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Parliament approves replacement of 4 ministers
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail remains in office, contrary to speculation about his dismissal
Egypt continues bilateral talks in New York
Shoukry meets with counterparts from Ireland, South Sudan during UN general assembly
Supply minister under heavy criticism
Hanafy’s scandalous residence in a hotel has placed him under scrutiny
Opting for credibility over leniency, EU presses for deficit sanctions
Europe’s financial ministers have agreed to move towards unprecedented sanctions against Spain and Portugal for overshooting EU deficit limits. Both countries then immediately set out to convince the EU to reconsider.
Education Minister summoned by parliament’s Education Committee
El-Sherbiny told the committee that the culprits behind the exam leaks had already been apprehended and that there is full cooperation with all affiliated entities to arrest all those involved
Environment Minister heads to Morocco to attend COP22 preparation meetings
Fahmy is expected to give a speech on behalf of AMCEN leaders during his two-day visit
New PM in Turkey announces Cabinet with change of EU minister
Turkey’s incoming prime minister, Binali Yildirim, has unveiled his new Cabinet. Although most members of the previous government will retain their posts, there have been some notable changes.
Former agriculture minister receives 10-year prison sentence
Helal, ministerial officials have been accused of accepting EGP 8m in bribes
Egyptian ministers praise Egypt-Saudi cooperation
Several cooperation agreements are expected to be signed during King Salman’s visit
10 new ministers sworn in as cabinet reshuffle excludes health ministry
Al-Sisi instructs ministers to work on lowering the budget deficit
Syndicate ‘surprised’ by unusual official response to Boulaq hospital dispute
The immediate, high-level response is the first of its kind, although worse attacks have occurred at the hospital, says syndicate representative
Kantar’s death throws spotlight on Israeli ‘targeted killings’
Many in Israel felt justice had finally been done when Hezbollah announced one of its top officials, Samir Kantar, was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a Damascus suburb. Israel hasn’t confirmed involvement.
Irrigation minister drops charges against renowned professor
El-Moghazy had levelled libel and defamation charges against Nour El-Din on 8 November; AFTE researcher describes allegations as lacking “legal ground”
Investment loans for farmers register EGP 9bn in FY 2013/2014: CAPMAS
Loans increased by 24.2% when compared to FY 2012/2013
Former agriculture minister arrested on corruption charges shortly after resignation
State media reported that Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb met with Helal early Monday and accepted his resignation. A cabinet statement said that the resignation was presented “on orders of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi”
France’s Macron for ‘EU, eurozone rebirth’
Government plans housing units for Batn Al-Bakara slum citizens: Mehleb
Egypt has 1,300 slums, including 340 high-risk areas, we look to remove them and move their inhabitants into safe houses, says prime minister
OPEC, Russia: ‘Oil market to stabilize’
European countries urged to continue supporting Egypt against terrorism
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry urged his British, French and German counterparts to assure their respective countries’ continuous support of Egypt against terrorism. Shoukry discussed Saturday, via phone, the bilateral relations between Egypt and each country with his counterparts, in addition to an array of topics, most importantly terrorism and the nuclear deal between Iran and the 5+1 group, according to a statement from …
Elections expected in September: Minister of Parliament Affairs
Laws still pending amid “danger of parliament immunity law”, says politician
Al-Zind sworn in as new Justice Minister
Shocking to many, says political analyst Hassan Nafa’a
Justice minister resigns over ‘classist’ comments
Minister asserted sons of garbage collectors cannot become judges, causing outcry
Spain’s defence minister signs pending military MOU with Egyptian counterpart
Spain continues to export arms sales to Egypt after partial embargo imposed by EU in 2013
Religious Endowments Ministry to form anti-atheism awareness groups
A conference will be held in May to set up new regulations for religious speech
Government meetings with political parties on elections continue Tuesday
Popular Current invited, Karama and others still out in the cold
Libya under control by year-end: Omar El Gawairi
Egyptian workers return home is “wrong”, says Libyan minister of media, culture and antiquities
New minister should consider human rights: Al-Nour Party
National Movement party supports ‘on time’ change, Brotherhood says ‘painkillers’
Ethiopia willing to respect GERD conventions: Ethiopian Foreign Minister
Egyptian, Sudanese and Ethiopian ministers discuss the future implications of the Ethiopian dam in Khartoum
State Information Service is true failure: Trade minister
Foreign ministry has not lived up to its role since 30 June, says Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour
Egypt takes issue with AU inclusion of Turkey, Qatar in Libya meeting
Foreign minister stresses AU must coordinate with Egypt before including non-African countries