{"id":607269,"date":"2023-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/01\/egypts-talking-heads-wax-lyrical-about-the-homeland-conference-el-sisi\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T00:00:00","slug":"egypts-talking-heads-wax-lyrical-about-the-homeland-conference-el-sisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/01\/egypts-talking-heads-wax-lyrical-about-the-homeland-conference-el-sisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s talking heads wax lyrical about the \u201cHomeland\u201d conference, El Sisi"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi was at center stage last night <\/strong>after he inaugurated a three-day conference titled \u201cStory of Homeland: Between Vision and Achievement\u201d in the new capital yesterday (watch, runtime: 14:19<\/a>). In his remarks, El Sisi addressed reducing imports, developing local industries, and encouraging Egyptian and foreign investors to work with the government on some 150 projects that could raise USD 25 bn for the state. <\/p>\n

In <\/strong> vestors want land \u2014 and Egypt will provide it, <\/strong> El Sisi said: <\/strong>\u201cIf we need more [industrial complexes] we will create a second, third and fourth. We will employ people, increase the local product, and reduce the import bill, because it is the only way to keep the country moving forward,\u201d El Sisi told the conference. <\/p>\n

Everyone and their mother was commenting on the speech last night: <\/strong>Conference coverage was highlighted by Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 2:34<\/a>), El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 3:08<\/a>), Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 3:17<\/a>) Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 7:20<\/a>) and Qahira News (watch, runtime: 8:48<\/a>). <\/p>\n

E <\/strong> lection 2023: <\/strong> El Sisi \u2014 who is still yet to announce his candidacy for the election \u2014 told the crowd: \u201cThis is what we did. You have the opportunity for change in the upcoming elections. It\u2019s all up to God.\u201d<\/p>\n

New candidates: <\/strong> Three party leaders have announced their intentions to run for office after receiving the required number of recommendations from House of Representative members, including head of the Egyptian Democratic Party, Farid Zahran <\/strong>; head of the Wafd Party, Abdel Sanad Yamama; <\/strong> and head of the Republican People\u2019s Party Hazem Omar<\/strong>, Ahmed Moussa said on Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 2:59<\/a>). Masaa DMC\u2019s Osama Kamal interviewed Omar to discuss the details of his electoral campaign (watch, runtime: 2:52<\/a> | 5:06<\/a> | 4:47<\/a>), including his vision for the private sector\u2019s role in the economy, and his plans for tax, education and health.<\/p>\n

Also from the conference: <\/strong><\/p>\n