Metwali Salem
Agriculture minister: Egypt to revive cotton farming
Business
August 25, 2011
Agriculture minister: Egypt to revive cotton farming
The ministries of Agriculture and Trade and Industry are hoping to revive the local cotton industry with a combination of incentives,…
Cabinet approves draft law on development of Sinai
Business
August 17, 2011
Cabinet approves draft law on development of Sinai
The cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday concerning the development of industry and infrastructure in Sinai, and the transfer…
EU commitee to test Egyptian seeds for E. coli bacteria
Egypt
August 16, 2011
EU commitee to test Egyptian seeds for E. coli bacteria
A joint committee formed by the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) will begin a field tour…
Egypt to seek lift of EU ban on 15 agricultural products
Egypt
August 12, 2011
Egypt to seek lift of EU ban on 15 agricultural products
A round of negotiations between Egyptian Agriculture Ministry experts and the European Union (EU) will start on 21 August, as…
Egypt to increase wheat production and begin project with Sudan
Business
July 9, 2011
Egypt to increase wheat production and begin project with Sudan
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Abu Hadid said that wheat production this year reached about 8.5 million tons,…
Egyptian teams to visit Sudanese lands planned for cultivation
Egypt
June 30, 2011
Egyptian teams to visit Sudanese lands planned for cultivation
Egypt's Minister of Agriculture, Ayman Farid Abu Hadid, on Tuesday decided to send two delegations to visit Sudan on Saturday…
Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission
Egypt
June 22, 2011
Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission
In a confidential letter to all ministries and government authorities, the cabinet has banned officials from talking to the media…
Government drafts law criminalizing encroachment on arable land
Business
June 22, 2011
Government drafts law criminalizing encroachment on arable land
The government is in the process of drafting a law that would criminalize building on agricultural land, giving the Agricultural…
UN report: Egypt sustains severe land loss to desertification and development
Environment
June 17, 2011
UN report: Egypt sustains severe land loss to desertification and development
Egypt is losing land faster than any country in the world, according to UN estimates announced Friday on the World…
Government gag order restricts statements to the press
Egypt
June 17, 2011
Government gag order restricts statements to the press
The cabinet recently circulated a confidential letter to ministries and government bodies instructing senior officials not to make statements…