Government approves three month austerity plan cutting power and fuel use in public bodies
The cabinet required government bodies to cut electricity use by 20% and fuel by 30% and to postpone new projects,
5 November, 2026
The cabinet required government bodies to cut electricity use by 20% and fuel by 30% and to postpone new projects,
The Journalists Syndicate’s freedoms committee invited websites seeking licenses to a Saturday meeting on licensing and blocking, after talks with
Annual inflation fell to 12% in October from 12.8% in September, and monthly price growth slowed to 0.6%, while meat
The Official Gazette declared a Mostaqbal Misr water route a public benefit project with direct seizure of its land, along
The New Urban Communities Authority amended rules for allocating investment land in dollars, adding first come allocation for full payment
The prime minister told the finance minister to swiftly announce the minimum wage plan; the cabinet spokesman says it will
Al-Sharq TV owner Ayman Nour said a financial crisis may force a temporary halt, blaming part of it on pressure
The House education committee recommended revisiting the 71 relative-weight cut-off for teacher hiring; the education minister missed both its meetings.
A PM decree published in the Official Gazette declares the development of 17 feddans on Damietta’s corniche a public benefit
Menoufia’s governor referred a headteacher and a teacher to investigation after a video of pupils carrying food boxes from a
The House Health Committee approved a French Development Agency deal to finance a new phase of universal health insurance, without
Egypt and the US signed their first strategic objectives agreement, under which Washington allocates $125 million to expand opportunities for
Cairo Criminal Court extended the listing of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist entity and of 37 people on the
The media regulator banned Egypt coach Hossam Hassan from media appearances, after a public dispute with his ex-wife reached the
The Supply Ministry chose Beheira for the first trial of converting ration subsidies into cash from January 2027, without announcing
Osama Al-Azhari announced a committee to review within three weeks the rent of Awqaf agricultural land, after increases tenants and
The Real Estate Registry cancelled a memo that had frozen since May the registration of land in Damietta, Dakahlia and
The Health Ministry said cases recorded in Esna villages in Luxor are a seasonal viral infection that recurs every year,
A 12% rise in the VAT price brackets for cigarettes takes effect on Thursday 5 November, while smuggled cigarettes account
The Official Gazette published Public Prosecution Decision No. 6 of 2026 listing 5 people with final convictions on the terrorist
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights recorded death sentences against 13 defendants in 8 cases in October 2026, and the
The Official Gazette published a decree deporting a Chadian national, the fourth deportation decree in weeks published without stated reasons.
The National Council for Human Rights urged amending the drug-test dismissal law, with treatment, reintegration and proportionate penalties instead of
Listed fertilizer companies confirmed a 20% cut in gas supplied to their plants since November 1, saying operations continue with
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