Day: November 29, 2022

Executive Director of the Tahya Misr Fund Tamer Abdel Fattah said that the fund sent a convoy on Tuesday with 13 tons of dry foodstuffs, meat and dairy products for about 1,000 needy families in Kafr el Sheikh.

This came during a celebration organized by Tahya Misr Fund at Kafr el Sheikh University in cooperation with the Egyptian Zakat and Charity House and the Ashraqat Foundation.

Source: State Information Service Egypt

The Law for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries aims to promote fish wealth and maximize its utilization through a new package of easy procedures and controls, while at the same time aims to preserve this vital resource.

The legislation included controls and requirements for fishing places, driving boats and whoever drives it, and included the establishment of an agency for the protection and development of lakes and fish wealth, which is responsible for setting general policy, exploiting and developing lakes, and protecting fish wealth.

The law defined the rules for the practice of fishing boats and their workers for their work, and set binding conditions, including that the fishing boat must have a license and that the fisherman obtain a fishing card.

The law also determined fishing fees, cases of exemption from them and cases of withdrawal of licenses, and included the establishment of a device for the protection and development of lakes and fish wealth.

The law prohibits in Article 15 the possession of exploitation or the establishment of any facilities or the conduct of any business or the exercise of any activities on the lands located within the precincts of the lakes and their enclosures except with a license from the Authority for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries. The executive regulations specify the conditions and procedures for issuing the license.

The law punishes whoever violates this with imprisonment for a period of not less than one year and not more than three years, and a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pounds and not more than one million pounds. At the site of the violation, the seized items or their price shall be confiscated for the account of the Agency, and the violation shall be removed administratively at the expense of the violator.

Source: State Information Service Egypt

Proceedings to celebrate the International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People started Tuesday at the Arab League (AL)’s premises.

The celebration was attended by AL Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki and UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt Elena Panova, in addition to a representative from Al Azhar and the Coptic Church.

A host of Arab and foreign ambassadors along with diplomats and media men attended the celebration.

Following the inaugural session, an exhibition depicting the suffering of the Palestinian people under the Israeli occupation will be opened.

Source: State Information Service Egypt

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has offered his sincerest condolences to Yemen on the death of its great poet Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh, who died Monday in Sana’a at the age of 85 years.

In a tweet, Abul Gheit said: “I offer my sincere condolences to the culture and literature communities in the Arab countries on the departure of Dr Abdulaziz Al Maqaleh, praying for God to reward him for his contributions in the service of the Arabic language and poetry”.

Over the course of his life experience, Maqaleh received several prizes including the Arab Culture Prize, UNESCO in Paris 2002. He also won the Knight Prize of the first degree in literature and arts from the French government in 2003. The Yemeni poet also won the Arab Culture Award from the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALESCO) in 2004. He worked as head of the Yemeni Studies and Research Center until his death.

Source: State Information Service Egypt