Egypt’s first ever National Youth Conference (NYC) launched on Tuesday in Sharm El-Sheikh with the presence of more than 3,000 Egyptian youth and both government and religious officials. The NYC, which was announced by President Sisi earlier this year as part of the ‘Year of the Youth’, was live-streamed on Twitter by the president’s Twitter account and aired on local television. During the opening ceremony, various Egyptian youth representatives and members of the Presidential Leadership Program, which consists of 500 youth from different backgrounds and governorates, spoke of the importance of supporting Egyptian youth. The opening ceremony highlighted the achievements of Egypt’s Olympians and Paralympians. Ibrahim Hamadtou, an Egyptian tennis player with no arms who reached the 2016 Rio Paralympics and was widely praised across the world, was personally honored by the president at the event. During his short speech, President Sisi held a moment of silence for those who have died serving in Egypt’s armed and police forces. President Sisi then launched the event, stressing that the NYC will be held on an annual basis. The conference also saw the attendance of top Egyptian government, business, and religious officials. The slogan of…
