3 ministries to join programmes, performance evaluation by end-February
Parliamentary planning, budget committee works on imposing system on 10 additional ministries next fiscal year, reaching 16 ministries in total
IMF’s demand of economic authorities to limit borrowing means accelerating privatisation: MP
EGPC leads list of borrowers with guarantees from public treasury, accounting for 47.61% of loans
Parliament agrees to extend SUMED’s work for 27 years
SUMED is joint stock company of $400m capital; Egypt, represented by EGPC contributed 50% of capital
Finance Ministry sends parliament new draft of tenders, auctions law
Disagreement over bill’s new meaning tenders, auctions put forward by public sector will not be subject to law
Why Donald Trump’s immigration deal is a hard sell
In an effort to finally pass a budget and avert another government shutdown, President Trump has offered to fulfill a key Democratic demand – a path for citizenship for the…
German photography giant Stefan Moses dies at age 89
Described as the "Grand Old Man of German photography," Moses spent decades photographing Germans and Germany. While he captured many famous faces, he also shot regular people at extraordinary moments…
Kenya’s flower industry threatens country’s fisheries
The area around Kenya's Lake Naivasha is sometimes known as 'the flower bed of Africa.' But the industry — essential to the country's economy — is heavily polluting. Some companies…
Loom industry in Akhmim: embroidering nature for living
Four hundred and sixty kilometres away from Cairo, in the heart of one of the most ancient cities of Egypt, citizens of Akhmim, in Sohag governorate, dedicate their lives to…
Maldives seek to project calm but tourists told to stay away
The Maldives on Tuesday sought to reassure tourists they would be safe as governments warned their citizens to steer clear of the troubled honeymoon islands amid a spiralling political crisis.India…
Could soils help save the climate?
Soils are a double-edged climate sword. They are huge reservoirs of organic carbon and can act as a carbon sink. But they can also release CO2 into the atmosphere when…