agricultural land
More than one billion cubic meters of water stored in GERD: water expert
Egypt
July 19, 2022
More than one billion cubic meters of water stored in GERD: water expert
Satellites showed that seven days after the start of the third storage in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), more…
Egypt prepares new bill for reconciliation on illegal construction
Egypt
March 21, 2022
Egypt prepares new bill for reconciliation on illegal construction
The cabinet is preparing a new bill for reconciliation on illegal construction to address some of the shortcomings in the…
Owner of Ring Road burning building remanded
Egypt
February 3, 2021
Owner of Ring Road burning building remanded
Egypt’s Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of the owner of the burnt building located next to the Ring Road…
Egypt PM says 1.7 million feddans of agricultural land recovered
Egypt
June 7, 2017
Egypt PM says 1.7 million feddans of agricultural land recovered
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said 1.93 million feddans of agricultural land has been encroached upon and 1.7 million feddans were recovered.…
Cairo governorate says recovered 4.6 million sqm of seized state lands
Egypt
June 5, 2017
Cairo governorate says recovered 4.6 million sqm of seized state lands
The Governor of Cairo, Eng. Atef Abdel Hamid, said on Sunday that the governorate has succeeded in recovering nearly 4.6…
Report: 5% of Egyptians own 57% of agricultural land
Egypt
May 3, 2015
Report: 5% of Egyptians own 57% of agricultural land
Five percent of Egyptians own 57 percent of agricultural lands - a total of 5,000,637 thousand acres, according to an…
Govt plans crackdown on land encroachments
Egypt
January 20, 2015
Govt plans crackdown on land encroachments
A number of ministries have begun coordinating with the security directorates in governorates and the armed forces to remove building…
Mehleb orders removal of encroachments on Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road
Egypt
March 7, 2014
Mehleb orders removal of encroachments on Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has ordered the removal of the encroachments built on both sides of Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road, having…
A year of environmental ups and downs
Environment
December 30, 2012
A year of environmental ups and downs
Egypt has been confronted this year with numerous calamities that ranged from food security issues and contaminated tap water to…
Report: 16,000 acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Report: 16,000 acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments
More than 400 cases of illegal building on lands designated for agricultural use took place since last year’s uprising, according…