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The Egyptian Muay Thai national team gained seven medals at the World Championships, currently being held in Kuala Lumpur.
The national team won a gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals.
It is the first time that the Pharaohs have officially participated in the world’s minor, junior and youth championships.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
The Transport Ministry said the ministry is now contracting with companies, universities, institutions or banks to name stations of the monorail after these entities or establishments and not names of businessmen who own these firms or facilities.
In a statement Saturday, the ministry added some stations will have names of a number of national symbols such as Field Marshal Tantawi and Counselor Hisham Barakat in recognition of their great national achievements they made serving the Egyptian people.
The statement clarified reports that the Transport Ministry is cooperating with businessmen to name the monorail’s stations after them in return for paying costs of construction works.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
State Minister of Military Production Mohamed Salah el Din said Saturday that his ministry has introduced an effective integrated educational system which serves the interest of the domestic industry and meets its needs.
Salah el Din’s comments came during the Military Production Ministry’s celebration of the graduation of 145 engineers of the 2021/2022 academic year of the Egyptian Academy for Engineering and Advanced Technology (EAE&AT).
The Academy graduates every year highly qualified engineers whose skills have been sharpened through the training and courses they receive at the ministry’s factories and workshops, he added.
The minister reiterated the country’s keenness on the development of the education system in general and the vocational and technical education in particular as part of efforts to link the education and scientific research with the market’s needs.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Trade and Industry Minster Ahmed Samir said the Industrial Development Authority is putting out to tender three new industry complexes comprising 1,000 industrial units in three Upper Egypt governorates; Qena, Assiut, Aswan.
The three industrial complexes will focus on chemical, engineering, food, pharmaceutical domains as well as construction materials and textiles.
In a statement on Saturday, he said this falls within the framework of a presidential initiative dubbed “Your factory ready for licensing” that aims at securing jobs for youth and supporting small businesses.
He said the project of establishing industrial complexes aims at expanding small and medium sized enterprises, noting that this comes at the top of his ministry’s priorities.
He said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi offered unprecedented support for the project which aims at pushing forward industrial development and promoting local industries through backing supply chains.
He noted that the tender falls within the ministry’s plans to establish 17 industrial complexes in 15 governorates at a total cost of 10 billion pounds.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir said on Saturday that the Egyptian Railway Hospital witnessed an unprecedented leap in offering different types of healthcare.
While inspecting the Egyptian Railway Hospital in Cairo, Wazir noted the hospital is one of the advanced scientific medical centers, pointing out the hospital has been equipped with the latest medical devices in various specialties.
He added that the hospital offers distinguished medical services for the staff of the Egyptian National Railways and its affiliated companies as well as citizens.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
The Ministry of Interior’s traffic directorate recorded Saturday 2,229 traffic violations against drivers for not installing electronic stickers over the past 24 hours.
The electronic car stickers are fixed to windshields and include a SIM card that holds the vehicle’s data, allowing authorities to track violations, license expiration and traffic congestion.
The data can be read by special infrared sensors at traffic lights.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
The Ministry of Awqaf launched Saturday its 5th Cultural Week at Al-Mohanad Mosque in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement neighborhood.
The five-day event will focus on the benefits and significance of prayers, self-accountability, rights of relatives, and truthfulness as a moral value, according to a statement by the Awqaf Ministry.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Sea of Saint Mark received Saturday at the papal office in Cairo a group of young people who participate in the 2nd edition of a training program organized by the Mediterranean Youth Academy (MYA), which is affiliated to the Youth and Sports Ministry.
The five-day program is expected to facilitate dialogue between Europe, Asia, and Africa and build the capacity of 120 young leaders.
Welcoming the young delegation to Egypt, the pontiff introduced them to the ancient Egyptian civilization and the journey of the Holy Family in Egypt, the only country visited by Jesus and Virgin Mary.
He also listened to their questions and inquiries about the church community role in Egypt, and the Egyptian church contributions in support of women, child and environment-related issues.
The program is aimed at raising awareness about the challenges facing the Mediterranean countries, including unemployment, the climate crisis, migration, gender inequality, and engaging young people in facing those challenges.
Source: State Information Service Egypt