CABINET WATCH- The Ismail Cabinet signed off yesterday on amendments to the law regulating inland water transport, according to a statement. The amendments would require motorboats to install GPS tracking devices. Infractions would result in imprisonment of no less than two years and a fine of no more than EGP 5,000. The ministers also approved the final draft of amendments to the Unified Building Code granting consultants and specialists registered with the General Organization for Physical Planning the legal authority to inspect construction projects. Cabinet had initially approved these amendments earlier this month.

Also approved yesterday:

• Amendments to the Nationality Law allowing the government to revoke the citizenship of Egyptians proven to be part of a group that harms the state;
• A USD 150 mn financing agreement with the African Development Bank to fund upgrades at the Abu Rawash sewage treatment facility;
• A direct order agreement with Sanofi Aventis to import medication to treat children afflicted with Gaucher’s disease;
• Two agreements signed with Belarus in 2016 on legal assistance and extradition.