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Parliament to increase budget allocations to health to EGP 76bn over next year: sources
Government pledges to provide EGP 5bn for health insurance outside the ministry’s expenses
Drinking water crisis in Beheira governorate
A drinking water crisis has plagued the governorate of Beheira in recent months, specifically the city of Kafr al-Dawar, according to member of parliament from Beheira Mohamed Saad Temraz. Speaking to Daily News Egypt, Temraz said that the water crisis has left multiple villages without access to clean drinking water for over three months. “People …
Parliament to amend provision on appointing university deans and heads
The amendment will be temporary until current vacant positions are filled
Parliament continues discussion on Civil Service Law
Committee hopes to present law to parliament in the ‘near future’
Human rights defenders state demands for improvement in parliamentary meeting
Criticisms include abusive detention practices, torture, and police denial of enforced disappearances
Parliament’s Media Committee approves reformation of Supreme Press Council
Modifications made are not ‘alternative’ to Unified Media and Press Law, says head of parliament’s Media Committee
MPs reject worker strikes, Tadamon coalition vows to escalate
MPs suggested amending controversial articles in the Civil Service Law in order to put an end to worker strikes and to find solutions that would meet workers’ demands
Parliament approves new CAO head following Geneina’s expulsion
The new head of the Central Auditing Organisation, Hisham Badawy, previously worked as a prosecutor at the supreme state security prosecution
Housing, planning, local administration ministers face 67 requests for information, 12 inquiries on drinking water
Madbouly calls on MPs to help increase water network allocations by EGP 2bn
House of Representatives’ Industry Committee discusses financial reports of 32 holding companies’ subsidiaries of CTIHC
Warner estimates corporate assets at EGP 66bn and will complete structure’s design in September
Education, health committees stick to increasing allocations for three ministries to 10%
Government may recall the budget from parliament for amendments, according to sources
Arabic exam results to be revised as cabinet seeks to thwart leaks
Pressure mounts on the government to take action to prevent further leaks of thanaweya amma exams while cabinet moves to restructure the circulation of exams
From Press Syndicate storming to Red Sea islands: Al-Sisi’s controversial moves as president
Al-Sisi’s term has witnessed several unprecedented developments, but not all of them are impressive
Delegation to discuss human rights denied entry to parliament
Security officers prevented the Front to Defend Freedom group from entering parliament on that grounds that they did not have the proper permits
Investment Ministry pledges to present quarterly report to parliament on work programme
Egypt ranks 131st out of 189 countries that attract investment
Parliament objects to raising Industry Ministry’s consultancy, research allocation to EGP 266m in next fiscal year
EGP 560m allocated to ministry despite priority being to increase spending on education and health, says sources
Civil service law must be applied: parliament’s Labour Committee
The parliament will discuss the law with representatives from the ministries of Planning and Syndicates on Wednesday and Thursday
Health minister decries shortage of medical staff, low healthcare budget
Emad addressed a wide range of crucial issues in a meeting with parliamentary health committee
Constitutional Committee has reviewed 17 agreements since its formation
The maritime demarcation deal with Saudi Arabia has not yet been presented to parliament
Parliament members approve state of emergency in Sinai
Earlier on Monday, Minister of Defence Sedki Sobhi met with parliament members to discuss the country’s military issues
Parliament urges government to lift price of sugarcane to EGP 500 per tonne
Raising sugar cane prices will reduce the decline in planted areas, estimated at 320,000 acres, due to the high price of fertiliser
Parliament to vote Tuesday on loan worth $243m from the Arab Monetary Fund
Egypt has obtained loans from the Arab Monetary Fund worth $1.6bn through 13 loan agreements since the bank’s foundation in the 1970s. The total loans provided by the fund to its members amount to $8.2bn
CBE confirms banks’ commitment to its instructions for financing small, very small projects
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) affirmed that the banks operating in the Egyptian market are committed to its instructions for financing small and very small projects. Some media reports claimed that some people in business had received the funds allocated to the small projects according to the CBE’s initiative launched in January, the CBE …
AMF loan term set to three years, first instalment after 18 months
AMF loans amount to $1.6bn and $68,000 for service fees, says El-Gohary
CBE to present 3-month report of SME financing initiative to parliament
The financing initiative does not include micro-projects and Negm did not give expected information, says MP Abu El-Saad
Cabinet approves press and media draft law, awaiting parliament vote
The press and media draft law stipulates that three institutions will be established to organise the work of the press and media in Egypt. These institutions are the Supreme Council of Media, the National Press Organisation and the National Media Organisation
Parliamentary media committee to deliver assessment report on Press Syndicate crisis
Committee president demands investigation into syndicate complaints against Interior Ministry
Parliament’s economic committee to discuss AMF’s loan on Tuesday
The loan is worth $243m with an interest rate of 1.2% and 0.25% service fee, says El Araby
Parliament summons cabinet to address dollar crisis, stalled factories, organisational structure
Ministers will request that the CBE allocate 25% of foreign currency reserves to factories, say sources
Parliament to discuss land, units allocation proposal law
The Ministry of Housing’s policies have rendered the price per square meter to be upwards of EGP 17,000 in some areas such as Fifth Settlement, says MP