{"id":590554,"date":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/07\/24\/election-timetable-to-be-announced-soon-says-elections-authority\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","slug":"election-timetable-to-be-announced-soon-says-elections-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/07\/24\/election-timetable-to-be-announced-soon-says-elections-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Election timetable to be announced soon, says elections authority"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome back to the grind. <\/strong> We hope those of you clocking back in at work are looking forward to a smooth day \u2014 and that those of you reading us from Sahel are enjoying a well-earned break. <\/p>\n

ALSO BACK- Rolling blackouts <\/strong> \u2014 with electricity in many districts of the capital city being switched off for 60-minute stretches 2-4 times a day for the past week or so. Hardly a cool development with the mercury having settled in the 40-45\u00b0C band. We have the lowdown in this morning\u2019s news well, below. <\/p>\n

And speaking of holidays: <\/strong> We have 66 days to go before our next holiday long weekend, which comes at the end of September in observance of the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s birthday. <\/p>\n

<\/a> ELECTION 2024- We\u2019re going to get a timeline for the presidential elections <\/strong> soon:<\/strong> The National Elections Authority plans to announce the timeline for the 2024 presidential election soon, according to state-run news agency MENA<\/a>. The process should begin by 1 December 2023 at the latest, with the constitution requiring that the elections take place at least 120 days before the end of the current presidential term on 2 April 2024, National Dialogue Technical Secretariat head Mahmoud Fawzi previously said<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-<\/strong> <\/p>\n

<\/a> The National Dialogue will resume sessions tomorrow<\/strong>, Kamal Zayed, a member of the dialogue\u2019s board of trustees, told Al Masry Al Youm<\/a> last week. The dialogue kicked off in<\/a> May<\/a>, holding three weekly sessions discussing political, economic, and social issues. <\/p>\n

When does the national dialogue process end? <\/strong> Sessions have been on pause since the Eid Al Adha break, and officials have said it\u2019s too early to tell when the public policy-making fest might wrap up. <\/p>\n

<\/a> It\u2019s Fed week:<\/strong> The Federal Reserve will hold its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. An unexpectedly large slowdown in inflation in June has the markets more sure than ever that the central bank will soon call time on its aggressive tightening cycle and avoid a so-called \u2018hard landing.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Samsung will unveil two updated flagship foldable phones <\/strong> on Wednesday, the Verge<\/a> reports, suggesting you should look out for the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 as well as two new watches and, potentially, an S9 Plus, and S9 Ultra, and a Tab S9. <\/p>\n

PSA-: <\/strong> Apple is raising the subscription price in Egypt of its monthly iCloud+ 200 GB plan to EGP 99.99 from EGP 54.99 as of 19 August, according to an email seen by Enterprise. Subscription prices for 50 GB plans come in at EGP 29.99 and 2 TB EGP 349.99, Apple<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n

HAPPENING NEXT WEEK- <\/strong> <\/p>\n

<\/a> Egypt is hosting another round of Palestinian talks: <\/strong> Heads of various Palestinian factions will convene in Cairo next Sunday for reconciliation talks, Al Arabiya<\/a> reported yesterday. Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met with a delegation from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Saturday to prepare for the meeting. <\/p>\n

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THE BIG STORIES ABROAD-<\/strong> <\/p>\n

There\u2019s no single story dominating the global conversation this morning:<\/strong> <\/p>\n