Housing
The two ministers also reviewed the vital role played by Egyptian companies in the African continent, particularly in construction and infrastructure sectors.
What followed was not a single phase of reconstruction, but a sustained, decades-long effort to transform Sinai from a contested frontier into an integrated part of the Egyptian state.
The Minister of Housing will develop a special program within the Social Housing Fund to provide alternative units to tenants whose “old rent” will come to an end in seven years, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Wednesday.
In line with Egypt's national strategy to enhance investment opportunities for Egyptian expatriates, the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities has launched the first phase of premium residential units across 13 projects in various cities.
Egyptian Housing Minister Sherif El Sherbiny embarked on an inspection tour in New Suez City to follow up on the implementation progress of projects there.
That is the figure since 2014.
During a press conference held today at the Ministry's General Diwan, he added that this phase is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Engineer Sherif El-Sherbiny received Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Cairo Mariam Khalifa Al Kaabi, Ambassador at his office at the ministry's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, so the latter congratulates him on assuming the housing portfolio, and to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries.
516,000 Housing Units Completed in New Cities
That is in addition to 28,000 units allocated to middle-income citizens.
Those projects are aimed at providing former slum dwellers with fully-furnished residential units.
The Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities released Wednesday a statement on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day.
Egyptian Ambassador to Harare met with Vice-President of Zimbabwe Constantino Chiwenga.
The Ministry of Social Solidarity held Thursday an employment fair for irregular workers residing alternative-housing neighborhoods and who received vocational training.
In the past eight years, projects, aimed at achieving human development, were implemented.
In 2016, the first alternative-housing project was inaugurated in Moqatam neighborhood and called "Asmarat."
The center compared the figure to those of Paris and New Mexico, where they are 5,000 per square kilometer and 2,800 per square kilometer, respectively.
The Ministry of Defense and Military Production posted on its official Youtube channel a video report on achievements accomplished in the sectors of housing, transport, and tourism.
The number of slums nationwide has been 351
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met Sunday with Minister of Housing Assem al-Gazar who was part of the delegation that attended the inauguration of Julius Nyerere Dam.
