Egypt’s Cabinet has launched an English-language application that provides news, updates, and insights on the Egyptian government – available to both Apple and Android users. The launch, announced on the Cabinet’s Facebook page on 1 August, aims to provide English-speaking Egyptians and expatriates with digital access to information from the government. “This initiative is part of the ongoing efforts to facilitate communication channels between the government and different segments of citizens, as well as to enhance engagement with international communities,” Cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad was quoted as saying in the social media post. The Cabinet’s Chairman of the Information and Decision Support Center, Osama El-Gohary, also highlighted that the app will particularly focus on providing news about Egypt’s economy and investment market. THE NEW APP AT A GLANCE The new application is divided into several sections, starting with a homepage that features top government news and an overview of the Cabinet’s ministers. At the top of the homepage are tabs that lead to the application’s multiple sections. The first section, ‘Prime Minister’, is dedicated to overviewing the Prime Minister’s career mandates, and speeches. The second section, ‘Cabinet’, features two subsections…
