The Madbouly cabinet signed off on a new Competition Protection and Anti-Monopoly Act, and will now ship the bill to the House of Representatives for discussion. The law aims to tighten oversight on market dominance, promote fair competition, and prevent anti-competitive behavior among businesses.

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Two UK universities get the greenlight: Cabinet approved establishing the Capital Universities Foundation in the New Administrative Capital to host branches of Queen Margaret University and Edinburgh Napier University. Both institutions will offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs under the academic supervision of their home campuses. Queen Margaret’s branch will provide programs in business, psychology, education, and health sciences — including physical therapy, nutrition, and occupational therapy — while Edinburgh Napier will offer degrees in computing, engineering, data science, design, and renewable energy.

…And Alexandria is getting a new private university: The council of ministers also approved the establishment of the Mediterranean University in Alexandria. The university will include faculties of medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing, business and economics, and computer science and AI. The medical faculty will open after the completion and approval of the university hospital, while the institution will also be able to set up specialized colleges, research centers, and postgraduate programs offering diplomas, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

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