Egypt signs MoU for financing, development of Borg El Arab dry port, logistics zone
Kamel Al-Wazir, Egypt’s Minister of Transport, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Borg El Arab dry port…
Boosting youth financial literacy is strategic investment to expand markets, drive innovation: FRA chair
Islam Azzam, Chairperson of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), said the authority views promoting financial literacy among young people and university students as a strategic investment in the future of…
WHO honours Egyptian burn care pioneer Heba El Sewedy
The World Health Organization has honoured Egyptian physician Heba El Sewedy, founder and chair of the Ahl Masr Foundation and Burn Hospital, with the Director-General’s Award in recognition of her…
Egypt overhauls education system for 25 million students, shifting focus to skills and new Baccalaureate
Egypt is undertaking a comprehensive transformation of its education system for 25 million pre-university students, shifting the focus from enrollment metrics to skills-based learning and introducing a new Egyptian Baccalaureate,…
State asset reforms and 200-megawatt solar project top Egypt-UNDP economic agenda
Egypt is advancing an initiative to produce 200 megawatts of solar energy for state-owned industrial facilities as part of a broader drive to implement structural reforms and secure the financial…
Opinion | When Education Is No Longer a Promise of Justice
The crisis of education cannot be understood merely as a crisis of curricula or examinations. At its core, education is not simply a service provided by the state; it is…
Opinion | New Republic, Post-Nostalgia
As Egypt marks the bicentennial of its first modern educational mission to Europe in 1826, a new era of creative expression is emerging. For decades, the national conversation leaned heavily…
Legacy Hotels, RTJ II to develop historic Mena House golf course
Legacy Hotels has announced a strategic partnership with world-renowned architectural firm Robert Trent Jones II (RTJ II) to redevelop the golf course at the Mena House, Cairo. The hotel is…
PM Madbouly announces tiered cash-based social protection system for Egypt
Egypt is developing a unified, integrated cash-based social protection programme that categorises beneficiaries into tiers based on income, allowing for dynamic movement into and out of the system as living…
Egypt to launch national stray dog sterilisation campaign amid surge in public complaints
The Egyptian government will launch a national campaign to sterilise and vaccinate stray dogs in response to a significant rise in public complaints, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced. During a…