Egypt to build freight terminal at Qous Station on High-Speed Rail to boost Qena Industrial Zone
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, recently conducted a comprehensive inspection tour of the second line of Egypt’s high-speed electric rail network, which spans 1,100 km from October to Aswan, including
Local Development Ministry to showcase Upper Egypt development programme at Nov. 27 conference
Egypt will on Nov. 27 hold a high-level conference titled “Reform and Empowerment of Local Administration: Lessons Learned from the Local Development Program in Upper Egypt,” the Ministry of Local Development has announced. The conference, to be held under the
Health minister, Qena governor review progress on key healthcare projects in Upper Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met on Sunday with Qena Governor Khaled Abdel Halim to discuss ways to accelerate the development of the healthcare system in the governorate and complete ongoing projects aimed at improving medical
Mashroo3k injects EGP 32.1bn to fund over 213k projects since launch
Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development, announced that the national initiative for community, human, and local development—Mashroo3k (Your Project)—has financed 213,313 projects with total investments reaching EGP 32.1bn since its inception in 2015. The programme has played a key role
MSMEDA provides EGP 11.9bn in funding for 574,349 small, micro projects in northern Upper Egypt
Basil Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA), announced that from July 2014 to December 2024, the agency has allocated EGP 11.9bn to support 574,349 small and micro enterprises, as well as infrastructure and community
Royal tomb dating back 3,500 years discovered in Upper Egypt
A royal tomb dating back 3,500 years has been discovered in Upper Egypt (southern Egypt), the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced on Sunday. According to a ministry statement, a joint Egyptian-American archaeological team from the University of Pennsylvania
World Bank commends Upper Egypt Local Development Programme
Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development, announced that the World Bank has highlighted the significant achievements of the Upper Egypt Local Development Programme (UELDP) in its latest report, praising its role in driving economic growth, enhancing infrastructure, and improving citizens’
MSMEDA injects EGP 2.6bn to support over 95,000 small, micro projects in Qena
Basil Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), announced that the agency has provided EGP 2.6bn in funding for over 95,000 small and micro projects in Qena between July 2014 and December 2024. This initiative
Health Ministry signs two cooperation protocols to enhance healthcare in Upper Egypt
Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, oversaw the signing of two cooperation protocols between the Ministry of Health and Population and the Upper Egypt Development Authority. The agreements align with the state’s initiative, “New
5,633 projects completed in Upper Egypt with over EGP 27bn investments: Local Development Minister
Minister of Local Development Manal Awad met with a delegation from the World Bank, including Ellen Olafsen, Senior Specialist in Private Sector Engagement, and Zeeshan Kareem, Senior Urban Specialist, alongside other bank representatives. Also attending were Hisham El-Helbawy, Assistant Minister