What we’re tracking on 24 July 2016
A shuffle of governors is expected “within hours,” a Local Development Ministry source told Al Shorouk. On the chopping block are the governors of Cairo, Alexandria, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, Sohag, Luxor, and Daqahliya, according to the source, who ruled out changes in Marsa Matruh, Red Sea, North Sinai and South Sinai. The shake-up is a function of how governors have performed on the implementation of national projects, improving services to residents and management to local provision of commodities, the newspaper says. There’s still no word this morning on an expected cabinet shuffle.
Finance minister Amr El Garhy is in Chengdu, China for a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The two-day gathering wraps today and will make recommendations for consideration by heads of state at the Hangzhou summit of the G20 due to take place 4-5 September. El-Garhy will also attend a high-level forum on international tax policies taking place on the sidelines of today’s meeting. The Financial Times (paywall) reports that talks yesterday were dominated by fallout from Brexit.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott for the Arab League summit taking place tomorrow and Tuesday.
The UAE’s USD 100 mn solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 departed from Cairo International Airport in the early hours of the morning today for the final leg of its around-the-world journey back home to Abu Dhabi, USA Today reported. The livestream of the flight may be viewed here, and the takeoff from Cairo may be viewed here, (running time: 1:25)
Apparently, Apple and Egypt’s House of Representatives don’t talk. You’ll want to check the time with your spouse / coffee buddy / colleague / secretary this morning If your iPhone or iPad installed the iOS 9.3.3 update this weekend. Installing iOS 9.3.3 sets your clock back an hour if you have “Set Automatically” turned on under “Date & Time.” You can thank the House for taking an hour of sleep from you. Fix it by going to Settings > General > Date & Time and turning “Set Automatically” to the “off” position. Want to update to 9.3.3 manually? Settings > General > Software Update. It’s a hair over 50 MB and takes about 5 minutes to install. You’ll need to be connected to wifi to do it.