On 4 March 2020, the Egyptian parliament approved the ratification of the pending income tax treaty with Cyprus. The treaty, signed 8 October 2019 ({News-2019-12-10/T/2-previous coverage}), will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and will apply from 1 January of the year following its entry into force. The 1993 tax treaty between Cyprus and Egypt will terminate when the new treaty enters into force and will cease to have effect from the date the new treaty is eff…