24 February 2020
Egypt’s Housing Minister follows up construction progress at New Capital
Egypt’s Minister of Housing and Urban Utilities Assem al-Gazzar visited the New Administrative Capital’s third residential district to follow up the progress of construction work there. The third district project covers an area of about 1,000 acres divided into eight neighborhoods, including villas, beside various...
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Cairo Governorate to demolish Hikr El-Sakakiny slum area
Cairo Governorate has begun on Monday the second phase of demolishing Hikr El-Sakakiny informal area in El-Sharabia district as the residents of the area will be transferred to El-Mahrousa buildings 1 &2. The demolition comes as part of Cairo governorate’s plan to eradicate informal areas...
Read More23 February 2020
Egypt to produce 500 electric buses a year
Egypt's Minister of Military Production Mohamed El-Assar told MPs in a meeting on Sunday morning that Egypt aims to produce 2,000 electric buses within the coming four years. "We plan to produce 500 electric buses a year, or a total of 2,000 within four years,...
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Sisi says Egypt wants balance in GERD interests with Ethiopia, Sudan
Egyptian President Abdel al-Fattah al-Sisi said Saturday that his country seeks the success of negotiations regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and aims to balance interests between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.
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2.5 million families benefit from Takaful and Karama program
Social Solidarity Minister Nevin el-Qabbaj said Sunday that at least 2.5 million Egyptian families are benefiting from the Takaful and Karama (Solidarity and Dignity) Program, designed as a national targeted social safety-net mechanism to protect the poor through income support.
Read More20 February 2020
Egypt, Belarus presidents discuss agriculture, technology and security cooperation
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko met in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in agriculture, technology and security, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
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UN envoy ‘impressed’ by Egypt’s ‘strong effort’ on road safety
UN's Special Envoy of Road Safety Jean Todt praised road safety work done in Egypt amid the major challenge of the country’s growing population, during a Wednesday press conference on the sidelines of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety that kicked off in...
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Various Ministries in Egypt to launch online services for first time
Various government Ministries in Egypt will launch online services for the first time within the next two months across Egypt’s Governorates, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat announced.
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Moderate to warm weather for Egypt on Thursday
Meteorologists expect moderate weather on Thursday during the daylight for Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, with warmer weather on Upper Egypt, South Sinai, and Red Sea mountains. The weather will grow very cold across the country by nightfall.
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