land
Government prepares to seize state land bought by former regime ‘men’
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Government prepares to seize state land bought by former regime ‘men’
Government sources said Monday that Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri assigned the concerned ministers to provide a list of all state…
Farmers stand up to former Mubarak regime stalwart
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Farmers stand up to former Mubarak regime stalwart
More than 100 farmers from Fayoum protested Monday in front of the justice and interior ministries in downtown Cairo in…
Soldiers, Bedouin killed in gunfight over land
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Soldiers, Bedouin killed in gunfight over land
An Egyptian army officer and conscript were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with Bedouins that broke out when military…
Government reaches agreement with Arab investors over state-owned land
Business
January 9, 2012
Government reaches agreement with Arab investors over state-owned land
Egypt’s government has reached a settlement with certain Arab investors regarding state-owned land they purchased from the Egyptian government at…
Egypt withdraws land from Egyptian businessmen
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Egypt withdraws land from Egyptian businessmen
Egypt's government has withdrawn 2100 hectares of land from some of the country's leading businessmen because they failed to develop…
Govt mulls legalizing statuses of squatters on 350,000 acres of land
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Govt mulls legalizing statuses of squatters on 350,000 acres of land
Egypt's cabinet will next week study the possibility of legalizing the status of squatters occupying some 350,000 acres of land,…
Bedouin protesters block South Sinai road over land dispute
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Bedouin protesters block South Sinai road over land dispute
Dozens of Sinai Bedouins blocked the highway connecting Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday, according to security…
Displaced farmers protest over confiscation of land
Environment
May 31, 2011
Displaced farmers protest over confiscation of land
Hundreds of farmers and rural workers gathered outside of the cabinet building in downtown Cairo on Monday afternoon to protest…
Egypt’s forgotten fellahin
Opinion
April 5, 2011
Egypt’s forgotten fellahin
Next time you slice a juicy red tomato, consider that rural Egypt is being bled to death. Arable land is…
Trial of Habib al-Adly postponed again
Egypt
April 3, 2011
Trial of Habib al-Adly postponed again
An Egyptian court postponed the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly for 24 hours on Sunday. He is charged…