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EGYPT HEALTH MINISTRY SIGN DEAL TO PROMOTE HEALTH SECTOR

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Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar witnessed the signing of a cooperation protocol between the Higher Committee for Medical Specialties and the Arab Council for Health Specializations, within the framework of enhancing cooperation in the file of professional medical training. The protocol was signed by Hossam Hosni, the Secretary-General of the Higher Committee for Medical Specialties, and Omar Awad Al-Rawas, the Secretary-General of the Arab Council for Health Specializations, in the presence…

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EGYPT GOVT. SET TO LAUNCH NEW TOURISM PROMOTION CAMPAIGN

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Amr El-Qadi, Executive Director of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board (ETPB), said that a new tourism promotion campaign will be launched next month, aiming to present Egypt as a vibrant destination with diverse tourism products. He added that this campaign will target the main tourist export markets for Egypt and other new markets, using advertising materials, social media platforms, and various websites. The campaign also includes the launch of several events inside and outside Egypt….

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EGYPT PRESIDENT MEET WITH OFFICIALS TO ESTABLISHED UNIFIED NATIONAL NETWORK

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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with several officials of the Armed Forces to follow up on the executive position of establishing a unified national network for emergencies and public safety on Sunday. The president was briefed on the developments in establishing the national network for emergency and public safety, which is expected to be generalized at the level of the republic and is one of the largest systems of its kind in the Middle…

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EGYPT GOVT. DENIES SELLING EGYPTIAN PORTS TO FOREIGN PARTIES

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The Cabinet Media Center has dismissed as groundless reports about selling Egyptian ports to foreign parties. In a statement on Monday 26/9/2022, the media center said it contacted the Transport Ministry, which denied these reports, asserting that they are baseless and bare of truth. The Transport Ministry stressed that ports are fully owned by the State and will remain subject to Egyptian sovereignty. The establishment and development of projects of the Transport Ministry are carried…

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EGYPT WATER MINISTER DISCUSS WATER PROJECTS WITH JICA

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Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam met with Japan’s Ambassador in Cairo Oka Hiroshi, along with representatives of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of water resources. During the meeting, Sweilam pointed to the long history of cooperation between the two countries in the field of water, through which many projects were implemented, the most prominent of which is replacing…

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INCREASE IN POPULATION TO AFFECT WATER SHORTAGE SAY EGYPT MINISTER

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Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam said that many countries of the world suffer from water shortage, especially with the continuous increase in the population in conjunction with the stability of freshwater quantities at the global level.  This came during his participation on Sunday in the opening session of the “Environment and Development Forum. The Road to COP27”.I He pointed out that the effects of climate change on the water sector have…

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EGYPT AND SUDAN MINSTERS DISCUSS ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION

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Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Hossam Eissa and Sudanese Minister of Electricity and Energy Mohamed Abdullah met and reviewed underway efforts for electrical interconnection between both countries. On 23 February 2022, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, headed by Eng. Sabah Mashali began developing and raising the capacity of the first phase of the electrical interconnection line between Egypt and Sudan from 80 MW to 300 MW, at a cost of L.E. 453 million. The developing works…

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UC DEVELOPMENT SIGNED CONTRACT FOR NAC PROJECT IN EGYPT

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UC Developments signed several contracting, construction, management, and operation contracts for the company’s projects in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) on Saturday to begin developing its projects within the scheduled timetable set. UC signed a contract for the construction of both Uni Tower 1 and Uni Tower 2 in the NAC’s Downtown area with Amac Construction and Archrete Engineering Consultancy. This is in addition to signing an agreement with each of Meadis — headed by…

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INERTIA LAUNCHES NEW PHASE OF JEFAIRA PROJECT IN EGYPT

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Inertia announced on Sunday the launch of a new phase named ‘Ayla’ in its Jefaira Project on the North Coast. The new phase spans over 353,000 sqm with total investments worth approximately EGP 3.8bn. “In light of the state’s development of New Alamein and the North Coast, the entire region has witnessed an increase in demand, as well as the development of more services in this region,” said CEO of Inertia Ahmed Al-Adawy. He noted…

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EGYPT PRESIDENT URGED GERMAN COMPANY TO OPERATE & MANAGE ELECTRIC TRAIN

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has urged immediately contracting with the German national railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) to operate and manage the express electric train system in Egypt. Sisi made the remarks in a meeting on Monday with the CEO at DB E.C.O. Group Niko Warbanoff, CEO of Elsewedy Electric Ahmed Elsewedy, and Chairperson of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) Sherif Hassan. The meeting discussed cooperation between the Egyptian Ministry of Transport and…

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GERD DAM TALKS SET TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN SUDAN, ETHIOPIA & EGYPT

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In its statement, the UAE described the GERD dam as a great opportunity to enhance regional integration and cooperation, welcoming all three countries to the African Union (AU) led negotiations. Since the start of its construction in 2011, the dam has been continually criticized by both Sudanese and Egyptian authorities. Sudanese authorities have long complained that recent filings of the Blue Nile dam constitute a unilateral action in breach of legal obligations agreed upon by…

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GAFI SIGN MoU WITH CHINESE COMPANY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN EGYPT

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The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese company, Haier Group Corporation, to establish an industrial complex under the investment zones system for the manufacture of household appliances and their feeding industries. The complex will be located on an area of ​​200,000 square meters on the 10th of Ramadan City, with a total investment estimated at $130 million, according to a statement from the…

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RENOVATION OF ROSETTA CITY HOUSING COSTING LE390M IN EGYPT

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In a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, Beheira Governor Hesham Amna stated that LE 390 million were spent on the renovation of Rosetta City housing one of the Nile River’s estuary and lying on the Mediterranean coast. The governor pointed out that a new fishing port is being introduced in the city at a budget of LE 600 million. He clarified that the port, whose capacity is 50 boats, is completed by 97 percent….

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EGYPT UNVIELED FIRST ELECTRONIC CAR

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Egypt’s Nabq Protected Area, located in South Sinai Governorate, had its new environmentally friendly transportation service through the project of electric cars and water bikes. The project was implemented by youths to support new and non-traditional ways of tourism, with the participation of the local community and to preserve their social, environmental, and cultural heritage as a source of attraction Tourist reserves. This type of experience and others prove the success of the Egyptian strategy…

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EGYPT START CONCRETE CASTING WORK FOR DABAA NUCLEAR PLANT

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Egypt celebrated Thursday the commencement of the first concrete casting work for the first nuclear unit of the Dabaa nuclear plant. Minister of Electricity, Mohamed Shaker, said that Egypt has paid special attention to reviving the Egyptian nuclear project, as it is among the pioneering countries in realizing the importance of nuclear energy and the role it can contribute to solving the two most important obstacles facing sustainable development, namely the provision of electricity and…

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US AND EGYPT DISCUSSED REGIONAL STABILITY ON GERD DAM

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Following a meeting over the weekend between President Joe Biden and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in Jeddah in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the two leaders issued a joint statement in which the U.S. and Egypt discussed, among others, promoting “regional stability.” One of the issues the two leaders discussed is the issue of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “President Biden reiterated U.S. support for Egypt’s water security and forging a diplomatic resolution that would…

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CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT NEW BUILDING AT EGYPT SPACE CITY UNDERWAY

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Construction works are underway at eight out of a total of 23 buildings at the new Egyptian space city, stated Mohamed El-Qousy, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency. The space city is being inaugurated on an area of ​​123 acres and is planned to include 23 buildings, including the Egyptian Space Agency building, the African Space Agency building, and the design and development building for space systems. The city will also include a space academy,…

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EGYPT ENGINEERING INDUSTRY EXPORTS RECORDS US$1.5BN IN FIVE MONTH

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Egypt’s engineering industry exports increased by about 31 percent to register $1.551 billion in the first five months of 2022, compared to $1.185 billion during the same period last year, according to the monthly report of the Engineering Export Council of Egypt (EECE). The engineering industries’ exports increased by 25 percent in May 2022, reaching $264.7 million, compared to $211.7 million in May 2021, added to the report. Regarding the most important sectors whose exports…

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EGYPT INSTALL SOLAR-POWERED PUMPS AT 85 WATER WELLS

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The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announced that solar-powered pumps had been installed at 85 water wells at New Valley’s Kharga, Dakhla, and Farafra. The press statement added that such pumps are planned to become generalized to rationalize the use of underground water and promote clean energy. Egypt has rehabilitated canals with lengths of up to 5,242 km in different governorates thus far since the national project of lining canals kicked off. The project,…

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EGYPT GOVT. COMPLETES 5,242KM CANAL REHABILITATION

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Egypt has rehabilitated canals with lengths of up to 5,242 km in different governorates thus far since the national project of lining canals kicked off. The project, launched per the instructions of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, aims to rehabilitate canals with total lengths of 20,000 km at a cost of L.E. 80 billion by mid-2024. This comes within the framework of a comprehensive vision seeking to provide necessary water needs for all water-using sectors, both…

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