{"id":618100,"date":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/04\/02\/this-evening-president-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-is-sworn-in-for-a-third-term-in-the-new-administrative-capital\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","slug":"this-evening-president-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-is-sworn-in-for-a-third-term-in-the-new-administrative-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/04\/02\/this-evening-president-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-is-sworn-in-for-a-third-term-in-the-new-administrative-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS EVENING: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is sworn in for a third term in the new administrative capital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good afternoon, wonderful people, and happy hump day. <\/strong>We\u2019re just about a week away from the end of Ramadan \u2014 and we\u2019re counting down the days. <\/p>\n

So, when do we eat?<\/strong> Maghrib is at 6:15 pm today in the capital city, and you\u2019ll have until 4:13 am tomorrow to get your hydration and caffeine fix ahead of Fajr.<\/p>\n

THE BIG STORY TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

El Sisi outlines national priorities for third term in swearing-in ceremony: <\/strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi announced the key features and objectives for Egypt\u2019s national strategy on several domestic and external issues during a public speech today, after being sworn in for his third term at the House of Representatives in the new administrative capital. You can read the full speech on the State Information Service website here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The highlights: <\/strong>The seven-point speech outlined the state\u2019s commitments to strengthen the country\u2019s foreign relations, national security, economic growth and productivity, fiscal discipline, education, and urban planning. The strategy also seeks to enact economic and social changes based on policy recommendations from the National Dialogue. <\/p>\n

THE BIG STORY ABROAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s strike on an aid convoy by a US-based NGO in Gaza has triggered an<\/strong> international <\/strong>outcry<\/strong>: <\/strong>Seven people working for US-based NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK), including six foreign nationals and a Palestinian, were killed in an Israeli air strike as they were delivering food aid in Gaza, the food charity said<\/a> yesterday. The team was traveling \u201cin a deconflicted zone\u201d in vehicles branded with the charity\u2019s logo and loaded with over 100 tons of food aid when they were hit. Those killed in the strike \u2014 which came \u201cdespite coordinating movements with the IDF\u201d \u2014 included three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, and an American-Canadian dual citizen. WCK, founded by celebrity chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, has halted its operations in the enclave, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face starvation. (Reuters<\/a> | Associated Press<\/a> | Washington Post<\/a> | The National<\/a> | CNN<\/a> | BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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