Eid Abd ElGawad
Military council to criminalize bribery and violence in elections
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Military council to criminalize bribery and violence in elections
Within a few days the ruling military council will issue a decree, already approved by the cabinet, criminalizing bribery and…
Delay in governor reshuffle caused by objections from ‘state bodies’
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Delay in governor reshuffle caused by objections from ‘state bodies’
Delays in finalizing the reshuffle in the nation's governors were the result of objections raised by various state bodies, said…
Governor appointments postponed to August, says minister
Egypt
July 27, 2011
Governor appointments postponed to August, says minister
The appointment of new governors has been postponed until the first week of August in order to ensure that the…
Ministerial candidate considers appointing female governors
Egypt
July 20, 2011
Ministerial candidate considers appointing female governors
Ministerial candidate Mohamed Attia may appoint female governors, he told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Wednesday. Attia, who is currently under consideration…
Governors instructed to seize local council premises
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Governors instructed to seize local council premises
The minister for local development has issued instructions to all governors to implement the decision to dissolve local councils, according…
Cabinet studies alternatives for court-disbanded local councils
Egypt
July 2, 2011
Cabinet studies alternatives for court-disbanded local councils
Governors are currently considering several alternatives to local councils in the wake of the Supreme Administrative Court's ruling last week…
Government allocates LE192 bn to develop 37 slums
Business
June 21, 2011
Government allocates LE192 bn to develop 37 slums
The cabinet's Slum Development Fund has allocated LE192 billion to start developing 37 slums in 17 different governorates this month.…
LE150 million to develop shantytowns
Business
June 13, 2011
LE150 million to develop shantytowns
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has endorsed LE150 million to develop 383 shantytowns in 27 different governorates. “We are classifying the…
LE150 million allocated for Egypt’s poorest villages
Business
September 20, 2010
LE150 million allocated for Egypt’s poorest villages
Under the Egyptian government’s initiative to develop the country's poorest villages, LE150 million has been allocated to boost basic services…