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Sunday, 26 June 2022

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim’s visit takes top billing

The visit by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Egypt led the conversation at home with coverage from Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 1:41), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 3:47), Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:48) and others.

In business news: The final draft of the state ownership policy document will be released after public consultations conclude, Cabinet Spokesperson Nader Saad told Salet El Tahrir (watch, runtime: 6:43). The final version will be ready in three months, he said.

What state ownership policy? The Madbouly government has laid out in a document its plans to double the private sector’s role in the economy over the next three years in a bid to attract bns of USD of fresh investment into the country. It is aiming to raise USD 40 bn over the next four years by selling stakes in state-owned assets to local and international investors.

The state last week began a series of public consultations on the document, and has so far had economists as well as the agriculture and food industries chime in. You can find more details on the online platform for the consultations, and read the latest draft of the document (pdf) here.

Government health officials took the airwaves to warn us that covid is still a thing. Covid remains present and people are still contracting it, Ittihadiya health advisor Mohamed Awad Tag El Din told El Hekaya’s Amr Adib during the weekend (watch, runtime: 8:43), adding that we should make face masks a part of our lives to avoid the spread of covid as well as other respiratory diseases.

Could we be getting another booster shot? By October the state will be able to assess whether or not citizens are in need of an additional booster shot, Tag El Din said. The state has so far been administering a booster shot to those who have received both doses of the vaccine.

Our vaccination drive continues in force: The Health Ministry’s door-to-door vaccination initiative has been yielding results, so much so that it is expanding to seaside resorts starting in July, Higher Education Minister and Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar told Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 3:05).

Also getting a mention:

  • Some projects in the presidential Decent Life initiative could be delayed thanks to raw materials shortages triggered by the war in Ukraine, Cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad said. (Akher El Nahar | watch, runtime: 1:48:02)
  • Citizens will be able to withdraw cash using their bank cards over the counter at over 400 gas stations nationwide, without needing to use an ATM. (Al Youm | watch, runtime: 0:46)

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