Ahram Online Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi opened on Tuesday the Cairo International Book Fair, the country’s major annual book fair that runs for its 50th edition this year. The two-week event brings together around 1,724 publishers and participants from 35 countries, with Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana taking part for the …
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President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi has launched his Decent Life Initiative to improve the lives of all Egyptians, galvanising the efforts of government and civil society alike, writes *Azza Sedky Azza Sedky On New Year’s Eve, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi launched the Decent Life Initiative on his official social media accounts, whereby under his …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi directed the government on Sunday to continue efforts to settle all running tax disputes. Sisi’s directions came during his meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, and Deputy Finance Minister for Financial Policies Ahmed Kajuk, according to presidential spokesman Bassam Rady. …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi has issued a directive that all unpainted buildings in the country built in red brick must be painted on all four sides using a unified colour scheme, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting with the country’s …
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Ahram Online South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for a two-day visit to the Egyptian capital, local media reported. The South Sudanese president is planned to hold talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on mutual ties, regional issues and his country’s peace agreement with rebel factions …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi held a meeting on Monday with the committee responsible for developing the Montazah district in Alexandria, giving orders to proceed with a comprehensive development of the area. The president also called for studying the best way to optimise the use of the seaside Montazah …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi has affirmed that despite its burdens and delicate economic situation, Egypt has not exploited the refugee crisis despite the lack of international support for the large numbers of refugees in the country. Sisi made the comments in a meeting on Monday with the United …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi arrived in Amman on Sunday for a one-day visit during which he will meet with King Abdullah of Jordan. Al-Sisi was welcomed by the king upon his arrival. Sisi’s spokesman Bassam Rady said on Saturday that the talks between the two sides would cover means …
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Ahmed Morsyreports on an ambitious initiative aimed at providing a better life for those most in need Ahmed Morsy – Al-Ahram Weekly Last week saw the launch of “Decent Life”, an initiative by President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi that hopes to provide better living conditions for the needy in 2019. “As I looked …
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Pompeo embarked on the eight-country tour Tuesday, starting with Jordan. The tour is expected to focus on Syria, Iran and Yemen as well as US bilateral relations with Arab countries Ahram Online Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is set to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Cairo Thursday, …
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