Day: August 26, 2026

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has issued a raft of domestic directives aimed at improving living conditions. He ordered immediate actions on real estate accountability, electricity billing, market controls, and traffic discipline during a speech on Monday. Speaking at the Strategic Command headquarters in the New Administrative Capital during a ceremony…

The Egyptian Tourism Authority organised 271 awareness trips and more than 1,000 seminars between January 2025 and June 2026 The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA), has intensified efforts to raise tourism awareness across Egypt, reaching approximately 38,000 citizens through educational trips and seminars…

Egypt is targeting a doubling of crude oil and condensate production under a five-year energy strategy while advancing six refinery projects with investments exceeding $4bn, the presidency said. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reviewed the plans during a meeting in New Alamein with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Petroleum and Mineral…

Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk discussed the advancement of a $278m project to produce bioethanol from sugarcane bagasse during talks with Italian firms Proger and Drexel, outlining plans to establish a joint entity for the project’s implementation.   The venture is bolstered by a 10-year purchasing…

Egypt has called for a legally binding international protocol on drought, warning that land degradation, desertification and drought are no longer solely environmental challenges but direct threats to water and food security, livelihoods and socioeconomic stability. Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam made the call during the ministerial segment…

Egypt is seeking to expand its industrial partnership with French defence and technology group Thales to localise advanced manufacturing, increase local components, and target external export markets, Minister of State for Military Production Salah Soliman Gumblat announced.   The push for broader cooperation was discussed during a meeting at the…

Egypt’s Ministry of Industry is studying the introduction of a new industrial assessment mechanism, known as the “Qeema” Certificate, which would link government incentives and benefits to the performance ratings of industrial establishments, Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem said. Hashem chaired the first meeting of the newly reconstituted Egyptian Industrial…

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy and Matrouh Governor Mohamed El-Zamlout met with tourism investors in the governorate to explore investment opportunities, maximize the use of Matrouh’s tourism assets, and expand its tourism offerings. The meeting, Fathy’s first with tourism investors in Matrouh, brought together owners and managers…

Islam Azzam, Chairperson of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), stressed that the Authority will show no leniency towards violations of its regulatory rules governing the verification of customer data across all non-banking financial activities, particularly FRA Board Decision No. 186 of 2024 and its amendments, most recently Decision No. 133…