Thursday, June 29, 2023 06:25 PM

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, Thursday, Egypt expressed its deep condemnation of the fact that an extremist burned a copy of the Noble Qur’an today in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, in a shameful act that provokes the feelings of Muslims around the world in The first day of the blessed Eid al-Adha, and it contradicts the values ​​of respect for the other and his sanctities, and fuels feelings of hatred among peoples..

Egypt expressed its deep concern about the repeated incidents of burning the Holy Qur’an and the recent escalation of Islamophobia and crimes of contempt for religions in some European countries, affirming its total rejection of all reprehensible practices that affect the constants and religious beliefs of Muslims.. Egypt also stressed the responsibility of states to prevent calls for incitement and hate crimes, and to stop those practices that would undermine the security and stability of societies, stressing the need to uphold common denominators of tolerance, acceptance of the other, and peaceful coexistence among peoples.. The following is a summary of Egypt’s news of the most important news.

Chamber of Tourism: Urgent action against the default service centers for Egyptian pilgrims

The Chamber of Tourism Companies confirmed that it would not allow any failure to serve corporate pilgrims, as it stated in a statement issued by it, that in light of what the mission committees monitored, Tourist pilgrimage From the existence of some problems in the camps of tourism pilgrims in Mash’ar Mina and the existence of a failure on the part of some pilgrims’ service centers in performing the service agreed upon to be provided to the pilgrims in Mash’ari Mina and Arafat, the Chamber of Tourism Companies confirms that it will not allow any failure to serve the pilgrims of the companies, and the Chamber also confirms that it will act immediately against Those who fail to serve the pilgrims and compensate the harmed pilgrims from the companies for any failure in the services.

The Chamber indicated that its representatives who are currently present in the Hajj Tourist Mission have filed complaints with the Saudi Ministry of Hajj against the pilgrims’ service centers who failed to serve the pilgrims, according to the contracts concluded between the Chamber and the Rawaf Mina Foundation, which is responsible for providing catering services for tourism pilgrims in Mina and Arafat..

The Chamber added that according to the contracts concluded between the Chamber of Tourism Companies with the “Rawaf Mina” company, which is licensed by the Ministry of Hajj to provide catering services for pilgrims in Mina and Arafat, the Rawaf Mina Company will be required to compensate the pilgrims financially and those who were exposed to problems during their stay in the camps, according to the contracts concluded..

The Prime Minister witnesses a reception hosted by the Saudi Crown Prince in honor of the Hajj delegations

Today, Thursday, Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouly witnessed the reception hosted by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in honor of the Hajj delegations for this year, which was attended by a number of ministers and senior officials from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and many From Arab and Islamic countries and members of the diplomatic corps in the Kingdom.

The Ministry of Supply: Importing 25,000 head of cattle and offering a kilo of fresh meat at 195 pounds

Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi confirmed Minister of Supply and Internal Trade The Central Operations Room of the Ministry follows up daily the commodity and supply situation in the governorates during the blessed Eid Al-Adha holiday, and fresh Sudanese and Djibouti meat is offered at 195 pounds per kilo, frozen Brazilian meat at 160 pounds per kilo, and cut from it at 170 pounds per kilo, and the origins and sources of import have also been diversified from Several African countries imported up to 25,000 head of cattle from Sudan and Djibouti, in addition to importing sheep from Uganda and Tanzania..

Major General Ahmed Hassanein, CEO of the Holding Company for Food Industries, stated that a number of wholesale stores in each governorate have been allocated to disburse the ration system’s commodities to the exchange outlets during the Eid al-Adha holiday..

Ahmed Kamal, the official spokesman, the assistant minister, said that central operations rooms have been established in each directorate, in addition to operating rooms in its affiliated departments, to follow up the workflow at outlets for the exchange of ration commodities, bakeries, gas depots, fuel stations, and the availability of goods in markets and consumer complexes as well..

Finance:

Providing the necessary funding to meet the needs of citizens in implementation of the President’s directives

Dr. Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance, affirmed that we are committed to providing the necessary financing to meet the basic needs of citizens. In implementation of the presidential directives to work continuously to mitigate the global inflationary wave, so that the state’s public treasury bears the difference in prices of goods and services as much as possible in light of the intertwined global crises, and the consequent disruption in supply and supply chains, explaining that we are keen to take measures and procedures that contribute to expanding The social protection umbrella with more targeted programs for the most vulnerable and needy families; The budget for the new fiscal year witnesses the allocation of 32 billion pounds to fund “Social Security, Takaful and Karama” programmes, 3.5 billion pounds to cover the cost of delivering natural gas services to homes, 140 billion pounds to support food commodities, and 10.2 billion pounds to support social housing and provide housing. Suitable for low-income and young people, and 14.1 billion pounds for health insurance, medicines, and treatment for those unable to afford the state, in addition to continuing the presidential initiatives to treat chronic diseases aimed at providing health care services..

The minister added that 28 billion pounds has been allocated to support and develop exports, in a way that reflects the government’s keenness to support the export sector, by providing cash liquidity to exporting companies, which pushes them to expand production and export activities. In light of the challenges in the global economy, pointing to the allocation of EGP 202 billion in public treasury contributions to support pension funds, at an annual growth rate of 6%, within the agreement to untangle.

The minister explained that the new budget is more stimulating to growth, production and economic recovery, and the value of public expenditures is about 3 trillion pounds, and public revenues are 2.1 trillion pounds, and we aim to achieve the highest primary surplus of 2.5% of GDP. To deal strongly and quickly with global challenges, in addition to maintaining financial discipline.

Egypt’s national team jumps to 34th in the world and fifth in Africa, according to the FIFA monthly ranking

FIFA announced” Monthly ranking of teams For the year 2023 for the month of June, which is led by the Argentine national team, followed by the French national team in second place.

The official website of the International Federation of Football Associations published the new ranking table, which witnessed the progress of the national team to the 34th place in the world, after it was in the 35th place in the ranking last April..

The “Pharaohs” team ranked fifth in the African continent, after it was ranked sixth in last month’s ranking.

The two teams, Egypt and Tunisia, officially qualified for the 2023 African Cup of Nations, which will be held in January next year 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire.

The Prime Minister congratulates President El-Sisi on the anniversary of the June 30 Revolution

Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, sent a telegram in which he congratulated President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, on his own behalf and on behalf of members of the government; On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the glorious June 30 revolution.

The Prime Minister said in the telegram: This occasion will remain a milestone in the history of the country. On this glorious day, millions of the great Egyptian people rose up, rising up against the forces of evil and darkness who hijacked the homeland and wanted to change its identity. The Egyptians filled the streets and squares all over Egypt, in a civilized scene that the whole world witnessed, as the Egyptian people made one of the greatest revolutions in history; He restored his homeland and saved the country from chaos and collapse, so that the state can exercise its prestige and its national role in building the present and securing the future..

Al-Azhar calls for serious stances towards the violations of the burning of the Noble Qur’an

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif called on all Islamic and Arab peoples and people of living conscience to take serious stances, after repeating the unacceptable violations against the Noble Qur’an, and the constant provocations of the masses of Muslims around the world under the false banner of freedom of opinion and expression..

Al-Azhar also called – according to today’s statement – the governments of Islamic and Arab countries to take serious and unified positions towards those violations that cannot be accepted in any way, and which carry criminality and extremism towards Islamic sanctities. Stressing that the Swedish authorities allowing extremist terrorists to burn and tear the Qur’an on the Muslim holiday is an explicit call for hostility, violence and igniting strife, which is not appropriate for any civilized country or responsible for its decisions..

Health: The “100 Days of Health” campaign provides 50,000 free medical services in all governorates

Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, received a detailed report on the services of the presidential health initiatives, which were provided by the “100 Health Days” campaign to citizens for free, during its work yesterday, in all governorates of the Republic..

Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, stated that according to the report, the “100 Days of Health” campaign provided the services of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s initiatives to citizens yesterday, as it reached 50,582 medical services, and Menoufia was the highest governorate in the total services provided, by 7 thousand and 740 medical services.

Abdel Ghaffar added that the campaign provided the services of the President’s initiative to support women’s health to 5,409 women in a “first visit”, while 18,460 women received health services from those who frequented the initiative. The campaign provided the services of the President’s initiative for early detection and treatment of hearing impairment and loss in newborns with 3,986 medical services, and Beheira was the highest governorate with 395 medical services, followed by Giza with 381 medical services..

The price of a gram of gold, on the second day of Eid al-Adha.. 21 carat, records 2300 pounds

We publish the latest update on gold prices today, Thursday, at the start of morning trading in conjunction with the second day of Eid Al-Adha, and a gram of 21 karat gold, which is the best-selling in Egypt, now records 2300 pounds per gram without adding workmanship..

Gold prices today:

24 karat records 2628 pounds.

21 karat records 2300 pounds.

18 karat records 1971 pounds.

The gold pound is 18,400 pounds.

The latest developments in gold prices in the global stock exchange

The White House admits that Biden used a device to treat sleep apnea

The White House admitted to US President Joe Biden’s recent use of a device CPAP To treat sleep apnea, after signs of medical tapes were seen on both sides of his face on Wednesday morning.

“Since 2008, the president has revealed his story with sleep apnea in extensive medical reports,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said. “He used a continuous positive airway pressure machine last night, which is common for people who have it.”

An official familiar with the matter said Biden had begun using the device in recent weeks to improve sleep quality.

According to CNN, the 80-year-old Biden, the country’s oldest president, had suffered from sleep apnea in the past, and medical records released in 2008 indicated that he had a recurring problem with sleep apnea.