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Egypt and the UAE will impose new regulations on the trade of agricultural products between the two countries, according to Al Mal. The regulations, which Agriculture Minister Ezz El Din Abou Steit and UAE Ambassador Gomaa Mubarak agreed upon yesterday, stipulate the six-month suspension of trade with exporters whose shipments are rejected for sanitary reasons. […]
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What we’re tracking this week and beyond
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is set to inaugurate the three 14.4 GW Siemens combined-cycle power plants in Burullus, Beni Suef and the new capital next Tuesday, according to government sources. El Sisi might also be visiting Beijing in September to attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The sixth National Youth Conference is set to […]
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Press and Media again tops coverage of Egypt in the foreign press
Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press for the third straight morning is the House of Representatives passing the Press and Media Act, as the news filters down to the wider media landscape. As with yesterday’s coverage the focus was squarely on media censorship. The Wall Street Journal is making comparisons between the law […]
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Do foreign residents even want the Egyptian citizenship?
Do foreign residents even want the Egyptian citizenship? The recently-passed law allowing foreign residents to obtain the Egyptian citizenship in exchange for a EGP 7 mn bank deposit does not seem to be very well thought out, Ashraf El Barbary writes for Al Shorouk. El Barbary wonders whether any feasibility studies were conducted on the […]
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What do you do when your company’s charismatic founder goes cuckoo?
What do you do when your company’s charismatic founder goes cuckoo? Make sure you have a succession plan. It is looking increasingly certain that we have moved beyond the age of worshipping gilded titans and company founders. We are now in an age of their annoying younger brothers, or as the FT’s Brooke Masters puts […]
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Huda Shaarawi: The feminist who revolutionized Egypt
BBC names Egyptian feminist Huda Shaarawi among African women who changed the world: At a time when Egyptian women were denied their basic rights in Egyptian society, Huda Shaarawi emerged as a feminist revolutionary figure who called for equal access to education and deconstructing various taboos that held back Egyptian women. The BBC honors Shaarawi […]
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Egypt, UNDP sign declaration of intent for grant to support Sinai’s development
Egypt, UNDP sign declaration of intent for grant to support Sinai development project: Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr inked yesterday a letter of intent for a grant from the UN Development Programme to support the government’s development of the Sinai peninsula, according to a ministry statement. The value of the grant was not […]
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El Sisi repeats his pledge to bring Regeni killers justice
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi repeated his pledge to bring to justice the killers of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni at a meeting with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini in Cairo yesterday, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The two also discussed anti terrorism cooperation, as well as regional issues of concern including illegal immigration and the […]
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Egypt brokers new reconciliation accord between Fatah, Hamas
Egypt brokers new reconciliation accord between Fatah, Hamas: Hamas has reportedly accepted Egypt’s proposed new reconciliation accord with rival faction Fatah, according to the Jerusalem Post. Senior Hamas officials said that Egypt “exerted heavy pressure” on Hamas to accept the terms of the agreement and reconcile with Fatah to form a national unity government.