New Administrative Capital
Chairman of the General Authority for Free Zones and Investment (GAFI) Mohamed Abdel Wahab held a series of meetings in Qatar Monday to discuss new projects as well as existing ones.
The next edition of the world exhibition “Expo 2025” would be held in the Japanese city Osaka Kansai in the period between April 13 and October 13, 2025.
Large percentage of the “Knowledge City” project in the New Administrative Capital, which supports research and innovation using advance technologies, has been completed.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed officials to establish Al-Hadara Axis to connect Mukattam Plateau to the area of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) and Ain Al-Seera, the Presidency said in a statement.
The president also issued a decree abolishing the status of the public utility category in plots of lands in the governorates of Fayyoum, Beheira, Monofiya, Gharbiya, Daqahliya, Sharqiya, and Kafr el Sheikh.
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi followed up on Monday on the work flow of the projects carried out by the Armed Forces’ Engineering Authority nationwide, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said.
The LRT is planned to transport 500,000 passengers per day as it connects Salam City with 10th of Ramadan City through the New Administrative Capital (NAC).
This is given the direct impact of industry localization with the participation of the business community in various development sectors on implementation rates and support for the comprehensive development process in the country as well as the rationalization of imports, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.
Chairman of the National Authority for Tunnels Essam Wali indicated more details on its operation and ticket pricing.
This came while Sisi launched Monday the National Family Development Project aimed at curbing population growth through various means.
With an area of 170,000 feddans, the NAC includes six residential districts.
Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy told press Sunday that the preparations for moving to the New Administrative Capital included digitizing 3.8 million documents.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and Housing Minister Essam el Gazzar to follow up the progress of some under-construction housing projects across the country.
The minister added that the first phase is planned to work in the first quarter of the year.
It is also aimed at discussing means of boosting joint cooperation in the field of housing and reconstruction, he pointed out.
President Abdel Fattah al Sisi arrived, Thursday at the Christmas Mass in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in the New Administrative Capital to wish Egyptians a Merry Christmas.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi instructed to design the New administrative capital's roads in order to reflect the philosophy of a modern state.
The meeting comes in light of the implementation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s directives regarding the start of the gradual transition of the governmental bodies to the new administrative capital by the end of December.
The event is hosted by Egypt in the New Administrative Capital on December 8-10.
The second monorail train at Eastern Cairo was installed Thursday over Moshir Axis in New Cairo.
