CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf held a private meeting with Minister of Education Ahmed Gamal el-Din before the Council of Ministers' meeting this morning.
Sharaf insisted on holding the meeting to be aware of the latest developments (...)
The Egyptian government discussed the state's housing program for the years 2012-2017 Monday. The plan aims to accommodate 10 million citizens.
Minister of Housing Fathi el-Baradei detailed the program during a cabinet meeting.
The program (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling military council has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and the Egyptian cabinet, according to Egyptian television.
State TV did not give any details of the meeting between the military council and the (...)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will come to Egypt on an official visit from September 12-14. Erdogan will head a high-level delegation that will include ministers, officials and businessmen.
The visit will be Erdogan's first to Egypt (...)
All Nubian demands will be discussed with a Nubian delegation next Sunday, Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said Monday.
The meeting will discuss the reasons for the deteriorating situation in Aswan, and will schedule a date to visit the (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections will be “totally fair,” according to Minister of Interior Mansour el-Issawy.
Cooperation with international organizations regarding the elections will be confined to the logistic process only in (...)
The Egyptian Council of Ministries headed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf tomorrow will discuss a draft decree of the Popular Council's Law of Perfidy, which was approved in principle and put forward for public discussion.
The Council will also (...)
Former officer in the Special Guard of the Council of Ministries Tamer Nabil today allegedly assaulted Amal Ramadan, the secretary to the Deputy Egyptian Prime Minister.
As Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was on his way to a meeting with the (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf today agreed to dissolve the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF). The warrant presented to Minister of Manpower Ahmed al-Boraei confirmed that ETUF elections are null and void, according to court (...)
“The citizens' appreciation for my efforts and their awareness of the burdens and obstacles facing me really give me relief,” said Prime Minister Essam Sharaf after his recovery from an illness.
"What concerns me is being sure of your confidence (...)
CAIRO: Secrecy continues to surround Egypt's expected cabinet reshuffle as Prime Minister Essam Sharaf tries to avoid leaking any information before the official announcement.
Sources close to the prime minister confirmed that Sharaf made his (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf continued his consultations about the suggested cabinet reshuffle, including the recently-vacated deputy prime minister position.
The official spokesman of the government, Ambassador Mohamed Higazy, said (...)