I don't want to be a happy flowers team, says frustrated Guardiola
Despite a much-needed win that moved City five points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League standings, Guardiola was not happy. "Passion, fire and desire to want to win (was missing) from the first minute," Guardiola said. Today we were lucky but nine times, 10 times you don't come back. I don't want to be a happy flowers, I want to beat Arsenal but if we play in that way Arsenal will destroy, they will beat us." In this country, to win the league back-to-back titles, twice, with the way we played, with consistency, against this Liverpool side?
Source:Egypt Today
January 20, 2023 12:52 UTC
Presidential decree appointing 100 State
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued Decree No. 12 of the Year 2023, appointing 100 deputies for the State Council head. The decree, which was published in the official gazette on Thursday, also included appointing two undersecretaries at the State Council.
Source:Egypt Independent
January 20, 2023 12:27 UTC
Special ticket for Ronaldo v Messi match fetches $2.6 mln in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi government's entertainment arm said on Twitter that Mushref Al-Ghamdi, general manager of real estate group AqarOne, was the highest bidder for a "Beyond Imagination" ticket. The winner will attend Thursday's match in Riyadh featuring a combined team from Saudi clubs Al Nassr - who recently signed Ronaldo - and Al Hilal versus Messi's Paris St Germain in the duo's first on-pitch meeting since Juventus beat Barcelona 3-0 in December 2020. Though revenue from the auction will go to charity, the event could also fuel accusations of "sportswashing" by Saudi Arabia -- distracting attention from rights abuses by splashing money on sport. As well as attracting Ronaldo, Saudi Arabia have signed up Messi as a tourism ambassador. Paris St Germain is owned by the Qatari government, which has just staged the World Cup.
Source:Egypt Today
January 20, 2023 11:56 UTC
Egypt calls for halting unilateral acts that undermine two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
CAIRO – 19 January 2023: Egypt has called for halting all unilateral measures that undermine the two-state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict in a statement delivered during a quarterly open debate held by the UN Security Council on the Palestinian cause. Egypt has called for stopping unilateral actions undertaken by Israel, warning against such unilateral actions, including Israel's continued settlement activities, violence acts against Palestinian civilians and demolition of Palestinian homes. Egypt also underlined the need of avoiding measures that would change the legal status quo of the West Bank, including Jerusalem, which is considered an occupied Palestinian territory. Egypt called on all parties to exercise self-restraint, act responsibly and refrain from any measures that could inflame the situation. The three leaders stipulated the importance of preserving the rights of the Palestinian people, and reaching a fair, comprehensive and permanent solution to the cause.
Source:Egypt Today
January 19, 2023 21:06 UTC
5 Healing Books that Will Soothe Your Soul
Healing is a quest, and in that long journey to healing your soul, you might feel lost, not knowing where to start or how to begin. These 5 books will help you heal and soothe your soul. Healing is the New HighBy Vex KingThrough his book, Vex encourages the readers to take charge of their inner healing, and break free from their traumatic and troubled past relying on yogic principles and simple techniques for a transformative, healing journey. How to Do the WorkBy Dr. Nicole LePeraWith more than 6 million followers on Instagram for “The Holistic Psychologist”, Dr. Nicole LePera has come up with a revolutionary approach to healing. Frustrated by the traditional practices of psychotherapy, Dr. Nicole wanted to develop new methods for her patients and herself that unify physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Source:Egypt Today
January 19, 2023 20:08 UTC
Egypt to open the largest spinning, weaving factory in few days: Akhbar Al-Youm
CAIRO - 19 January 2023: Egypt is preparing to open the largest spinning and weaving factory in the world in a few days, with investments of more than LE 23 billion, Akhbar Al-Youm reported on Thursday. In July 2020, the Holding Company for Cotton, Spinning, Weaving and Garments signed a contract to establish the world's largest spinning factory at Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in El-Mahalla El-Kubra. According to the statement, the factory is built on an area of about 62,500 square meters, and accommodates more than 182,000 spinners, with an average production capacity of 30 tons / day. The construction work of the factory took about 14 months, at an estimated cost of about LE 780 million. The development plan is based on increasing specialization and reducing the frequency of the same activities in more than one company, by merging 23 spinning, weaving, dyeing and processing companies into nine companies, and merging nine companies for cotton ginning and trade into one company dedicated to this activity.
Source:Egypt Today
January 19, 2023 12:02 UTC
NWFE program aims to mobilize investments worth $14.7B: Al-Mashat
CAIRO - 19 January 2023: Egypt’s NWFE program aims to mobilize investments worth $14.7 billion, according to Minister of International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat. This came during Al-Mashat participation in the Agility Tanden Talk on the current state of the global economy and how to move forward in stimulating investments to build sustainable economies, alongside Stephen Gerard Pagliuca, co-chairman of Bain Capital, an international private sector firm. This is done in order to stimulate green transformation and implement NDCs and to achieve economic growth. Meanwhile, NWFE is a mechanism that can be replicated and applied in all developing and emerging economies to stimulate their ability to implement climate ambitions. The WEF 2023 Annual Meetings in Davos, Switzerland is being held under the theme "Cooperation in a Fragmented World", with the participation of several heads of state, heads of government, ministers, and major private sector companies.
Source:Egypt Today
January 19, 2023 10:17 UTC
Egypt aims to attract 30 million tourists by 2028
CAIRO - 18 January 2023: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism aims to attract 30 million tourists by 2028, according to Minister Ahmed Issa. According to Issa’s previous statements , since assuming his duties, he has been working on a number of tasks and setting priorities, perhaps the most important of which is reaching the 30 million tourists who visit Egypt every year. He added that the assignments of Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouli, were to reach $30 billion in tourism within the 2030 plan, which the ministry is currently working on. Tourism Minister Ahmed Issa said in a meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo, that About 13 million tourists visited Egypt in 2019. Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expected an increase in tourism sector revenues to record $11.3 billion in 2022/2023, $14.2 billion in 2023/2024, $18.9 billion in 2024/2025, $22.8 billion in 2025/2026, and $26.
Source:Egypt Today
January 18, 2023 10:53 UTC
Egypt's cash reserve covers 5.4 months of foreign imports
CAIRO - 17 January 2022: Egypt’s cash reserves cover 5.4 months of the foreign imports, which exceeds the measures of reserve adequacy according to international standards, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) revealed. The CBE stated, in a statement issued today, Monday, that Egypt's cash reserves continued to rise for the fourth month in a row, to achieve an increase of more than $860 million during that period, reaching $34 billion at the end of December, compared to $33.53 billion at the end of November. The reserve recorded at the end of December its highest level since May 2022, despite the payment of payments related to the country's external indebtedness, according to the CBE. The Central Bank referred, in a statement, to the large increase in banks’ foreign exchange earnings, whether from the local market, or the proceeds of remittances from Egyptians abroad, as well as from the tourism sector. Moreover, Foreign investors’ entry into the Egyptian market has also been monitored since last Wednesday, with amounts exceeding $925 million.
Source:Egypt Today
January 17, 2023 12:25 UTC
Egypt's President Follows Up On Tahya Misr Fund's Role In Su...
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Presidential Advisor for Financial Affairs, Mohamed Amin, to review the activities of the Tahya Misr Fund (Long Live Egypt Fund) and its contribution to supporting the development process and social protection programmes. The total contributions that the fund has injected into various sectors and fields nationwide since its establishment has exceeded EGP 22bn pounds. The funds were distributed across several fields, with urban development and alternative housing receiving about EGP 7bn and the field of health care with about EGP 11.5bn. These were allocated to medical procedures associated with the coronavirus pandemic, health initiatives and medical devices in hospitals. The President has continuously directed the Tahya Misr Fund to enhance its activities and programmes, in partnership with government agencies, civil society institutions and the private sector.
Source:Daily News Egypt
January 17, 2023 04:08 UTC
Moscow and Minsk start joint military aviation drills in Belarus
Joint military aviation drills involving Belarusian and Russian forces are underway, the Belarusian defense ministry said in a press release Monday. “Today, a joint tactical flight exercise of the aviation units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, which are part of the aviation component of the regional grouping of troops, has started,” reads the statement. “To ensure the conduct of the exercise, all airfields and ranges of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are involved,” it added. Earlier this month, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense announced that Minsk and Moscow were planning to hold joint aviation drills from January 16 to February 1. In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the two countries would continue joint drills and other combat training measures, which would involve the joint group of forces of the so-called “Union State,” according to Russian state news agency TASS.
Source:Egypt Independent
January 16, 2023 23:15 UTC
Egyptian authorities to release new batch of 31 pretrial detainees: Presidential Pardon Committee
CAIRO – 16 January 2023: The Egyptian authorities are finalizing legal measures for the release of a new group of 31 pretrial detainees, Presidential Pardon Committee member Tarek El-Khouly said in a Facebook post on Monday. “This comes within the framework of the Presidential Pardon Committee’s efforts in coordination with the Public Prosecution and the relevant state authorities,” Khouly stated. The Presidential Pardon Committee, formed in 2016 and reactivated by Sisi in April, aims to release young prisoners of conscience and reintegrate them into society. The committee receives pardon requests via many avenues, including through the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) and the human rights committees of the House of Representatives and Senate. In addition, the committee receives pardon requests through the National Youth Conference website.
Source:Egypt Today
January 16, 2023 17:54 UTC
Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of veteran Egyptian actress Karima Mokhtar
Today marks the birthday of the kindest mother in Egyptian cinema, theater and TV drama Karima Mokhtar. On this occasion, Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of the veteran Egyptian actress. A protagonist in many films and TV series through the past decades, Mokhtar often played the role of the mother due to her motherly features which became the hallmark features of the traditional Egyptian mother. Some of her TV series included “Yetrba f Ezo” (May He Be Raised in His Blessings) and the drama “Zohra w Azwgha El Khamsa” (Zohra and Her Five Husbands). Mokhtar is the mother of the Egyptian TV presenter Motaz el Demerdash.
Source:Egypt Today
January 16, 2023 16:55 UTC
World-renowned Islamic figures and scholars visit NW China’s Xinjiang
Many members of the delegation expressed support and high recognition for Xinjiang’s efforts and achievements in counter-terrorism and de-radicalization. China’s experience in fighting terrorism bears great significance for the efforts of various countries to effectively combat terrorism, he noted. At the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museumin Urumqi, members of the delegation stayed for a long time in front of exhibition boards showing information about the ancient Silk Road. The delegation also visited Xinjiang Islamic Institute in Urumqi, where members of the delegation talked about the principles of Islam with students and teachers of the school. A delegation of world-renowned Islamicfigures and scholars take a photo with local residents at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, one of the most famous landmarks in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’sXinjiangUygur autonomous region.
Source:Egypt Independent
January 16, 2023 13:09 UTC
Egypt condoles with Nepal over victims of plane crash
CAIRO – 16 January 2023: Egypt expressed on its heartfelt condolences with the Nepalese government over the victims of the plane crash. In a statement, Monday the Foreign Ministry reiterated Egypt's support of the people and government of Nepal over this tragic incident. At least 68 people were confirmed dead and hope faded for any survivors after a plane with 72 onboard crashed in Nepal, The Guardian reported on Sunday. The army said they had managed to retrieve 68 bodies from the debris of the crash but rescue efforts had been hampered by the treacherous terrain. It was Nepal’s worst aviation disaster since 1992, when 167 people were killed when a Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed on approach to Kathmandu.
Source:Egypt Today
January 16, 2023 11:19 UTC