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Yesterday was a busy news day. A number of topics have made headlines including the presidential directives for building a leather tanning factory and meeting of Egyptian-Qatari officials.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has given the go-ahead for the immediate launch of a national project to build a leather tanning factory which will be the first and largest facility in the Middle East region and Africa.
Egypt and Qatar have agreed to reactivate bilateral co-operation frameworks and follow-up mechanisms in an effort to resolve the outstanding issue in the coming period.
Defence Minister General Mohamed Zaki held a meeting yesterday with visiting Chief of the US National Guard Bureau Daniel Hokanson, during which they tackled issues of common interest in light of current regional and international developments and ways of boosting military cooperation between the two sides.
Four political parties; namely the Egyptian Socialist Democratic Party, Modern Egypt, El-Tagammu and Al-Adl, announced their rejection to the 2021/22 draft budget, being discussed at the House of Deputies at present.
The parties voiced concerns that the new budget will discriminate against poor citizens who will suffer from higher prices and greater loss of subsidies.
Sudan’s Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas announced yesterday that “going ahead with the second filing of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam without a legally binding agreement is dangerous for all parties”.
This week also has witnessed the death of some legendaries.
A 76-year-old man believed to be the head of the world’s largest family has died in India’s Mizoram state.
Several reports claim that he had 39 wives, 94 children, 33 grandchildren and a grandchild, which adds up to 181 people.
The oldest lion in the Kenyan Mara, a 14-year-old Scarface known for a scar across his eye, died on June 11.
The lion, which has accorded an undisputed legendary status by experts and enthusiasts alike, held a territory of 400 sq km.
