Could Cairo Int’l Airport be getting a Terminal 4? The Cairo Airport Company is carrying out studies to establish a fourth passenger terminal at Cairo International Airport in an effort to reduce traffic in the other three terminals, said company chairman Ahmed Fawzi, according to a statement by the Civil Aviation Ministry. Cairo International Airport […]
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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 […]
Mohamed Hossam El Din appointed as new Chief Justice of the Council of State
MOVES- El Sisi appoints Mohamed Hossam El Din as Chief Justice of Council of State: President El Sisi issued another decree appointing Mohamed Hossam El Din as new Chief Justice of the Council of Statesucceeding Ahmed Abo Al Azm, whose two-year term ends next week after reaching the age of retirement, according to Ahram Online. […]
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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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]