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EGYPT’s NEW CAPITAL ROAD: WHY PRESIDENT SISI INSISITS ON HIGH CLASS ENGINEERING DESIGN

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Gambeta News

The New Administrative Capital design in Egypt is a project that has been under construction since 2015. It is aimed at ensuring that the Nation moved into a technology era which focus on a SMART CITY as well as reflecting the religion’s true principles. So with the construction of the new capital in progress, President Sisi has insist that the construction of the new capital road has a high class engineering design. He made the…

REGENERATING HISTORIC CARIO TO ITS GRANDEUR

Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 by Gambeta News

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi went on a tour of inspection of a number of road, axis and overpass development projects in Greater Cairo. The President also inspected Historic Cairo development project and followed up the implementation of the plan to restore it to its grandeur for the ancient historical heritage it enjoys, thus regenerating Historic Cairo as a sophisticated tourist destination of a civilized, modern architectural character and with integrated services. The Spokesman for the…

FIRST HOSPITAL SPECIALISED IN MATERNITY AND CHILDREN IN THE HORN OF AFRICA, DJIBOUTI

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed received, on Sunday, her Djiboutian counterpart Ahmed Abdullah, to discuss the executive steps for establishing an Egyptian hospital in Djibouti, the first hospital specialised in maternity and children in the Horn of Africa country. During the meeting, Zayed reviewed the proposed operation programme for the hospital. To be built on an area of more than 8,000 cubic metres, the hospital will include departments of; obstetrics and gynecology,…

EGYPT EXPLORES SEA WATER DESALINATION TO OFFSET NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GERD PROJECT

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Gambeta News

CAIRO — Egypt is exploring ways to increase its water resources and offset any negative effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in light of the stalled tripartite negotiations between it, Sudan and Ethiopia. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been in a deadlock over the GERD since April. The crisis was raised more than once before the UN Security Council — most recently in July — which referred it back to the African Union, but to no avail. Ethiopia continues…

PRESIDENT EL-SISI INAUGURATES THE FIRST AND ONLY FULLY INTEGRATED FOOD PRODUCTION CITY IN EGYPT

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Gambeta News

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurates “Silo Foods”, a city for food industries in Sadat City, Menoufia Governorate. The city contains 10 different factories designed in accordance with the highest international and technological standards to produce 470 tons of various products annually, about 40 products. There are 10 laboratories for various analyses, research and development, the transportation sector and the health movement of products, administrative buildings, a hotel accommodation, staff services and a medical point. Silo…

PRESIDENT EL-SISI INSPECTS ROAD CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL SUPPORT ONGOING GIANT NATIONAL PROJECTS

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Gambeta News

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspects the development projects of the network of axes and roads of the North Coast as well as the southern sector. These roads will accommodate the traffic movement and commercial traffic that are projected to increase as a result of the ongoing giant national projects in this part of Egypt. Among these projects are; New Delta Project for agricultural production, New Al-Alamein City, El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Al-Alamein International Airport, Ras…

EGYPT TURNS TO TANZANIA’S STIEGLER GORGE DAM AS GERD DISPUTE LINGERS

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Gambeta News

CAIRO — Egypt is working to build the Stiegler’s Gorge dam on the Rufiji River in Tanzania, at a time when the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis between Ethiopia and two downstream countries — Egypt and Sudan — reached a turning point. Secretary-General of the League of the Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in a TV interview June 20 that the next step for Egypt and Sudan is to file a complaint against Ethiopia before the UN Security Council…

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT OF ROADS, RAILWAYS AND SEAPORTS

Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Gambeta News

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Transport Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir. The Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency stated that the meeting discussed the status of the projects carried out by the Ministry of Transport, especially those related to the development of roads, axes, railways, and seaports nationwide. Lt. Gen. Kamel El-Wazir presented the steps taken for implementing the Advanced Transportation System (ATS) on axes and highways….

ACWA POWER TO CONSTRUCT THE LARGEST PRIVATE SOLAR PLANT IN EGYPT

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Gambeta News

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(link is external) (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development(link is external) (the OPEC Fund), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Green Climate Fund(link is external) (GCF) and Arab Bank today signed a US$ 114 million financing package with ACWA Power for the construction of the largest private solar plant in Egypt. The development of the Kom Ombo solar plant will add 200 MW of energy capacity, increasing the share of renewable energy in Egypt’s energy mix…

EGYPT’S PRESIDENT SISI IN PARIS FOR STRATEGIC HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived on Sunday afternoon at the Paris Orly Airport to participate in both the Paris Conference to support transition in Sudan and a summit on financing African economies holding on May 17 and 18 respectively. Egyptian Presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady explained that Sisi’s participation came at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, a sign of close and growing relations between Egypt and France. Rady stated that Egypt plays a…

EGYPT’S NEW CAR MARKET CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 4,000 CARS

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Gambeta News

During a recent tour, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected the integrated complex and the new headquarters for the car market in Cairo-Ain Sokhna Road as an alternative to the Nasr City central market for cars in Al Hay Al Asher (10th District). The old car market wasn’t well-engineered, lacked basic services and used to cause severe traffic congestion in this area. The new car market in Ain Sokhna Road, however, spans over 57 feddans, accommodating…

PRESIDENT EL-SISI INSPECTS THE WIDEST ROAD IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Gambeta News

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi went on an inspection tour of the Middle Ring Road, which connects the cities east and west Cairo. This road spans from Belbeis Ismailia Agricultural Road in the east to Al-Dabaa axis in the west at a length of 156 km and comprises 16 traffic lanes; 8 per direction. Hence, the Middle Ring Road is considered the widest road in the Middle East, serving tens of thousands of vehicles per day…

UPDATE ON ORASCOM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW ALAMEIN CITY IN EGYPT

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Gambeta News

In parallel with the New Administrative Capital, Orascom Construction is working on the construction of a number of commercial projects in New Alamein City. It is worth mentioning that the New Administrative Capital and New Alamein City are part of 20 new so-called Fourth Generation Cities that are being constructed. Orascom Construction was awarded two contracts to execute the New Alamein High-Rise Towers at LD-01, consisting of four towers and a podium with a total…

EGYPTIAN CREW RE-FLOAT LARGE VESSEL BLOCKING SUEZ CANAL

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by Gambeta News

The Ever Given has reportedly been partially freed from the banks of the Suez canal, raising hopes that the vital waterway could reopen and ease global shipping backlogs. Early on Monday morning, reports emerged that the bow of the massive container ship had been dislodged from the bank of the canal. The Wall Street Journal quoted Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority that operates the waterway, saying the ship had been partially freed and it…

A RAY OF SUNSHINE AS LIBYA IS SET TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH EGYPT

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Gambeta News

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh said Sunday he is optimistic about his country’s future relations with neighboring Egypt. On Saturday, Dbeibeh received a phone call from Egyptian President Adel-Fattah al-Sisi during which he signaled Egypt’s full support to the new Libyan government, according to the Egyptian Presidency. “I received a phone call from the Egyptian president during which he offered his congratulations for obtaining the parliament’s confidence,” Dbeibeh wrote on Twitter. “We are optimistic…

EGYPT’S PRESIDENT VISITS SUDAN TO DISCUSS GERD DAM DISPUTE

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Gambeta News

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president visited Sudan on Saturday, his first visit to the country since a popular uprising led to the military’s overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi met with with Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, head of the ruling Sovereign Council, at Khartoum’s presidential palace. There, they inspected a military guard of honor. El-Sissi also met with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagal, deputy head…

EGYPT SIGNS PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD DESALINATION DEVICES FACTORY

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Gambeta News

CAIRO: Egypt is looking to Russian expertise to help improve the quality of locally produced seawater desalination devices and technologies, with the hope of setting up a specialized factory as part of the partnership between the two countries. The decision was announced following talks between the Russian Rusnano organization, the Arab Organization for Industrialization, the Armed Forces Engineering Authority and Alexandria University. “With this cooperation, we aim to increase the manufacturing of seawater desalination plants…

EMPLOYEES DEMAND GOV’T INTERVENTION AGAINST LIQUIDATION OF EGYPTIAN STEEL COMPANY

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Gambeta News

The Iron and Steel Company’s employees on Sunday organized a protest in front of the company’s headquarters against its decision to liquidate and demanded that the government intervene to stop the move. They also called for the state to help modernize the company and preserve its assets, which are estimated at LE120 billion. A member of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for Metal Industries Khaled al-Feki said that this step will destroy…

GERD PROJECT TALKS REACH ANOTHER DEADLOCK

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Gambeta News

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to achieve a breakthrough in the African Union-led talks to revolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the three countries announced on Sunday. Foreign and irrigation ministers of the three nations met online for the second time in a week in efforts to find an agreed approach to resume their talks focused on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopia…

EGYPT’S HOUSING INITIATIVE GETS MAJOR BOOST

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi directed, on Sunday, for the first phase of the Decent Life Initiative to be extended, to develop about 1,500 villages nationwide. The first phase extension will come at a cost of about EGP 500bn, and will add to the 400 villages that have already undergone development as part of the initiative. The Presidential move comes within the plan to develop all Egyptian villages within three years. President Al-Sisi’s instructions came…

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