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LEGISLATION WATCH- A bill that would remove the ‘religion’ field from national ID cards is back from the dead: A private member’s bill will seek to remove the religion field from national ID cards and all other official state documents, according to El Watan News. Rep. Ismail Nasr El Din, the backer of the bill, […]
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Prosecutor General refers former chairman of Food Industries Holding to criminal court
Ex-Food Industries Holding Company head Alaa Fahmy is heading to trial on graft charges. Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek has referred the former chairman of the state-owned Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) Alaa Fahmy to trial in criminal court on charges of corruption and graft, according to Al Ahram. Fahmy was arrested last May along with […]
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Delek to sign new gas import agreements with Egypt?
Delek to sign new gas import agreements with Egypt? “We signed agreements with EMG to supply gas to Egypt, and we believe that additional agreements will be signed for local needs and liquefaction facilities in Egypt,” Delek Group controlling shareholder Yitzhak Tshuva said on Sunday at an investors' conference in Tel Aviv, according to Globes. […]
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The foreign press has nothing to say about Egypt
The foreign press has nothing to say about Egypt beyond rehashing the discovery of mummified scarab beetles and cat statues. Let’s all enjoy this while it lasts.
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The growth of entrepreneurship in the GCC is contingent on key reforms
SMEs and entrepreneurship are on the rise in the GCC, but key reforms are needed to help innovators thrive, Huda Al Lawati writes for Entrepreneur Middle East. Governments in the GCC are well aware of the rising importance of SMEs in contributing to economic growth and creating jobs, but the sector’s contribution to overall GDP […]
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Methanex Egypt, ILO help Damietta women grow small businesses
Methanex Egypt, ILO help Damietta women grow small businesses: Methanex Egypt provided entrepreneurial training sessions for 108 women in Damietta as part of the GET Ahead for Women initiative, the local arm of the global methanol producer said. In collaboration with the International Labor Organization Cairo and the National Council for Women, the trainings focused […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Foreign Minister meets Bahraini PM, King on sidelines of Egyptian-Bahraini committee
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met yesterday with Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa on the sidelines of a meeting of the Egyptian-Bahraini Joint Committee in Manama, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The two leaders discussed enhancing cooperation in the fields of energy, entrepreneurship, and technology. Egypt and Bahrain also signed a MoU […]
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GERD consultants threaten to withdraw from study, Egypt pushes for more tripartite negotiations
French consultancy threatens to withdraw from completing GERD study as Egypt pushes for more talks: French consultancy firm BRL Group and Dutch Deltares sent letters to Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia threatening to withdraw from completing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)’s environmental impact study if the three countries continue to disagree on the firms’ reports, […]
Posted inEnergy
300 mcf/d of gas exports from Idku liquefaction plant -sources
-Royal Dutch Shell’s Idku liquefaction plant is reportedly exporting 300 mcf/d of natural gas, compared to 250 mcf/d last month, sources close to the matter said yesterday. Natural gas earmarked for exports increased by around 50 mcf/d due to lower local consumption levels during winter. Shell and the Oil Ministry had agreed back in 2016 […]