Egyptian government

Egypt’s economy is a special case

Mohammed Nosseir

The relationship between the Egyptian government and various international economic agencies is a very “hush-hush” one; meetings and dialogues between the two parties often take place behind the scenes. Egyptian citizens, who will eventually be affected by any economic measures agreed upon at the talks, learn of an economic reform program only at the time of its implementation. Since theRead more

Egypt property market starting to stabilize

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Cairo’s property market has started to stabilize following a stretch of volatility due to the pound’s devaluation and temporary fallout from economic reforms the Egyptian government has instituted during the past year. “While conditions remain challenging, particularly in the retail sector, investors and developers are responding to the country’s resilience by continuing with existing projects and launching a number ofRead more

Mazen Safi praises Hamas’ position

Gaza - Moneib Saada

Palestinian writer Mazen Safi praised the political will of both Fatah and Hamas, saying that the political will performed the major role to achieve serious understanding during the talks witnessed in Cairo. He stressed the need for ending the current political division on the Palestinian arena to overcome the other challenges related to the Palestinian issue. He added that theRead more

Al Qawasimi refuses foreign interference

Gaza - Moneib Saada

Member of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council Osama Al Qawasimi stressed that his country does not accept any foreign interference in the issue of the Palestinian reconciliation, prsising Egypt’s role to achieve the Palestinian reconciliation, saying that the Egyptian government achieved notable success in bridging the gap of difference between the conflicting parties in the Palestinian arena. He stressed that the currentRead more

Writer underlines importance of unity

Gaza - Moneib Saada

Palestinian writer Mazen Safi said that the arrival of the National Reconciliation Government and its accompanying delegation into the Gaza Strip will be an effective translation to deal with all the outstanding issues without the time being a negative pressure factor. He expressed his optimism that the Palestinians turn currently to unify themselves and their institutions and to end aRead more

Coming to you from a Cairo village

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

In Egypt, where many suffer under economic hardship, 35-year-old entrepreneur Ahmed Saeed el-Feki has been working hard to make something of himself. He has launched his own business building a minicar in a country that relies heavily on imports of small automobiles. In a village not far from the Giza pyramids, el-Feki set up a small workshop to create theRead more

Diplomat reveals Sisi will visit France

Cairo - Ali Al Sayed

France’s Ambassador to Cairo Stefan Roumtier revealed that there is no date set for exchanging visits between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his French counterpart Emanuel Macron, saying that the Egyptian president is scheduled to hold a visit to Paris during the coming Fall. He added, “When French President ascended to the power, the first phone call heRead more

EG seeks to promote medical tourism

Cairo - Mina Gerges

The Egyptian government has succeeded in promoting therapeutic tourism, and has used a large number of foreign celebrities who have been interested in promoting the medical tourism file, amid the availability of high-level medical resorts in Egypt in the Red Sea and Siwa. Egypt's major promotional campaigns have succeeded in attracting many sick tourists from around the world to undergoRead more

Minister of planning gives priority

Cairo - Ali Al Sayed

Egyptian Minister of Planning, Hala Al-Saeed, affirmed that the Egyptian government is working on social empowerment of citizens by providing the opportunity for greater social participation of women and expanding their capacities by eliminating the negative phenomena that threaten their lives, safety and dignity. He added, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, that 34% of the government investments during theRead more