In Al-Akhbar, Galal Aref said the idea contradicts the fact that millions of poor employees are receiving inhumane pensions. He also pointed to discrimination between ministers and employees under that rule. He added that competence and experience require decent salaries or else the government will not be able to attract skilled public officials. On a different note, CEO of Al-Ahram Abdel Mohsen Salama addressed the pending Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue. Salama wrote he was hoping both countries would sit down with Egypt to finalise agreements.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 22, 2018 17:26 UTC