Metwali Salem
President orders stepped-up desalination, water exploration projects
Egypt
August 19, 2010
President orders stepped-up desalination, water exploration projects
President Hosni Mubarak has instructed the government to expand its seawater desalination initiatives and step up efforts to discover additional…
Alleged building breaches on state land to be investigated
Egypt
August 5, 2010
Alleged building breaches on state land to be investigated
President Hosni Mubarak has ordered an investigation into alleged construction violations pertaining to luxury compounds currently being built on state-owned…
Officials: Egypt and Uganda discuss Nile summit
Egypt
July 27, 2010
Officials: Egypt and Uganda discuss Nile summit
Al-Masry Al-Youm has learned that Egypt and Uganda are considering convening an emergency summit to reexamine the Entebbe framework agreement…
State land to be offered only on leasehold basis
Business
July 27, 2010
State land to be offered only on leasehold basis
Less than 24 hours after President Hosni Mubarak instructed the government to devise easy and transparent rules for the sale…
Nile water commission to promote investment in basin states
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Nile water commission to promote investment in basin states
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will chair a meeting of the Supreme Nile Water Commission in Alexandria on Thursday to discuss…
Egypt leading wheat consumer, study finds
Business
July 25, 2010
Egypt leading wheat consumer, study finds
Egyptians consume a total of 13.7 million tons of wheat per year, making them the world's largest wheat consumers, according…
Meat prices up 20% this month
Business
July 24, 2010
Meat prices up 20% this month
The price of meat has increased by 20 percent this month, according to official sources at the Ministry of Agriculture.Prices…
Egypt: Nile dispute ‘technical’ not ‘political’
Egypt
July 19, 2010
Egypt: Nile dispute ‘technical’ not ‘political’
Disputes among Egypt and Nile basin countries are "technical" as opposed to “political,” and there is sufficient Nile water for…
Govt to expand cotton farming to meet rising demand
Business
July 8, 2010
Govt to expand cotton farming to meet rising demand
The government is planning to an increase the total area of cotton plantations from 284,000 to 379,000 feddans, according to…
Egypt to import wheat in August
Business
July 8, 2010
Egypt to import wheat in August
Paris--The General Authority for the Supply of Commodities (GASC) has announced it plans to import wheat during the first ten…