The weather forecast map issued by the Egyptian General Meteorological Authority (EMA) revealed that, as of Wednesday, January 17, a slight and gradual rise in temperatures is expected in most areas. The Meteorological Authority indicated that temperatures will rise at values ranging from 4 to 2 degrees Celsius, with winter weather tending to be warm during the day and very cold at night. Today, on Monday, weather will be cold during the day on Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, and the northwestern coasts, warm on the eastern coasts, northern Upper Egypt, and southern Upper Egypt. Warm in southern Sinai and southern Upper Egypt, and very cold at night and in the early morning in most parts. Frost also forms on crops in central Sinai and New Valley Governorate, and water mist forms in the morning on some agricultural and highway roads close to friendly bodies of water to and from areas of Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, the northern coasts, the canal cities, central Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt. Today, light to moderate rain is expected on areas of the northern coasts and northern Lower Egypt at intermittent intervals. The Mediterranean Sea is moderate and turbulent, wave heights (1.5-2.5 metres), and the Red Sea: moderate. As for the temperatures on Monday: Cairo will see highs of 18 degrees and lows of 12 Alexandria will see highs of 18 degrees and lows of 11 Matrouh will see highs of 17 degrees and lows of 10 Sohag will see highs of 20 degrees and lows of 07 Qena will see highs of 21 degrees and lows of 07 Aswan will see highs of 23 degrees and lows of 08 Source: Yemen News Agency The Ministry of Social Solidarity indicated in a report Tuesday that the number of families enrolled in the monetary subsidies programme "Takeful w Karama" had risen by 200 percent from 1.79 million in FY2014/15 to 5.2 million in FY2023/24. During the same period, the budget allocated to the programme increased by 960 percent from LE3.4 billion to LE36 billion. It is noted that the state treasury provides subsidies to 4.7 million families, while 500,000 families receive assistance from NGOs. The 5.2 million families consist of a total of 22 million individuals approximately. Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabaj highlighted in June that Egypt's expenditure on social care, protection and development rose to 9.5 percent of the GDP in 2022. The allocations went to the monetary subsidies programme Takaful w Karama having as beneficiaries families living below the poverty line and other vulnerable groups; launching the National Programme for the Egyptian Family Development; Egyptian Family Insurance Fu nd; marriage awareness programme "Mawada;" Positive Parenting Programme targeted at beneficiaries of Takaful w Karama; economic empowerment through microfinancing; increasing the number of centers hosting abused women; rehabilitation and integration of the disabled; raising pensions and providing care to the elderly; doubling compensations disbursed to martyrs families and the injured; and "Awareness" programme aimed at the eradication of child abuse, women abuse, female genital mutilation (FGM), early marriage, and human trafficking along with toughening the penalties pertaining to such crimes. Source: Yemen News Agency
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