Latest in Tag: Minister Highlight
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Rights organisation condemns assault on Egyptian doctors in Kuwait
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights (EOHR) condemned an attack on two Egyptian doctors working in Kuwait on Monday. According to the EOHR, the Egyptian government has failed to provide sufficient security for Egyptians working overseas by not properly investigating or seriously pursuing crimes against Egyptian migrant workers. The attack happened at Jahra Hospital, in …
Alleged Mossad assassination in Sinai
Israeli Mossad agents entered Egyptian territory, assisted to kill jihadists, says Ma’an News Agency
Hamas announces government reshuffle
Seven new ministers to be appointed by Hamas government
Nile University sit-in gains support from student activist groups
Government committee to convene on Tuesday in effort to resolve crisis
Jordan demands international support in order to house Syrians
“The cost of hosting Syrians is almost $700 million”, says the Jordanian planning and international cooperation minister
German tourist bookings expected to burgeon
Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou met German travel agents to promote Egypt as a tourist destination at a workshop in Al-Gouna resort on Saturday. Zaazou told attendees that tourism is one of the country’s top priorities and a vital source of foreign currency and employment opportunities. Up to 25 German tourism companies participated in the …
Banks assure interest in financing energy sector
$5 billion power stations to be installed during winter, says the ministry of Electricity
PM Qandil visits Ethiopia for Zenawi Funeral
Egyptian government offers condolences for deceased Ethiopian PM
Jordanians protest skyrocketing fuel prices
Ten percent fuel price hike sparks outrage in Amman
Government to enforce Competition Protection Act
The government plans to re-enforce article 10 of the Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Act (CPMPA), according to Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Hatem Saleh. The Citizens Against Price Rise Association (CAPRA) recommended reviving article 10 of CPMPA, which stipulates that the prime minister has the right to set the price of one commodity …
Myanmar reshuffle ‘aims to reinvigorate reforms’
Myanmar president seeks promoting loyal allies to support his reform agenda
Internal Memo 21581-2012
The army is one of the country’s largest and richest business empires and it is too integral to our economic interests to have it ran this way
Calls to fix energy pricesfor factories
The Exports Council for Construction Materials (ECCM) will hold an urgent meeting this Sunday to request Prime Minister Hesham Qandil fix energy prices for factories. The ECCM plans to ask for a detailed five year plan to fix energy prices for industries. Waleed Gamal Eldeen, Presidentof the ECCM, said the energy prices instability is causing …
Mystery rocket kills Egyptian near Israeli border
With no concrete evidence, the killer of Sinai’s Bedouin man remains unknown
Libyan Minister resigns after Sufi mosque destroyed
Public pressure leads Libyan Interim Interior Minister to resign, following the recent attacks on Sufi religious sites
Minister of Tourism executes administrative shake-up
Tourism minister carrying out decisive administrative changes at four authorities
Militants target Yemen minister
Yemeni transport minister escapes assassination attempt
Minister Mahsoub proposes new ‘Equal opportunities’ law
Interviewed By Wafaa Abdel Bary What is your mission during your first year in office, and what is your plan to improve the Ministry’s performance? My first year’s mission encompasses restructuring the Ministry, laying down the legislative plan and general guidelines, and pushing through several urgent legislations. In addition, the Ministry is working on a …
Government begins debt swap negotiations with European countries worth $1b
By Islam Zayed A high-ranking source at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) revealed that the government is working on several projects regarding relief of public debt, reduction of budget’s deficit and reforming the Egyptian economy, all in parallel. The Foreign Relations Department at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MPIC) continues to negotiate the …
Morsy appoints new military commanders
Staff Major General Abdel-Moniem Bayoumi Al-Terras has been appointed Commander of the Air Defence Forces, Staff Air Vice-Marshal Younes El-Sayed Hamed was made Commander of the Air Force and Staff Rear Admiral Osama Ahmed Ahmed El-Gendy is now Commander of the Navy.
The insiders: ministry officials who finally got the big job
The last article in the Hesham Qandil’s cabinet-examining series, by Ahmed Aboul Enein
MVNO to be decided next week
By Islam Serour Engineer Hany Mahmoud, Minister of Communication and Information Technology, stated in a press conference Thursday at the Smart village in Cairo, that the ministry will decide on the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) offer after meeting with the board of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) scheduled for next week. He indicated …
Continuity of command
Over a quarter of Qandil’s ministers have served under his predecessor
Sinai attack – Repercussions on the Gaza blockade
The killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border raises questions
Egyptian-Iranian trade exchange quadruples
Despite the current uncertainty, Egyptian-Iran trade exchange quadruples over the past four months
Al-Gabaly leaves for Saudi Arabia despite travel ban
Al-Gabaly submitted a written approval granting him one-off permission to travel
PM pressures El-Saeed to stay as Finance Minister
Hisham Qandil seeks re-appointing Momtaz El-Saeed.
Outgoing Finance Minister blames economic ills on Egyptians
Egypt’s Minister of Finance Saeed El-Momtaz denies rumors about remaining in his position
Pilots fight for civilian minister of civil aviation
Pilots have being staging a sit-in since Tuesday calling for the appointment of a non-military, technocratic minister
Pharmaceuticals pricing feud lingers
The Ministry of Health is reconsidering the minister’s resolution on the pricing of pharmaceuticals