The Tahya Misr Fund (TMF) inaugurated on Sunday its ‘Dukkan Al-Farha’ (Shop of Joy) exhibition at Kafr El-Sheikh University in line with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s directives to strengthen social protection programmes.

The opening was attended by Egypt’s Grand Mufti Nazir Mohamed Ayyad, Fund Executive Director Tamer Abdel Fattah, Kafr El-Sheikh Governor Engineer Ibrahim Mekki and University President Yahya Zakaria Eid, alongside officials.

Gov’t raises private-sector minimum wage to LE8,500 from Jan. 2027

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday chaired an extraordinary meeting of the National Council for Wages, approving an increase in the private-sector minimum wage to LE8,500, effective January 1, 2027.

New export support programme launched with 35% increase in basic incentives

The Ministries of Investment and Foreign Trade and Finance have unveiled a new export support programme, featuring a 35% increase in average basic support, expanded target markets and incentives for domestic transport, shipping and insurance.

Justice a top state priority, says minister

Minister of Justice Mahmoud Helmy El-Sherif has asserted that justice institutions in Egypt are integrated, and that justice is a top priority for the state.

“This is in line with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to support the judiciary and ensure the swift delivery of justice,” Minister El-Sherif added at a swearing-in ceremony for a group of members of the State Lawsuits Authority and the Administrative Prosecution Authority who are newly transferred to the judiciary and the Public Prosecution.

‘3 drones intercepted near Mecca, Medina’

The Saudi-led coalition said Sunday it had intercepted and destroyed three drones launched towards the regions of Mecca and Medina, home to Islam’s two holiest cities.

US air travel disruptions continue into 3rd day

US air travel disruptions continued for a third day with more than 5,200 flights ​already affected on Sunday, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted a return to normalcy by Monday even as airlines scrambled to get back ‌on schedule following a systemwide ground stop.

Estonia to close Russian border crossings

Estonia will close all its border ‌crossing points with Russia from December 1, its foreign minister said on Sunday, following a suspected sabotage attack on an Estonian ​defence company that Tallinn blamed on Moscow