Former audit chief Hisham Badawi elected Egypt House Speaker with 521 votes
Hisham Badawi was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday, securing 521 votes out of a total 570during the opening session of the parliament’s third legislative term. Badawi, the former head of the Central Auditing Organisation, defeated Mohamed
Egypt signs preliminary financing agreements for $1.8bn Energy Valley project
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed, on Monday, the signing of preliminary financing agreements for the Energy Valley sustainable energy project, with investments approaching $1.8bn, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the first phase of the Obelisk Solar Power Project
Military Production Ministry seeks new investment, partnerships
Mohamed Salah El-Din Mostafa, Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production, reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to attracting further investment and forging new cooperative partnerships with state entities, as part of a broader strategy centred on localising advanced manufacturing technologies. He
Egypt explores partnership with Ortho House to advance orthopaedic, robotic surgery
Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with executives from Ortho House to discuss expanding cooperation in the healthcare sector, with a particular focus on developing orthopaedic services and advancing the use of robotic surgery, the Ministry of Health said
Egypt’s Local Development Ministry, CAOA agree on new village administrative structures
Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development and the Central Agency for Organisation and Administration (CAOA) have agreed to establish an organisational structure for rural local units for the first time, Minister Manal Awad said on Monday. The agreement aims to create
ECS reviews preparations for seventh Egyptian-German Joint Economic Committee
First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade and Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS), Abdel Aziz El-Sherif, held a meeting with Miguel Seco, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Germany in Cairo, and Maren Diale, President
Egypt allocates EGP 3.1m to support irregular workers: Labour Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Labour Mohamed Gibran said on Monday that the ministry approved the disbursement of EGP 3.135m to provide social, healthcare, and accident compensation support to 443 irregular workers across 23 governorates. In a statement, Gibran said EGP 1.759m
GAFI, ITDA explore solutions to investor challenges in commercial registry procedures
Mohamed El-Gossaki, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), and Mohamed Awad, Head of the Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA), held a meeting to discuss mechanisms for joint coordination and to identify practical, long-term solutions to
Strengthening partnership with Harvard to invest in young leaders, boost global competitiveness: Finance Minister
Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, affirmed the Ministry’s continued commitment to strengthening the capabilities of Egyptian students at leading international universities. He highlighted ongoing efforts to expand local and international training programmes and increase access to advanced initiatives across a
Egypt approves 53 mining licence issuances, renewals in Q4 2025
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has approved 53 decisions issued by the Board of Directors of the Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA) relating to the issuance and renewal of mining exploration and exploitation licences during the