Egypt Edition 
MENA+ Edition 
UAE Edition 
Saudi Edition 
MENA <> India Corridors 
Logistics (MENA) 
Climate (MENA) 
Interviews with ambassadors in office are usually bland and void of any meaningful insights because of diplomatic considerations, which is why we found Pakistan Observer’s front-page interview with Egypt’s ambassador Sherif Kamal Eldin a bit odd. Asked about the “shared vision of the leadership of the two countries” Kamal Eldin said: “We take pride that […]
Author Archives: enterpriseam admin
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Thomas Cook plane on fire
Thomas Cook had to urgently evacuate a plane that caught fire on Wednesday, according to a report in The Sun. The incident was thankfully a minor one, leaving no casualties or injuries, except for a few slight injuries sustained during the ensuing panic of evacuation. The story is being widely noted in the foreign press.
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Egypt in the international press on 20 July 2017
Also making headlines this morning: Canada needs to amend its laws to better protect its dual nationals, says former jailed Al Jazeera correspondent, Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy in a piece for The Star. Egypt is helping China crackdown on the Uighur community, transferring detained students “to a massive prison complex in Cairo on Wednesday,” the Associated […]
Posted inOn Deadline
El Sisi’s selection of the new State Council head is grounded in political reasoning
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s choice of head for the Council of State is likely rooted in political considerations, Mohamed Amin writes for Al Masry Al Youm. Judge Yehia Dakroury, the council’s sole nominee for the position due to seniority, is likely paying the price for being the judge to annul the Tiran and Sanafir […]
Posted inWorth watching
Economic hardship, as experienced by a grilled corn seller
The economic woes of grilled corn seller: Standing on a street in Alexandria, the main character in the short film “Grilled Corn” tries to make a living selling corn to passersby, only to be hit with hard realities and difficult customers who seem oblivious to the young man’s struggle. Released in 2011, the film tackles […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt urges Israel to stop violence at Al Aqsa Mosque
Egypt urged Israel to put a stop to the violence around Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque, warning the country about the repercussions of a “security escalation,” the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. Israel had closed the mosque on Friday after two Israeli policemen were killed by three armed men in the mosque’s vicinity, according […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
FM Shoukry meets Iraqi President Fuad Masum in Baghdad
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed economic cooperation and regional matters with Iraqi President Fuad Masum in Baghdad, according to a ministry statement. Both officials agreed that the joint Egyptian-Iraqi Supreme Council will convene for the first time in Baghdad in August. Shoukry also talked counter terrorism with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi, and told […]
Posted inEnergy
Gov’t signs agreement for engineering work on two power stations
The Electricity Ministry signed agreements with contractors to begin civil engineering works at the West Cairo and Walidiya power station projects, Al Masry Al Youmreported. Hassan Allam Construction and Consolidated Contractors Company will provide the engineering works for the West Cairo station and Orascom Construction will work on the Walidiya project in Assiut. Both stations […]
Posted inEnergy
Egypt and Oz talk oil
Oil Minister Tarek El Molla discussed a potential partnership between Fluor Engineering and Enppi and Petrojet with Fluor’s EAME Region Energy and Chemicals President Al Collins on Wednesday, , Al Ahram reported. El Molla also talked cooperation and investments in the sector with Australian Ambassador Neil Hawkins and received an invitation to attend the International […]
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Government maintains prices of purchasing local cotton
The Ismail government will not be implementing further increases to the prices of local cotton set by the Agriculture Ministry, Al Shorouk reports. An agreement between the manpower and agriculture ministries will see the government purchase the entire 1.5 mn qintars harvested during season if global cotton prices drop and pay more for its local […]