Omran issued decree #698 of 2021 to establish the “Egyptian Association for Travel Insurance abroad”, aiming to provide a cover of protection and safety for Egyptian citizens against the various dangers that they may be exposed to during their travel abroad. The association will manage travel insurance abroad through studying and following up the best methods of global risk management, and the Egyptian Insurance Federation’s Executive Council agreement in February to establish the “Egyptian Association for Travel Insurance.”

CAIRO - 9 May 2020: The number of Egyptians who were vaccinated against coronavirus since the launch of the vaccination campaign reached 1.3 million, Assistant Health Minister Mohamed Hasani said on Sunday. In statements, he said 2.4 million people have registered so far on the ministry’s website to receive vaccinations. He added that Egypt has so far received over 2.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, saying non-Egyptians are being treated like Egyptians as regards free vaccination. The vaccination campaign relies on the Chinese Sinopharm and the British-Swedish Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, both of which were authorized for emergency use earlier this year.

CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - Minister of Oil and Mineral Wealth Tarek El Mullah said the oil sector contributed with 24 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the fiscal year 2019/2020, noting that the total investments of the sector during the period from 2014/2015 till 2019/2020 reached dlrs 74 billion. Mullah noted that the oil and gas sector has recently clinched 98 agreements with international companies to explore for gas and oil with investments reaching up to dlrs 16 billion, noting that the Egyptian oil sector has attracted new international companies over the past phase. The sector will continue to implement its integrated vision for development to come in line with Egypt's vision for sustainable development 2030, in addition to investing on the positive outcome of Egypt's economic reform program, he added. The gas sector has achieved a growth rate of 25 percent during 2020 as a result of self sufficiency from gas production and a surplus for exportation from Damietta and Edku positions on the Mediterranean coast, Mullah noted, adding that such progress helped in paying 80 percent of the dues of foreign companies operating in Egypt. Mullah also reviewed the progress achieved in the mining sector saying it has been successful in luring 11 new Egyptian and international companies to invest in 82 locations for exploration of gold after the first international bidding was announced in 2020.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Allegiance to a lie has become a test of loyalty to Donald Trump and a means of self-preservation for Republicans. Now those “Big Lie” allegations, no closer to true than before, are getting a second, howling wind. Republicans are expected to believe the falsehoods, pretend they do or at bare minimum not let it be known that they don’t. State Republican leaders from Georgia to Arizona have been flamed by Trump or his followers for standing against the lies. Republicans are pushing voting curbs in multiple states as well as the federal level even as state leaders have pronounced Trump’s case baseless.

TOKYO (AP) — Seated inside Tokyo’s new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe when they open in just under 11 weeks. The Olympics and Paralympics will draw 15,000 athletes and tens of thousands of officials, judges, media and broadcasters. Miyuki Otomo, a retired teacher attending the rally, called the Olympics a “horrendous event” that is being pushed on the public for commercial reasons. Some medical officials in Japan have also suggested the Olympics be canceled, as did the British Medical Journal in a editorial last month. “I don’t think athletes should be treated specially,” she said.

Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed on Sunday began an inspection tour of the production lines for the Holding Company for Biological Preparations and Vaccines (VACSERA), ensuring it is ready to manufacture the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt. Egypt’s Health Ministry in May 8 confirmed 1,132 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 236,272 ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 13,845 nationwide, after the ministry announced 66 deaths. And 435 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 176,363. The vaccines used in the drive are safe and effective, he assured, and implored all citizens to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir announced that his ministry plans to increase the volume of transported goods transported by railway to reach 25 million tons annually. He explained that this would represent five percent of the volume of transported goods nationally, thereby increasing the authority’s resources and reducing the load on roads. The Transport Minister also confirmed during his tour of a railway workshop in Alexandria that the ministry is implementing a comprehensive plan to develop the railway system. Therefore, he said, everyone must carry out the tasks assigned to them and be disciplined and vigilant, as everyone competes to serve the Egyptian citizens especially since the government has provided all the capabilities for the railway facility. This comes in parallel with the establishment of a network of express electric train lines linked together.