Investment Ministry prepares feasibility studies for offering 75 Takamul hospitals to private sector, civil society: Health Ministry  

A committee will be formed to examine hospitals in every governorate; Doctors Syndicate rejects privatisation

Mohamed Ayyad

FEDCOC, ITIDA launch initiative to link international and local companies

Size of IT market in Egypt to reach EGP 26bn by 2020, says Afifi

Daily News Egypt

Knesset summons Egypt’s ambassador to Israel over UN resolution: Israeli media

Egypt's Foreign Ministry cannot verify authenticity of Israeli media reports, says media office

Daily News Egypt

Petroleum Ministry’s dues to Shell increase to $1.35bn from Borollos, Rashid gas returns

The Ministry of Petroleum did not fulfill its promise to repay part of its dues to Shell during 2016, says source

Daily News Egypt

New budget aims at 5% GDP growth, reduce national debt to 94%: Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance Amr El-Garhy said that the ministry aims to achieve three main goals with the Egypt’s budget for fiscal year 2017/2018. The main goals are raising the GDP…

Hisham Salah

Interior Ministry accuses Al-Jazeera news producer of involvement in media conspiracy against the state

The Ministry of Interior released a statement in which they accused Mahmoud Hussein of using the media to incite chaos

Daily News Egypt

Press Syndicate leaders’ appeal against imprisonment postponed to 14 January

The court decision came after the prosecution requested postponing the case until it prepares its report for the appeal

Sarah El-Sheikh

CPJ calls on Egyptian authorities to lift travel ban against activist Esraa Abdel Fattah 

The activist’s appeal against her travel ban will be heard by an administrative court on 3 January

Daily News Egypt

8 Egyptian banks among top 100 Arab Banks: UAB

Egypt occupies fifth place according to the number of banks on the list, and QNB tops Arab banks in terms of size of assets

Hossam Mounir