Egypt's parliament approves four international funding agreements and adjourns until November 16

Egypt's House of Representatives, chaired by Hisham Badawi, approved four funding and cooperation agreements and adjourned its plenary session until November 16.

• Speaker Hisham Badawi announced the adjournment, with the next plenary session set for Monday, November 16.
• The House approved two agreements with the African Development Bank financing the third phase of the Gabal El-Asfar wastewater treatment plant.
• Members ratified cooperation agreements with the French Development Agency covering sustainable green industry and French-language teaching in state schools.
• Parliament approved two grants totalling 500,000 euros and 280,000 accounting units for a renewable-energy desalination project under the NWFE program.
• The five solar- and wind-powered desalination plants will attract about 800 million dollars in private investment and enter service by the end of 2030.
• Education committee head Ashraf El-Shihi said the project supports French as a second foreign language in line with secondary education reforms.
• The French-language agreement is funded by a non-repayable grant of two million euros under Presidential Decree No. 391 of 2026.