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MOVES- Abed Ezz El Regal was appointed Chief Executive Officer of EGPC, according to Ahram Gate. Ezz El Regal was the Vice Chairman of EGAS. He succeeds Tarek El Hadidi, who says he submitted his resignation on Sunday. Oil Minister Tarek El Molla also appointed Osama El Bakly as head of EGAS. El Bakly succeeds […]
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Former Helwan governor arrested in probe into Maadi corruption allegation:
Former Helwan governor arrested in probe into Maadi corruption allegation: The former governor of Helwan (itself a now-former governorate, having been rolled into Cairo) has been arrested on corruption charges. Prosecutors ordered Hazem El-Qowaidi detained for 15 days pending a probe into whether he took possession of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle “in return for directly transferring […]
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Haftar recaptures major oil ports, set to boost exports
Libya’s eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar says his forces recaptured the key oil ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, as well as a petrochemicals factory and the nearby Harouge storage tanks, Bloomberg reports. “Haftar’s recapture of the two terminals will help boost the OPEC country’s oil exports to 550,000-600,000 barrels a day within days, […]
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It’s a relatively quiet day for Egypt in the international press, with no one story dominating coverage.
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An Egyptian man brings basterma to Dublin
Meet the Alexandrian butcher bringing basterma to Ireland: Rafea Abdelrazek, an Egyptian who moved to Ireland 16 years ago, is introducing Egyptian basterma to Ireland. Abdelrazek tells Dublin Inquirer his basterma takes five weeks to make, but sells out in a fraction of the time. He says that, while the cured beef has different styles […]
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Declan Walsh chews over press freedoms in Egypt with Cairo-based journalists
The New York Times’ Cairo bureau chief Declan Walsh sat down with a group of Cairo-based journalists to chew over press freedoms in Egypt and the region as a whole through a live video session. The play up what they say are restrictions on the press in Egypt, touching on the arrests of reporters such […]
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Is the bankruptcy law a problem solver for Egypt’s businessmen?
The Bankruptcy Act is important, but not enough to lure back investors, says Ayah Aman in Al Monitor, stating the obvious. This confused and self-contradictory article rehashes the point that policy stability is more important than new legislation. Fair enough if it wasn’t for the fact that she quotes (then ignores) statements by Trade and […]
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Other international coverage of Egypt
Other coverage of Egypt in the international press worth noting in brief: Former US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson is out of the running to become undersecretary of defense for policy, Reuters reports. Officials say Patterson ran into resistance on Capitol Hill that might have made it hard for her to win confirmation by the […]
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A distinction must be made between Issa Hayatou and the organization he leads
In the ongoing drama with Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou’s corruption allegations, we should be careful to distinguish between Hayatou and the organization he leads, Yasser Ayoub writes in Al Masry Al Youm. While Hayatou may ultimately be proven to have engaged in less-than-honorable activities, the organization as a whole has supported […]