The Egyptian government has approved an increase in its financial support for the Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) from EGP 250,000 a year to EGP 2 million, the head of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate announced on Friday. Diaa Rashwan made the announcement in a speech to the general assembly of the FAJ in Cairo, adding that the disbursement would be made within a week. Rashwan said the government has promised to provide a new headquarters for the federation in Cairo soon, adding that talks were held with the prime minister on the allocation of a permanent headquarters.
