Politics
Sisi chairs expanded meeting, orders rationalizing car-licensing costs
September 29, 2026 at 05:00 PM · Updated 17d ago
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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi chaired an expanded meeting with ministers, governors, military and police commanders, and village leaders on Tuesday.
- Sisi convened the meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the cabinet, governors, and military and police leaders at the strategic command headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.
- Sisi directed the Interior Ministry to rationalize car-licensing costs, stressing that citizens must be dealt with well.
- Sisi said Egypt has abundant resources that must be exploited well, stressing that building the country is a collective responsibility.
- Spokesman Mohamed El-Shennawy said ministers reviewed the achievements of the past ten years and the challenges facing service sectors.
- Mayor Wafaa'i Mekkadi presented al-Sarariya's experience countering rumors and aiding needy families, which Sisi praised and ordered replicated.
- Sisi urged Endowments Minister Osama al-Azhari to weave national awareness into religious sermons and called on teachers to instill patriotism in students.
- Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt spent about 2 trillion pounds on health over the past decade, implementing 1,309 projects and planning about 20,000 new beds.
- Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reported an initial surplus of 4.9% for the fiscal year ending June 2026, with revenue up 32% and public debt down to 81.8% of GDP.
- Madbouly said foreign reserves reached $57.2 billion, the economy grows about 5%, and President Sisi ordered an October conference to present achievements and hear public criticism.
- Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik unveiled a single-window traffic licensing system in which citizens make only one financial transaction, pending presidential approval.
- Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced unemployment fell to 5.8 percent, the lowest in Egypt's history, driven by economic growth.
- Electricity Minister Mahmoud Esmat said the grid serves over 48 million household subscribers and maintained service continuity over the past two years.













