Sisi opens 3rd Africa Forum on Science, Technology, Innovation
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi opened on Saturday the third Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to be held from February 10 to 12 in Cairo under the auspices of the Ministry of...
View ArticleWage increase for public secor workers to be announced soon: PM
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said that workers in Egypt’s public sector will receive a wage increase in the coming period. He also announced that a large number of citizens who meet the requirements...
View ArticleDraft budget expects 5.8% growth rate, decreased budget deficit
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail received on Wednesday the draft budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year, and said in a Cabinet statement that the growth rate is expected to reach 5.8 percent, a figure not...
View ArticleCabinet committee legalizes 102 churches, 64 affiliated service buildings
The state committee that considers the legalization of unlicensed churches made up of Egypt’s cabinet approved on Monday the legalization of 102 churches and 64 church-affiliated service buildings in...
View ArticleSisi discusses ‘urgent issues’ with 9 officials
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and the ministers of Defense, Housing, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice and Supply, along with the acting...
View ArticleGovernment raises fees of drinking water by 50 %
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail signed a new decree raising the fees of drinking water and sanitation services by 46.5 percent , a second consecutive increase in less than a year, according to the...
View ArticleEgypt’s cabinet submits resignation to President Sisi: statement
Egypt’s cabinet submitted its resignation to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday following his swearing-in for a second term after a landslide election victory. The government, headed by Prime...
View ArticleCairo heritage committee discusses al-Azakeya Park renovation, new HQ
The National Committee for Developing and Preserving Historic Cairo held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of former Prime Minister and current Assistant to the President of the...
View ArticleFormer PM represents Egypt at Jacques Chirac’s funeral service
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dispatched his assistant to national and strategic projects and Egypt’s former Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to represent Egypt at the official memorial service for...
View ArticleMinister Ghada Wali appointed executive director of UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali has been appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), selected as well by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
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