Madbouly chairs weekly cabinet meeting, announces preparations for Sisi's conference

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired the weekly government meeting Wednesday to review market stability, commodity availability, and building law amendments.

• Madbouly announced the start of government preparations for the conference President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for next month, saying it will answer public questions and outline the future vision.
• Madbouly said the government is securing commodity needs and petroleum product supplies, citing recent oil price increases amid tensions in the Middle East.
• Madbouly directed governors to intensify market monitoring campaigns, establish a permanent market in each governorate, and require outlets to display prices clearly.
• Madbouly discussed proposed amendments to Law 187 of 2023 on building violations reconciliation, saying they aim to ease completing citizens' reconciliation files.
• The cabinet approved 10 decisions in its weekly meeting, the official statement said.
• The government denied as misleading rumors of a new tax on burial permits, the statement added.