President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued several presidential decrees on Wednesday extending the term of Osama Mounir Mohamed Rabie as Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) for one year. effective August 12. 2026.

As per the decrees. Ahmed Khaled Hassan Said was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SCA for one year, also effective August 12. 2026.

Moustafa Farouk Ismail Sheikhou was appointed Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), with the rank of Minister. for one year, effective August 12. 2026.

Prime Minister follows up on UHIS automation

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli stressed on Wednesday that investment in the health and education sectors is a top government priority.

He also noted that the state is working to develop the education system. improve the quality of its graduates and build a more efficient and sustainable healthcare system that prioritises service quality and citizen safety.

Labour min. visits workers injured in Ismailia accident

Egypt’s Labour Minister Hassan Radad visited on Wednesday workers injured in the tragic collision between two trucks on Dawawis Road in Qassasin district.

Accompanied by Ismailia Governor Major General Nabil El-Sayed Hasaballah. Radad visited Ismailia Medical Complex. Abu Khalifa Emergency Hospital and Qassasin Central Hospital to check on the injured. follow up on their health conditions and review the medical care and treatment being provided.

Trump says his plane faced ‘greater risk in secret flight change

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkiye last month at the direction of the US Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable than Air Force One.

Following a NATO summit in Ankara. Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a military plane via a catering truck in an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat. US media reported.

The White House did not disclose the change and it remained a secret until the Washington Post first reported it on Monday.

Zelenskyy says nighttime blitz damages Russia’s Black Sea stronghold

Ukrainian anti-ship missiles. jet-powered aerial drones and sea drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Russia invaded more than four years ago have repeatedly targeted Russian ships in the Black Sea. including warships and oil tankers. Both countries have Black Sea shorelines.