squatters
Egypt’s building tax exemption raised to LE 24,000
Business
September 24, 2018
Egypt’s building tax exemption raised to LE 24,000
In a new law, Minister of Finance Mohammed Moaet stated on Monday that the country’s tax exemption on buildings…
Actress joins campaign to eliminate suffering of cemetery dwellers
Egypt
February 9, 2015
Actress joins campaign to eliminate suffering of cemetery dwellers
Actress Hend Akef has joined a campaign combating poverty, stressing she supports any popular action seeking to resolve the problem…
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,…
Security forces battle to evacuate 6th of October City squatters
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Security forces battle to evacuate 6th of October City squatters
Joint army and the police forces took five hours on Thursday to evacuate 891 of the 2000 vacant flats in…
Squatters violently protect occupation of 6th October apartments
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Squatters violently protect occupation of 6th October apartments
Security and armed forces have secured some housing units at the National Housing Project in 6th of October City after…
Squatters defy police, occupy another 360 flats in 6th of October City
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Squatters defy police, occupy another 360 flats in 6th of October City
Having stormed and illegally occupied 1800 empty flats in 6th of October City on Tuesday, people illegally entered 18 more…
1800 flats in 6th of October City stormed and occupied illegally
Egypt
October 25, 2011
1800 flats in 6th of October City stormed and occupied illegally
Organized groups on Monday stormed the National Project for Social Housing in 6th of October City and occupied 1800 flats…
Government drafts law criminalizing encroachment on arable land
Business
June 22, 2011
Government drafts law criminalizing encroachment on arable land
The government is in the process of drafting a law that would criminalize building on agricultural land, giving the Agricultural…