19 August 2020
Cairo dispatches 14-ton relief shipment to flood-hit Sudan
An aid shipment comprising 14 tons of medical and relief supplies arrived Tuesday in Sudan upon President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives, Health Minister Hala Zayed said.
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Egypt to announce Senate election results on Wednesday
The official results of Egypt’s Senate elections will be announced on Wednesday, the National Elections Authority (NEC) announced on Tuesday, a week after the vote was held under strict preventive measures amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Sisi directs government to increase number of seawater desalination plants
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to increase the national water projects, according to a statement from the Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Radi.
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Cairo Governor witnesses signing of 129 contracts in Shaq El-Thoaban area
Cairo Governor Major-General Khaled Abdel Aal witnessed on Tuesday the delivery of 129 final and notarized contracts for some factories and workshops in Shaq El-Thoaban area after their official legalization at a cost of 200 million. The governor pointed out that these factories and workshops...
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Thursday paid holiday for private sector employees to mark Islamic New Year
Egypt’s manpower minister has announced that 20 August will be a paid day off for all private sector employees in celebration of the new Islamic Hijri year 1442.
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Metro ticket prices across Egypt to increase: Minister
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir revealed details regarding the fourth phase of the third metro line and explained that the price of the metro ticket covering 40 stations will increase to LE10.
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Trade minister: Bi-fuel system conversion focused on microbuses and taxis
Egypt's strategy to convert vehicles to run on a dual fuel system, natural gas and gasoline, is mainly focused on microbuses and taxis that were either manufactured over 20 years ago or run on gasoline, Minister of Trade and Industry Niveen Gamea said.
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Egypt’s Sisi reviews New Administrative Capital developments
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi instructed the government to train its employees on modern scientific methods of management while working in the New Administrative Capital when the state's relocation plan to the new city is completed.
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Cairo Governorate delivers housing units to residents of Qasr El-Nil collapsed building
As a quick response to the collapsing of a building on Qasr El-Nil Street, Cairo Governor Major-General Khaled Abdel Aal delivered the residents of Qasr El-Nil building who were affected by the collapsing new housing units two hours after the incident.
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