The House of Representatives’ vote on the value-added tax could come as early as Sunday, 28 August; no date is as-yet confirmed.

The House of Representatives’ fact-finding committee will present its report on the government’s domestic wheat purchasing programme in a public session on Monday, 29 August, Bloomberg reports. “The report will display the shortcomings of the local wheat program and suggest ways to reform the sector, including modernizing the procurement and the silos system,” parliamentary committee head Magdy Malak said.

Also next Monday: Russian security officials will inspect Cairo, Hurghada, and Sharm El Sheikh airports.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi be in India on Monday, 1 September for a state visit. The stopover will come on his way to China for the 4-5 September G20 summit.

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are set to sign contracts with two consulting firms to perform impact studies on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on 5 or 6 September, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid, Ahram Online reported. It would appear no one seems to have bothered to tell Water and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty about it though, according to Al Shorouk.