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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s two-day visit to Cairo dominates the front pages of the three main state-run dailies this morning, alongside coverage of the Arab International Conference for Mineral Resources (Al Ahram | Al Akhbar | Al Gomhuria). Other noteworthy headlines on today’s front pages: The Electricity Ministry is doubling down on addressing […]
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Posted inWorth reading
Is smarter urban planning the only way to save us from “el soyass”?
Is smarter urban planning the only way to save us from “el soyass”? Street chaos is what gave rise to the dreaded informal parking attendants we fondly refer to as “soyass,” said sociology professor Samia Khedr in a recent interview with Al Ahram Weekly. Better urban planning should, therefore, lie at the heart of any […]
Posted inWorth watching
First genetically edited babies break the internet
Have the first genetically edited babies just been born? A Chinese researcher claims he genetically edited twin babies that were born this month using the gene editing tool CRISPR-cas9, according to an AP report that’s breaking the internet (and for good reason, too). He Jiankui said the goal behind the experiment, which included altering the […]
Posted inInfrastructure
El Sisi to inaugurate East Port Said Port by early 2019
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is set to inaugurate the East Port Said Port by the start of 2019, Suez Canal Authority boss Mohab Mamish said, according to Al Mal. The authority had hired an unnamed international consultancy to develop the port, Mamish said. We had noted earlier that East Port Said port’s new USD […]
Posted inInfrastructure
Port development study being prepared by Transport Ministry and SCA
The Transport Ministry and Suez Canal Authority are expected to present a preliminary development strategy for Egypt’s ports by June 2019, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said yesterday, according to Al Mal. The strategy will span ten years.
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Delta Sugar ups beet planting area this year
Delta Sugar agreed with farmers to plant an additional 20k feddans of beet this year to push the total cultivation area to 114k feddans, Chairman Ahmed Abul Yazeed said in a statement cited by Reuters. Land allocated for sugar beet is already planted “with incentives to those who had planted early,” Abul Yazeed adds. The […]
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Egypt to begin exporting fruits and vegetables to China next month
Egypt will begin exporting several food products to China next month after Deputy Agriculture Minister Mona Mehrez signed an MoU with Vice Minister of China Customs Hu Wei yesterday, Al Mal reports. Crops earmarked for export include beets, dates, mangoes, grapes, strawberries, onion, potatoes, and pomegranates, as well as honey. Agriculture officials have been targeting […]
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Wheat rises again after Egypt’s purchase of US cargo
The General Authority for Supply Commodities’ (GASC) latest wheat purchase from US suppliers pushed Chicago wheat futures up for a second session “on hopes of higher demand for U.S. cargoes,” Reuters reports. Wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade gained 0.6% on Monday “on hopes of higher demand for U.S. cargoes.” Egypt’s purchase of […]
Posted inTourism
Founder of Siwa hotel Adrère Amellal urges gov’t to reconsider travel warnings
Mounir Neamatalla, founder of the Adrère Amellal ecolodge hotel in Siwa Oasis, is hoping governments could reconsider their warnings against visiting Egypt’s Western Desert, writes the Financial Times' Heba Saleh. Neamatalla has recently invited a group of distinguished diplomats from France, Sweden, Belgium, Singapore and South Korea for a stay to prove it’s a safe […]
Posted inAutomotive + Transportation
Five companies competing to establish traffic control system for Egypt’s highways
Five unnamed local and international companies submitted bids in a tender to establish a traffic control and regulation system for Egypt’s highways, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said,according to Al Mal. The first phase of the project is expected to cover 20 highways including the Ring Road and Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Offers will be evaluated in […]