removal
In more detail, the authorities removed – in the first phase- a total of 3,225 building encroachments on state-owned land, covering an area of 1.1 million square meters, besides 1,792 cases of building on agricultural area of 42 acres.
The aim at removing donation boxes from mosques is “to achieve the highest levels of transparency,” said Hisham Abdel Aziz, head of the religious sector at the Ministry of Awqaf.