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Japanese companies to apply for GEM operations bid
Egypt already received about $400mn to $500mn from Japanese financial commitments to GEM: ambassador
Egypt spends EGP 332bn in annual subsidies to support citizens: Al-Sisi
The state budget includes, annually, about EGP 332bn in annual subsidies, said President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi during the Egyptian Family Iftar gathering on Tuesday evening. In his speech during the gathering, Al-Sisi discussed state efforts to support citizens to help them face challenges and difficulties, explaining that the support is the difference between the actual …
Qatar takes UAE to ICJ over year-old boycott
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain were not signatories to CERD
Press Syndicate members express rejection of press, media laws
Four members of the Press Syndicate’s board expressed in a letter submitted to members of the syndicate’s general assembly, their rejection of the new laws regulating the operations of media and press institutions. On Sunday, the Egyptian Parliament approved three draft laws aimed at regulating the performance of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, the …
Trump, Kim eventually meet in person, signing document on denuclearisation
North Korea to complete denuclearisation, US to provide security guarantees to its old foe, agreement reads
Prosecution refers 28 to court over alleged incitement campaigns
Defendants accused of administering campaigns calling for protests, ‘fall of the regime’
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE pledge $2.5bn to support Jordan following anti-austerity protests
Package of economic aid includes annual support for Jordan’s budget over five years
Police announces killing of four alleged militants in Al-Arish
Identities, charges, affiliations of deceased men unknown
Egypt, Ethiopia approach compromise over GERD
Ethiopia’s PM pledges to maintain Egypt’s water share, increase it
Cabinet reshuffles essential to give new individuals chance: Al-Sisi
State-owned media reports Egypt’s prime minister-designate, Mostafa Madbouly, is considering reducing number of ministries from 33 to 24
EgyptAir reveals new design for Egypt’s national team World Cup aeroplane
Yesterday, the Egyptian national football team departed on a private EgyptAir aeroplane, flight number MS 3080, from the new Terminal 2 at Cairo International Airport, headed to Grozny, where the national team will stay during its participation in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The design of the Egyptian national team’s new aeroplane has been …
Op-ed review: Concerns about heavy impacts of economic policies on people
Writer says pressure on Qatar needs to continue
Three Saudis killed in Houthi missile attack, Egypt condemns
US warns UAE of attacking Hudaydah, ICRC raises concerns over humanitarian situation
Kim, Trump arrive in Singapore two days head of historic summit
Trump calls meeting ‘mission of peace’ before also arriving in city-state
State-run newspapers must commit to EGP 42,000 maximum wage: National Press Authority head
National Press Authority Head Karam Gabr issued a decision to oblige state-run newspapers to set a maximum wage of EGP 42,000 per month. The decision will be applied at press institutions addressed by the Law on the Institutional Organisation of the Press and Media, along with its executive regulations. According to the decision, published in …
Al-Sisi, Ethiopian prime minister discuss bilateral cooperation, GERD issue
Abiy Ahmed’s first visit to Cairo comes amid controversy over GERD, believed will affect Egypt’s water share
Egypt retrieves 9 smuggled artefacts from France
Egypt retrieved on Thursday nine artefacts from France that were illegally smuggled and then seized by French authorities. Eight of the retrieved artefacts were caught with a passenger at a train station on his way to London in 2012, according to state media outlet Ahram Online. The artefacts include a human head carved in basalt …
Alleged exam leaker detained
A student accused of leaking secondary education (thanaweya amma) exams to students via social media in return for money was arrested on Wednesday. The Zagazig Prosecution on Saturday officially ordered his detention. The defendant is being detained for four days pending investigations. According to the investigations, which were published by media outlets, the defendant is …
Urgent UNGA meeting on Gaza to be held Wednesday
Meeting comes after Arab request, will witness drafting of new resolution on protecting Palestinians
Saudi Arabia hosts meeting with Kuwait, UAE, Jordan to support King Abdullah II
Jordan has been rocked by large protests over price hikes, income tax bill
Mahlab visits North Sinai, says Egypt to allocate EGP 250bn to develop governorate
Mahlab visits Sheikh Zuweid, Al-Arish after HRW’s report on Sinai military operation against IS
Ethiopian prime minister, seeking to boost relations, begins first visit to Egypt
Cairo to host nine-party meeting on GERD next week
Al-Sisi meets national football team in Cairo ahead of World Cup in Russia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Saturday with the country’s national football team in Cairo ahead of the World Cup in Russia, according to presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady. Rady said in a statement that the football players spoke with Al-Sisi, all pledging to do their best in the upcoming competition, while national team manager Hector …
Parliament to discuss three draft laws to regulate media, press bodies
The Egyptian Parliament, headed by Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, is to discuss on Sunday three new draft laws submitted by the cabinet to regulate Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation, the National Media Authority, and the National Press Authority. Parliament will discuss a separate law for each body, instead of one law regulating the work …
Endowments Ministry denies Shiite call to prayer occurred in Cairo mosque
Alleged Shiite call to prayer in Al-Hussein Mosque is ‘Iranian infiltration,’ says MP Mostafa Bakry
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Madbouly to announce new cabinet before parliament next week
President Al-Sisi appointed on Thursday Sherif Ismail’s housing minister as new prime minister
President Al-Sisi approves 10th amendment to US aid agreement
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi approved in a presidential decree on Thursday the 10th amendment to the US-Egypt aid agreement, according to local media reports. This amendment that was approved by the parliament in April included changing to the regulations of the governmental administration initiative and the participation programme. The agreement was signed on 26 September 2017.
Khaled Badawy, ‘minister of settlements’, dreams of assets exploitation
Since Khaled Badawy took office as minister of public sector affairs in January, he focused on debt settlement and exploitation of unutilised assets. Badawy worked on tackling four main portfolios in parallel. First, settling the debts of the sector’s companies, and second, restructuring financial and administrative subsidiaries. In addition, he worked on floating the ministry’s …
Nasr’s international cooperation, investment ministerial mandate witnessed remarkable activity
New investment law, boosting international agreements her main accomplishments
Executive ministries: Main pillars of Al-Sisi’s state
Unlikely Abdel Ghaffar, Sobhi, Shoukry will be replaced in expected reshuffle