Amr Mohamed Kandil

Sisi approves Egypt’s ownership policy document to regulate state’s presence in economic activities

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 - 10:34 GMT

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has approved the State Ownership Policy Document that aims at regulating the state’s presence in economic activities.

Egypt's central bank cancels letter of credit requirement for imports

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 - 05:20 GMT

The CBE said in a statement that it decided to restore the documentary collections system for imported goods.

Sisi: Egyptian state’s funds to send LE 1 billion to people of determination’s fund

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 - 01:23 GMT

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi ordered the state’s funds to send LE 1 billion to the people of determination’s fund, including LE 500 million from the armed forces’ fund.

Photos: Tanzania dam reflects Egypt’s commitment to back development projects in Nile Basin states: Cairo

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 - 03:39 GMT

The establishment of Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere by Egyptian and Tanzanian hands reflects Egypt’s commitment to support development programs and projects in the Nile Basin countries, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has said.

Egypt, Tanzania gear up to celebrate 1st filling of giant hydropower dam

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 - 09:20 GMT

Egypt and Tanzania are gearing up to celebrate the first filling of the giant hydropower dam of Julius Nyerere, which is being constructed along the Rufiji River by an Egyptian consortium and thousands of workers including Egyptians.

Egypt’s PM cancels Hajj at the expense of the state for year 2023

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 - 04:32 GMT

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered cancelling Islamic pilgrimage, aka Hajj, at the expense of the state during the 2023 Hajj season in a meeting with ministers on Tuesday.

Wrap-up: Egyptian President Sisi back home after busy multi-day visit to United States

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 - 09:32 GMT

During his visit, Sisi delivered a speech at the summit’s closing session on promoting food security and food systems resilience and held meetings with a number of top US officials, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and lawmakers.

‘Little disappointment’ over COP27 ‘unwarranted’: Egypt’s FM at Rome MED Dialogues

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 - 02:11 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said “little disappointment” expressed by some parties over the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh last month is “unwarranted” given that the $100 billion commitment has not been met.

Attending FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022? Visit Egyptian museums, archeological sites for half price

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 - 11:59 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched an international promotional campaign to shed light on the exceptional services the country provides to attendees of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

No crime in death of Jordanian actor in Egypt: Prosecution

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 - 11:37 GMT

In a statement on Tuesday, the prosecution said it found no signs of violence in the apartment where Telfah resided in Giza governorate.

Sisi: Egypt continues efforts to support means of sustaining peace in Africa

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 - 06:50 GMT

Sisi made the remarks as he marked the African Union Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Awareness Week.

Egypt’s FM highlights to Pelosi the need for Ethiopia to show political will to reach GERD deal

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 - 01:30 GMT

Shoukry, also president of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) held in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh city from 6-18 November, met with Pelosi on Friday on the sidelines of the conference, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Alaa Abdel Fattah case used to distract attention from COP27: Egypt’s FM

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 - 11:37 GMT

In an interview with Ala Masoliety TV program on Sada El-Balad, Shoukry said Egypt has issued the required responses with regard to Abdel Fattah to reiterate the credibility of the Egyptian judiciary.

Macron lauds Egypt’s role in laying stability foundations in Middle East, Mediterranean, Africa in meeting with Sisi

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 - 09:35 GMT

Sisi met with Macron on the sidelines of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) that Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh city hosts from 6 to 18 November, Egyptian Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said in a statement.

Sisi: Renewal of Yemen truce necessary to pave way for permanent ceasefire, political settlement

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 - 04:48 GMT

Egypt’s President has affirmed the need to renew truce in Yemen in a way that paves the way for reaching a permanent ceasefire as well as a political settlement in the Arab country.

President Sisi ratifies law allowing Egyptian expats to import customs-free vehicles

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 - 12:51 GMT

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ratified a law exempting Egyptian expats from paying customs duties and taxes when importing personal-use cars in exchange for deposit.

Egypt to raise minimum wages for public employees to LE 3000: PM Madbouli

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 01:45 GMT

The government also decided to allocate an exceptional allowance worth LE 300 for all state workers to cope with the rising cost of living, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced in a press briefing.

Sisi: Egypt reaped profits worth LE 2 trillion from New Administrative Capital, new cities projects

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 01:26 GMT

Based on the state’s development capacity in each city, the prices of land plots in this city increases, Sisi explained in TV remarks at Channel One late on Tuesday, shedding light on Egypt’s 40 new cities.

Sisi: Egypt-UAE ties based on integration, realistic understanding of regional, int’l circumstances

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 10:57 GMT

Sisi made the remarks in a recorded speech at a ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Egypt-UAE relations in Cairo under the theme “Egypt and UAE are one heart”.

Egyptian politician Khaled Dawoud, activist Hossam Mones hail pardoning of former MP Ziad El-Eleimy

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 06:20 GMT

Renowned Egyptian politician Khaled Dawoud and political activist Hossam Mones hailed President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s decision to pardon lawyer and former MP Ziad El-Eleimy on Monday.

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