Court Verdict: Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa (39) and 11 others were sentenced to death by hanging in a major drug case, accused of forming an organized gang to manufacture synthetic drugs and traffic them, after authorities seized over 750kg of narcotics and raw materials and found alleged lab apartments; the ruling can be appealed. Cultural Heritage: Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced the discovery at Saqqara of an Old Kingdom royal chamberlain’s tomb in the Bubasteum necropolis, including a false door and inscribed funerary tools linked to Sekhentiu-Ptah. Arts & Diplomacy: UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed pardoned Egyptian opposition poet Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, sentenced to 10 years in the UAE, with procedures reportedly underway to implement the pardon. Urban Life & Tourism: President Sisi ordered a Cairo greening project to turn cleared spaces into green areas, alongside continued restoration and tourist-route upgrades in historic and Islamic Cairo. Education & Jobs: Egypt joined an EU-backed AlignVET effort to align technical education with industry needs, with the ready-made garments and home textiles sector helping shape curricula. Global Migration: A US court ruling reopened legal paths for Diversity Visa applicants, with Egypt listed among the top African countries by registered DV-2026 applicants.