Cabinet
Cabinet forms committee to evaluate state-owned assets
Egypt
July 11, 2016
Cabinet forms committee to evaluate state-owned assets
On Sunday the Cabinet issued several decisions relating to the management of state-owned assets, including the formation of a committee…
Most medicines are still available, despite shortages: Health Ministry
Egypt
June 29, 2016
Most medicines are still available, despite shortages: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry has advised citizens seeking hard-to-find medicines that most of them are indeed available, despite rumors to the…
Free entry to museums, archaeological sites on June 30
Archaeology
June 27, 2016
Free entry to museums, archaeological sites on June 30
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has declared that entry to all museums and archaeological sites nationwide will be free of charge…
Egypt cabinet approves long-awaited VAT bill
Business
May 17, 2016
Egypt cabinet approves long-awaited VAT bill
Egypt's cabinet approved "in principle" a long-awaited value added tax (VAT) bill and will refer it to the Council of…
Cabinet approves draft law regulating media affairs
Egypt
May 16, 2016
Cabinet approves draft law regulating media affairs
The Cabinet has approved the draft law governing the press and media affairs, said Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby Monday.The draft…
Baseera poll: Are the islands Egyptian or Saudi?
Egypt
April 26, 2016
Baseera poll: Are the islands Egyptian or Saudi?
At least 30 percent of Egyptians believe that the two islands of Tiran and Sanafir are Egyptian, while 23 percent…
Rebirth of Public Business Ministry: development or privatization?
Business
March 24, 2016
Rebirth of Public Business Ministry: development or privatization?
Two months after Egypt’s presidency announced that shares in “successful” state-owned banks and companies were to be offered on the…
Too early for real democracy, attack on govt ‘unjustified’: President
Egypt
February 24, 2016
Too early for real democracy, attack on govt ‘unjustified’: President
It is too early for Egyptians to practice real democracy, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday, demanding that the…
Cabinet warns governors against demolition of historic buildings
Egypt
February 18, 2016
Cabinet warns governors against demolition of historic buildings
The Cabinet instructed the governors of Beheira, Kafr al-Sheikh, Alexandria, Assiut, Minya, Daqahlia and Sharqiya to ban the demolition of…
Master’s degree, PhD holders protest at Cabinet
Egypt
February 17, 2016
Master’s degree, PhD holders protest at Cabinet
Dozens of master's degree and PhD holders staged a protest outside the Cabinet headquarters on Wednesday to demand administrative jobs…