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WEEKLYNEWSLETTERTHE LEADING ONLINE MAGAZINE IN EGYPTThusday, June 1, 2023I S S U E N O . 1 1Egyptian judges seek$2 billion from Netflixin response to theCleopatra incident.Sudan Crisis: A DeepDive into the OngoingPolitical TurmoilA turmoil that sees noend!CLIC K HER E TO READMORESAUDIASTRONAUTSLAND SAFELYON EARTHAFTERSUCCESSFULSPACEMISSION

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EGYPT WILL INVEST SAR155 MILLION TO BUILDA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY IN SAUDIARABIA.A contract to build a pharmaceutical factory in Saudi Arabia worth SAR155 million on 20,000square metres was obtained by The Arab Contractors and Pharco Pharmaceuticals. Sherine Helmy, president of Pharco Pharmaceuticals, and Ahmed al-Assar, president of the ArabContractors Company, signed a deal for the construction of a pharmaceutical factory in Medina,Saudi Arabia's industrial zone. The 20,000 square metre factory is made up of service buildings, road construction, utilities, themain site, fuel and fire tanks, drinking water and a chemical processing facility. The contract also covers the design, procurement, and execution of all building work for thefactory, which takes up space in the city and produces medications, essential goods, and vaccinesin Madinah to meet Saudi Arabia's market demands. Along with exporting to the US, the EU, and Arab and African nations, this is also done.W W W . C T O W N C H A T T E R . C O M

WWW.CTOWNCHATTER.COMThe 26th of July Corridor will be completely closed to traffic inboth directions as of Friday, according to the Giza TrafficDirectorate, so that construction on the monorail may becompleted.The route must be completely closed to traffic in both directionsfor a whole day, beginning on Friday morning, according to thedirectorate in a statement about the monorail project'sconstruction requirements.The Giza Traffic Directorate installed traffic control measuresand worked with the executing firms to place road signs.Traffic diversions while the corridor is closed:•Vehicles coming from Lebanon Square and the 6th of Octoberareas towards Zamalek Club, the 15th of May Bridge and theMohandessin area will use the road supporting the 26th of JulyCorridor, which has been paved and upgraded. The exit will take vehicles to the 26th of July Corridor, and fromthere to the 15th of May Bridge and the Mohandessin areas.THE 26TH OF JULYCORRIDOR IS CLOSEDIN GIZA DUE TOMONORAILDEVELOPMENT.Vehicles coming fromZamalek Club and the15th of May Bridgetowards LebanonSquare and the 6th ofOctober areas will usethe road supporting the26th of July Corridor,and continue until theexit to return to the 26of July Corridor, andfrom there to LebanonSquare and the 6th ofOctober City.E G Y P T B U I L D S : The Cairo Monorail is atwo-line monorail rapidtransit system currentlyunder construction inCairo, Egypt, which will bethe longest driverlessmonorail system in theworld.DI D Y OU K N OW ?

WHAT WILLTRANSPIRE IFTHE US DOLLARREACHES LE38?The government devalued the pound by about50 percent during the last year.PM MOSTAFA MADBOULYThe Standard Chartered Bank said that nearly athird of Egypt’s debt is denominated in foreigncurrencies, and any additional movement in theUS dollar exchange rate against the Egyptianpound will raise the debt-to-GDP ratio.In its recent report the bank explained that therise in the value of the US dollar to about LE 38(as traded in the black market) would push thedebt-to-GDP to more than 100 percent by theend of June 2023, the privately-owned Masrawywebsite reported.Egypt’s foreign debt increased by 5.2 percent during the last quarter of lastyear to reach US$162.9 billion at the end of December, compared to $154.9billion in September, according to data issued by the Ministry of Planningand Economic Development.J U N E E D I T I O NW W W . C T O W N C H A T T E R . C O M

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"The journey of my people from conflict to peace, independenceand freedom was costly, and characterized by economic andpolitical marginalization, a prolonged war, humanitariandisasters, the loss of millions of lives and untold human suffering.At independence, we acquired a country with a multitude ofchallenges, ranging from weak national institutions, inadequatephysical infrastructure, limited human capacity and weak securitymechanisms." Mr. Kiir's - President of southSudan.

SUDAN CRISIS: A DEEP DIVE INTOTHE ONGOING POLITICAL TURMOIL: ATURMOIL THAT SEES NO END!The never-ending Sudan Crisis. Sudan is a country innortheastern Africa that has been plagued with political crisesfor several years. The country has gone through a lot ofchanges in its political landscape, but the recent events havebeen particularly tumultuous.The government has undergonea lot of changes, and the people have been protesting againstthe current regime for a long time. This has led to a lot ofinstability and uncertainty in the country.The political turmoil in Sudan is primarily due to the ousting ofthe former president of Sudan, Omar al Bashir. He was oustedby the military in April 2019 after months of protests against hisregime. This led to a transitional government being formed,which was supposed to lead the country to democracy.

DEATH TOLLS AND CURRENTSITUATION THE DEATH TOLL IN SUDAN HAS BEEN RISING AS THEPROTESTS CONTINUE. ACCORDING TO THE UNITEDNATIONS, OVER 250 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, ANDOVER 2,000 HAVE BEEN INJURED SINCE THE PROTESTSBEGAN IN DECEMBER 2018. THE SITUATION IN SUDANHAS BECOME DIRE, WITH THE COUNTRY FACING A LOTOF ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, FOOD SHORTAGES, ANDPOWER CUTS. THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TRYING TOADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES, BUT THEIR EFFORTSHAVE BEEN LARGELY UNSUCCESSFUL. THE COUNTRY’SINFRASTRUCTURE IS IN SHAMBLES, AND THERE ISWIDESPREAD CORRUPTION, MAKING IT CHALLENGING TOIMPLEMENT ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. W W W . C T O W N C H A T T E R . C O M

EGYPTIAN JUDGES SEEK$2 BILLION FROMNETFLIX IN RESPONSE TOTHE CLEOPATRAINCIDENT.A group of Egyptian jurists andarchaeologists have sued Netflix fordefaming Queen Cleopatra and ancientEgyptian civilization and have requested atwo billion dollar settlement.According to a letter the team sent toUNESCO, Egypt is entitled to an initialsettlement of $2 billion for distorting its"Egyptian identity".According to the letter, Egypt also has theright to use legal means to protect both itsmaterial and intangible cultural legacy,whether it be ancient or contemporary.The ancient Egyptian queen was depictedas black in a contentious documentary onQueen Cleopatra VII that was broadcast onNetflix, supporting Afrocentric theories thatthe ancient Egyptian civilization was ofblack ancestry.

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Effervescent and refreshingly frank about the travailsof puberty, this long-awaited adaptation does fulljustice to Judy Blume's seminal novel. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. stays true to theclassic book right down to its '70s setting, but the storystill feels totally current and relatable.The movie has garnered a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, it'srare to come across a high rating in such a genre. wehighly recommend watching this legend of a movie.ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARETREVIEW: DENIS VILLENEUVE DELIVERS ONSENSATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SPECTACLEWe think that there's an Oscar already for thismovie!TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET REBECCA FERGUSONOSCAR ISAACJASON MOMOAJAVIER BARDEM C A S T :C L I C K H E R E T O W A T C H T H E O F F I C I A L T R A I L E R

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