{"id":558759,"date":"2021-08-25T03:57:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T03:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/25\/this-morning-vaccinated-egyptians-can-travel-directly-to-ksa-tokyo-paralympics-kick-off\/"},"modified":"2021-08-25T03:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T03:57:17","slug":"this-morning-vaccinated-egyptians-can-travel-directly-to-ksa-tokyo-paralympics-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/25\/this-morning-vaccinated-egyptians-can-travel-directly-to-ksa-tokyo-paralympics-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS MORNING: Vaccinated Egyptians can travel directly to KSA + Tokyo paralympics kick off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to almost-THURSDAY<\/strong> \u2014 and a busy news day filled with everything from the latest step in our drive to become a regional energy hub to the coming of Nafeza and backlash against new parking regulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORY ABROAD- [redacted] just got real with the delta variant<\/strong>, which officials confirmed earlier this week has made its appearance in Egypt. The variant is threatening exporting industries in Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Thailand, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/delta-variant-outbreaks-in-sparsely-vaccinated-asian-countries-disrupt-production-11629807725?mod=hp_lead_pos6\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> writes \u2014 countries that had largely managed to contain the impact of covid-19 for the first 14 months of the pandemic, but which are now being hammered. <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/08\/24\/vietnam-covid-delta-outbreak-pfizer-astrazeneca-sputnik-sinopharm\/\">Fortune<\/a> is also on the Vietnam story. Japan, meanwhile, is about to tighten covid restrictions as the variant spreads there, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/japan-seeks-state-emergency-expansion-8-more-prefectures-minister-2021-08-24\/\">Reuters<\/a> writes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest from Afghanistan: <\/strong>US President Joe Biden says he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-nations-taliban-a0f7cfd98704e6c2fca340324699a129\">sticking by his 31 August<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-nations-taliban-a0f7cfd98704e6c2fca340324699a129\">deadline<\/a> to withdraw from Afghanistan (that\u2019s next week) as the United States prepares to accept some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-08-24\/u-s-tells-refugee-aid-groups-to-get-ready-for-50-000-afghans\">50k refugees<\/a>. US planners are preparing in case the White House decides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/g-7-allies-to-press-u-s-to-extend-afghanistan-presence-11629801930?mod=hp_lead_pos7\">troops should stay longer<\/a>. The Taliban, meanwhile, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/08\/24\/taliban-will-no-longer-allow-afghans-to-go-to-kabul-airport-for-evacuation.html\">blocking Afghans from heading to Kabul\u2019s main airport<\/a> to seek flights out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other stories worth knowing about this morning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goldman Sachs will require staff to be vaccinated <\/strong>against covid-19. Clients who want to pop by the office to have a cup of coffee while they plan world domination will also need to be jabbed. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/eed019a6-903f-4cfc-aaa1-777f00fa148a\">Financial Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Private equity outfit TPG wants to go public<\/strong> and has hired bankers to help it follow the lead of Blackstone, KKR and Apollo. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/688edf60-c912-443d-b2a3-4cef8a2d778b\">Financial Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How hot are hedge funds these days? <\/strong>So hot that hedgies are going to turn away your money, writes Nishant Kumar in this really solid feature for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-08-24\/fifthdelta-brevan-howard-demand-shows-hedge-funds-are-hot-again\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tunisia\u2019s parliament is suspended indefinitely<\/strong>, President Kais Saied said yesterday. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/africa\/20210824-tunisian-president-saied-indefinitely-extends-suspension-of-parliament\">AFP<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Algeria and Morocco are no longer on speaking terms <\/strong>as Algiers cut off diplomatic relations with Rabat, ostensibly over Morocco\u2019s cozying-up to Israel. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-08-24\/algeria-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-morocco-minister-says\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ALSO- Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is dead at age 80.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dead-obit-1161926\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a> magazine has the story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING TODAY- Foreign residents of Saudi Arabia can now <\/strong><strong>take a direct flight to the kingdom<\/strong> after officials lifted yesterday a ban on direct entry from Egypt and 19 other destinations, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=216357173858801&id=100064535599158\">a cabinet statement<\/a>. <strong>Tourists and non-resident travellers are still not allowed into KSA<\/strong>, except to perform Umrah \u2014 which Saudi authorities had <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a9b7d2d1-a767-4a8d-8a0f-b42df390ce59\">greenlit earlier this month<\/a> for 2 mn vaccinated pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The catch:<\/strong> Egyptian expats and other foreign residents travelling directly to Saudi Arabia from Egypt \u2014 with a valid residency permit \u2014 must have received a full course of a Saudi-approved jab before having returned home. Vaccinated travellers could also be asked to quarantine at home for one-week after entering the country, after which they should present a negative PCR covid-19 test, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What vaccines does KSA recognize? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/saudigazette.com.sa\/article\/610193\">The list<\/a> includes Oxford \/ AstraZeneca, Pfizer \/ BioNTech, J&J, Moderna, Sinopharm and Sinovac.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">\n          Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily<br \/>\n        <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>*** CATCH UP QUICK<\/strong> with the top stories from yesterday\u2019s edition of EnterprisePM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sovereign sukuk coming in early 2022:<\/strong> Egypt is preparing to issue <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/88126f66-190a-4cdd-a26b-d5ce65a7e762\">its first-ever sovereign sukuk<\/a> between January and June 2022, the Finance Ministry said yesterday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An end to EM shares\u2019 \u201clost decade\u201d? <\/strong>Earning optimism and the commodities boom <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2a098ba5-0fb7-4dcb-9e0a-8ce0dbd808d8\">are perking investor\u2019s interest in the developing world<\/a>, potentially bringing 10+ years of post-financial crisis share price stagnation to an end.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mubasher wants to go public:<\/strong> Mubasher Capital has ambitions <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bd352d84-479c-426b-9c60-d36cbc70f3aa\">to debut on the EGX<\/a> in the next 3-5 years, though details remain unclear.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uber Egypt hikes prices, again<\/strong>: The ride-hailing company will <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a8fceb16-760c-472d-83a8-05054aa25717\">raise its price per kilometer by 7%<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-06\"><\/a> <strong>The To<\/strong><strong>kyo Paralympic Games hosted its opening ceremony yesterday, <\/strong>with the refugee team leading the procession of athletes and a lone volunteer flagbearer standing in for the Afghanistan team. The games also witnessed the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wethe15.org\/\">Wethe15 movement<\/a>, which aims to end discrimination against persons with disability \u2014 who represent 15% of the global population \u2014 in sport, the arts, and other fields. The Guardian had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2021\/aug\/24\/paralympics-opening-ceremony-pandemic-politics-and-plenty-of-fun\">coverage<\/a> as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/gallery\/2021\/aug\/24\/tokyo-paralympics-opening-ceremony-in-pictures\">photo gallery<\/a> of the colorful and dynamic opening ceremony, which received coverage far and wide: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/08\/24\/sports\/paralympic-opening-ceremony\">The New York Times<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/disability-sport\/58316181\">BBC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/paralympics-set-open-tokyo-amid-worsening-covid-19-crisis-2021-08-24\/\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt sent 49 <\/strong><strong>athletes to the games<\/strong>, which will run from today through 5 September. Egypt\u2019s paralympic squad will be participating in events ranging from weightlifting, swimming, and table tennis, to volleyball, Taekwondo, wheelchair fencing, badminton, and for the first time ever, Goalball. We\u2019re eyeing at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/news\/team-egypt-gearing-towards-tokyo-2020-games\">eight medals<\/a> in powerlifting and are rooting for more in other sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>even Egyptian <\/strong><strong>athletes are in action today:<\/strong> Aya Ayman came in thirteenth in the Women\u2019s 50m Freestyle at at 3:20am, while Zeyad Kahil took eleventh place in the Men\u2019s 200m Freestyle at 4:00am, meaning neither athlete will make it to the finals. Ebrahim Hamadtou and Ayman Kamal will both play table tennis at the same time (but not against each other) at 6:00am, while Sameh Eid, Faiza Mahmoud and Sayed Mohamed will also play table tennis at 9:40am, 11:00am, and 12:20pm, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class='web-image'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/1\/Web-view-01.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/p>\n<p><strong>*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/strong> Enterprise\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, and urban development as well as social infrastructure such as health and education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>Mowasalat Misr has been a key player in Egypt\u2019s mass transport since its foundation in 2016. With major investments under its belt and a planned IPO in the pipeline, we sat down with vice chairman and GM of development Mohsen Sabra to discuss how the company plans to execute the multiple transit projects it has on its plate, as well as a potential high profile merger that could go through before the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to almost-THURSDAY \u2014 and a busy news day filled with everything from the latest step in our drive to become a regional energy hub to the coming of Nafeza and backlash against new parking regulations. 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