Egypt's Mohanad Shaban has qualified for the modern pentathlon final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. He placed ninth in the second semifinal group with 1,497 points to join his teammate Ahmed Elgendy, who qualified for the final by finishing first in the first semifinal group. Elgendy set a new Olympic record by scoring 1,516 points in the semifinal, surpassing the 1,482 points scored by British competitor Joey Chong at the Tokyo Olympics. Source: State Information Service Egypt
Jordan Advances Efforts to Improve Rankings in Global Growth, Human Development Indices
August 13, 2026
Amman: The Executive Program of the Economic Modernization Vision has included a number of measures aimed at improving Jordan’s rankings in international indices.
According to Jordan News Agency, the report covering the first half of this year indic…