Cairo - Egypt Today
The Cabinet under Sherif Ismail issued on Thursday a number of decisions related to legislative, service and investment issues.
A statement by the cabinet's media office said the cabinet began its meeting with observing one minute of silence in mourning of the victims of Alexandria train accident.
The Alexandria train collision left at least 41 people dead and 179 injured on Friday.
The cabinet, the statement said, reviewed the parliamentary agenda of the House of Representatives during the coming session to begin in October.
The parliament is expected to debate 18 new bills during its coming parliamentary session in addition to more than 50 bills that were submitted during the previous sessions.
The cabinet also approved today the final draft of the executive regulations of the new investment law that will be referred to the State Council for endorsement.
The new regulations come as part of the government's efforts to create an investment-magnet atmosphere to serve national economy.
The cabinet also agreed to extend the work of the
Arab Petroleum Pipelines Company (SUMED) for 27 years.
Source: Mena