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Hamada El Sawi appointed as Egypt’s new prosecutor general

MOVES- El Sisi appoints Hamada El Sawi as new Prosecutor General: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree appointing counselor Hamada El Sawi as the country's new Prosecutor General, succeeding Nabil Sadek whose term ends on September 19, according to a State Information Service statement. Sawy, a long-serving judge and senior prosecutor, was assigned […]

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Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS

Egypt in the news on 15 September 2019

Receiving wide coverage in the foreign press over the weekend: Trump was reported to have called President Abdel Fattah El Sisi his “favorite dictator,” in a quip during last month’s state visit, the Wall Street Journal reports. Legal system under spotlight by teenage girl: The case of the Egyptian teenager who stabbed to death a […]

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Are Facebook and Google on the verge of breaking up? Probably not, but we could still be nearing a turning point

Are Facebook and Google on the verge of breaking up? Probably not, but we could still be nearing a turning point: As state attorney generals in New York and Texas lead investigations into potential anti-competitive practices by our favorite tech giants, the FT’s Kiran Stacey asks how worried the companies should be (watch, runtime: 01:43). […]

Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade

Egypt expresses unease at prolonged GERD negotiations

Egypt expresses unease at prolonged GERD negotiations: Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Hamdi Sanad Loza, expressed unease at the drawn-out negotiations about the Grand Ethopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in a meeting with the ambassadors of the European countries accredited to Cairo on Thursday, according to an official statement. Loza said that Egypt offered Ethiopia […]

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Egypt-Belgium sign MoU allocated EGP 16 mn to restoration of Baron Empain Palace

Egypt and Belgium signed an MoU on Thursday in which EGP 16 mn was allocated for the renovation of Baron Empain Palace in Heliopolis, according toa statementfrom the Investment and International Cooperation Ministry. Meanwhile, Alexandria University’s Center of Excellence for Water ― part of a five year, USD 90 mn USAID initiative ― opened last […]

Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade

Egypt hosts Pan-African Forum on Migration

Egypt is hosting the Pan-African Forum on Migration (PAFoM), which started yesterday, bringing together over 40 countries and aiming to enhance the dialogue between states to strengthen the governance of migration, Ahram Online reports. The forum is organized by the African Union Commission, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the International Organization for Migration. […]

Posted inManufacturing

Civil Aviation Ministry requests manufacturing Airbus planes or parts

The Civil Aviation Ministry discussed the possibility of establishing an Airbus factory in Egypt with the CEO of the Airbus Canada partnership, Philippe Balducci, and Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Airbus Middle East, Fouad Attar,according to Al Masry Al Youm. The talks took place on the sidelines of a celebration of EgyptAir’s receipt […]

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