Africa · Northern Key Facts —Parliamentary approval. Egypt’s House of Representatives gave final approval to the law on 14 July 2026, now awaiting presidential ratification. —Direct presidential control. The authority moves from Defence Ministry oversight to direct subordination to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. —Strategic commodity monopoly. The body becomes Egypt’s sole authorised state importer of wheat and other strategic food products. —New sovereign funds. The law creates the “Pyramids of the Nile” sovereign fund and a parallel social fund, with power to absorb other state assets. —Land and water control. …
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Egypt’s Parliament Formalises Powers of Military-Linked Future of Egypt Authority
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July 15, 2026
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