Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli reaffirmed on Thursday Egypt’s commitment to strengthening co-operation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in fields of education and culture, as national priorities in line with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to achieve comprehensive development.
Madbouli made the remarks during a meeting with Director-General of UNESCO Khaled El-Enany at the Government Headquarters in New Alamein City.
Egypt, Netherlands strengthen co-operation in applied water research
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Professor Hani Sweilem reaffirmed that applied research must support the Ministry’s priorities by delivering innovative, practical solutions to water management challenges.
He also stressed that scientific research and innovation remain key pillars of the second generation of the Water System 2.0.
These remarks were made during a meeting the minister called on Thursday to review preparations for launching the second phase of the Egypt-Netherlands Applied Research Programme (Water-JCAR).
Egypt seeks to attract Brazilian, Chinese investments in priority industrial sectors
Egypt’s Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem held separate bilateral meetings with Brazil’s Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, Marcio Elias Rosa, and China’s Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Xiong Jijun, to strengthen industrial cooperation, attract investments, expand local manufacturing, and enhance technology transfer. TheministerisinJaipur,India,toparticipateintheBRICSIndustryMinisters’Meeting,
During his meeting with the Brazilian minister, Hashem said Egypt seeks to transform trade relations into a comprehensive industrial partnership based on integrating production capabilities, localising technology, and linking companies to regional and global value chains.
Europe heatwave puts major Italian cities on red alert
Italy placed all of its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria, fueling wildfires in France and disrupting energy and transport systems across the continent.
The extreme weather has pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in several countries, prompting health warnings for millions of people.
Across Europe, authorities are grappling with the consequences of extreme heat: health alerts for millions in Italy, record temperatures in Austria, drought-related disruptions to energy and shipping in Central Europe, and wildfires stretching from France to the Balkans.
Israel strikes south Lebanon after soldiers killed
Israel said two of its soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon on Wednesday while Lebanese authorities said Israeli retaliatory attacks killed at least one person, a flare-up in violence that coincided with the latest round of talks between the two countries.
Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington’s closest regional allies.
The warning was delivered through a flurry of high-level diplomatic contacts after President Donald Trump threatened on July 28 to strike Iran’s energy network and infrastructure, the sources said.
Sinopec steps up Russian oil imports to offset Mideast supply cuts
China’s state-owned Sinopec Corp, the world’s biggest refiner, has ramped up purchases of Far East Russian oil to compensate for Middle East supplies diminished by the Iran war, according to multiple trade sources and ship tracking data.
Sinopec’s purchases of Russian oil, which is cheaper than rival grades from sources such as Brazil and West Africa, have helped it maintain relatively stable throughput and ship surplus fuel on strong export margins, despite China limiting overseas sales of fuel products from March to protect domestic supply amid the war-related trade disruptions.
