Egypt
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Politics
4/23/2022 3:26:15 PM
Mohamed Anwar Esmat El-Sadat — the former MP and the chairperson of the liberal-oriented Reform and Development Party — issued a statement on Friday responding to a controversial video that was recently released in the Ikhtiyar docuseries reportedly showing him politicking with the late Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
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Egypt
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Society
4/21/2022 11:25:46 PM
The current challenges in Egypt are greater than on any previous government, and we are working on a plan we can all contribute to, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/18/2022 10:18:18 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry was received on Monday by King Felipe VI in Madrid, Spain, where they discussed Egypt’s economic reform programme, green transformation, and preparations for the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27), a statement by the foreign ministry said.
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Egypt
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Politics
4/14/2022 2:30:01 PM
The Reform and Development Party said it had requested the House of Representatives to approve its submission of an urgent statement in the upcoming session on the controversial death of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud at a Cairo hospital last month.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
4/13/2022 5:10:49 PM
The liberal Reform and Development Party stated on Wednesday that it had known since the first day of late prominent economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud’s detention that he was going through difficult psychological conditions that led him to "many unbalanced conducts", adding that it awaits the final outcome of the prosecution investigation.
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World
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Region
4/10/2022 11:18:24 AM
Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Washington is "imposing new conditions" in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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World
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Region
4/5/2022 1:54:05 PM
Kuwait's government resigned on Tuesday, just months after its formation, opening up new uncertainty as the tiny country grapples with a worsening political crisis that has blocked critical economic and social reforms.
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Egypt
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Society
3/28/2022 9:23:57 PM
Reforming religious discourse in Egypt would play an important role in curbing the early marriages of girls, as the personal status laws in the country are based on religious regulations, not on the civil code, an Egyptian human rights group said on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/28/2022 5:48:07 PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson affirmed on Monday in a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the UK’s keenness to continue cooperating with Egypt in its efforts to confront climate change and any measures it takes to boost the economy.
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Business
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Economy
3/27/2022 12:25:04 PM
Egypt’s anticipated programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will target preserving the country’s gains from the previous economic reform programme, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/24/2022 10:39:57 AM
Egypt said on Wednesday that it has requested discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a new programme that "possibly includes additional financing" to support the country's plans for comprehensive economic reforms.
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Business
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Economy
3/23/2022 8:19:46 PM
Egypt has officially requested support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement the country’s comprehensive economic program amid the ongoing global challenges, the IMF announced on Wednesday, without revealing further details.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/23/2022 12:56:00 PM
You can be forgiven if you felt that Monday was like a rerun of November 2016. Then, the government announced the launch of a raft of economic reforms and the pound lost half its value overnight. This time round, the Egyptian pound has again slid in the face of government announcements, depreciating by 16 per cent in one day.
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World
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International
3/19/2022 7:38:25 PM
Pope Francis released his long-awaited reform program of the Holy See bureaucracy on Saturday that envisages greater decision-making roles for the laity and gives new institutional weight to efforts to fight clerical sex abuse.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/15/2022 9:28:06 PM
With the declaration of the British Protectorate over Egypt in 1914 the Foreign Ministry was effectively abolished, creating a hiatus that lasted until 15 March 1922 when the ministry was reformed. To mark the centenary, former foreign minister Mohamed Al-Orabi speaks with Al-Ahram Weekly about Egypt’s foreign policy over the last 100 years
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Egypt
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Politics
3/8/2022 8:58:48 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – gave Tuesday final approval to government-drafted amendments to three laws on fighting irregular migration, prison regulation and agrarian reform.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/7/2022 6:30:39 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives approved on Monday two laws, the first of which was designed to regulate commercial and real estate brokerage activities.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/25/2022 9:48:00 PM
The cabinet is seeking to rationalise the bread subsidy system, halt infringements on agricultural land, and reform rental laws.
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Opinion
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2/25/2022 6:08:11 PM
The world's eyes turn to Eastern Europe where Russian President Vladamir Putin declared the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine at dawn Thursday, potentially threatening Egyptian food security, but also presenting opportunities for reform.
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Opinion
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2/18/2022 2:34:44 PM
In 2021, China took multiple measures to promote sustainable economic recovery and development by promoting reform, opening-up and innovation, and effectively improving people’s well-being.
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