Head of the Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexei Klimov, announced ongoing negotiations between Russia and nine countries with the aim of mutual cancellation of entry visas.

According to Klimov, the agreements concluded over the past four years with more than 65 countries have entered into force, allowing citizens of these countries to enter Russia without a visa.

The countries concerned with the new discussions include Zimbabwe, Bahrain, Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia, in addition to Myanmar, and negotiations are also underway with China to ease restrictions on tourist delegations.
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Roma midfield star and team captain, Lorenzo Pellegrini, announced his rejection of a huge financial offer from the Saudi club Al-Nassr, despite the opportunity to play alongside Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.

The offer made to Pellegrini came during his participation with the Italian national team in the Euro 2024 tournament, as the Italian newspaper “Tutto sport” reported that the offer included attractive financial conditions, but the player preferred to stay with his current team, Roma, and expressed his unwillingness to leave the club in which he feels… With appreciation and belonging, especially after assuming the leadership badge.
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Morocco ranked 20th in the world in a new classification of the most powerful countries in terms of the power of artillery weapons, according to the website (insidermonkey), which specializes in military affairs.

The classification was based on multiple criteria, including number, strength, and technology, as the number of artillery units for each country was evaluated, along with their technological capabilities and the extent of the development of these weapons.

Morocco was able to score 0.393 points in this classification, with its possession of 1,079 artillery units, including 565 self-propelled artillery and 306 towed artillery, in addition to more than 200 rocket launchers.
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The Asian Football Confederation announced on Friday that it imposed a financial penalty on the captain of the Saudi Al-Nasr club and Portuguese international player Cristiano Ronaldo, after he committed a violation of the rules.

The Saudi newspaper Al-Youm reported that the AFC Disciplinary Committee decided to fine Ronaldo $15,000 for violating Article 60.6 of the regulations and for wearing a third-party trademark during the press conference that followed his team’s match against the Emirati club Al Ain in the AFC Champions League last season.

The committee also imposed a financial penalty on Al-Nasr coach, the Portuguese Luis Castro, amounting to $7,000 due to his aggressive behavior towards the competing team (Al-Ain Club), based on Article 50.1 of the regulations.
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An Egyptian government official revealed that the value of fuel imports into the country increased to about $6.4 billion during the first half of 2024, compared to $6.1 billion in the same period last year.

The official explained in press statements that the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation contracted to import shipments of petroleum materials worth $1.1 billion last June, compared to $922 million in the same month of 2023.

The official pointed out that the petroleum products bill from January to June exceeded $3.6 billion, while the rest of the value was allocated to coal, crude oil and other petroleum sector imports.

The official said that the reason for the increase in the import bill in the first half of this year is the increase in the cost of shipping and transporting petroleum products.
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The President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, discussed with the Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Walid Al-Khuraiji the resumption of the Jeddah negotiations to stop the war in Sudan.

A statement from the Sudanese Sovereignty Council stated that Al-Burhan met Al-Khuraiji, who arrived in the city of Port Sudan, east of the country, on Monday, on an official visit of an unspecified duration.

The Undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hussein Awad, explained in the statement that Al-Burhan stressed Sudan’s keenness on the success of the Jeddah Platform as a foundation upon which to build, and the necessity of implementing what was agreed upon in May 2023.
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Portuguese press reports indicate that star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Saudi Al-Nasr club, may consider not pursuing his international career with the Portugal national team.

This comes after the Portuguese national team was eliminated from the Euro 2024 tournament by France on penalties in the quarter-finals, where Ronaldo did not score any goals and was content with making one goal.

According to CNN Portugal, citing Portuguese analyst Rui Santos, Ronaldo is considering international retirement, which means that he may not participate in the Portuguese national team’s upcoming matches in the European Nations League during the next two months.

Santos explained that Ronaldo does not feel comfortable with the way he is treated in the national team, which prompts him to think about ending his international career, which lasted for more than 20 years.
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The Minister of Economy and Trade in the outgoing Libyan National Unity Government, Muhammad Al-Hawaij, announced his country’s readiness to join any international economic organization that benefits it, including the “BRICS” group.

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Al-Hawaij said: “BRICS is a global economic organization that aims to exchange benefits between member states, and Libya welcomes any action that leads to global economic stability and improving the standard of people. We are ready to participate in any economic system that we see as beneficial to us, and we choose the appropriate time for that.”

The “BRICS: group includes Russia, Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, and now represents 45% of the world’s population.
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Dr. Muhammad Ali Fahim, Head of the Climate Information Center at the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, announced the beginning of an intense heat wave that the country will witness, starting on Wednesday, July 17 and continuing for ten days.

Fahim explained that the reason behind this wave is the extension of the Indian seasonal low, which has dominated the atmosphere, which will lead to a significant rise in temperatures, and temperatures are expected to exceed 42 degrees Celsius in the north of the country and 45 degrees Celsius in the south.

He added that this phenomenon increases during this period of each year as a result of rising temperatures and humidity in the air, noting that the Indian low plays a major role in attracting the tropical monsoon winds, which leads to similar effects in other countries such as Saudi Arabia, the Levant and Iraq.
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