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Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Egypt unveils ‘Jirian': Ambitious new desert city with artificial Nile channel promises three million homes, jobs boom
CAIRO, June 2 — Egypt on Sunday unveiled plans for a vast new urban development west of Cairo where a man-made channel of the River Nile will eventually wind through what was once arid desert. The new city, named Jirian meaning 'Flow' in Arabic, is part of Egypt's Nile Delta scheme, a massive agricultural initiative aiming to reclaim about 2.5 million acres west of the original Nile Delta. The ambitious agricultural project, which started in 2021, seeks to boost production of strategic crops such as wheat and corn while reducing the North African country's food import bill. The project is the latest in a string of megaprojects launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in recent years, including a new administrative capital east of Cairo. While officials say these projects are key to Egypt's long-term growth, they have also contributed to the country's soaring foreign debt, which quadrupled since 2015 to reach US$155.2 billion (RM660 billion) by late 2024. The country has also received billions of dollars from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union to ensure its financial stability, with the EU pledging billions more last month. At a launch event on Sunday, Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli called the Jirian project 'an urban and development revolution'. He added that it would create 250,000 jobs and serve as the cornerstone of a wider development zone equivalent in size to four to five governorates. 'We are talking about full-spectrum development,' he told reporters, describing a sprawling urban zone that will include industry, logistics hubs and homes for 'between 2.5 and 3 million families'. The government did not disclose the total cost of the project which is being developed in partnership with three major Egyptian real estate firms. The new Nile Delta project comes at a time when Egypt is already under pressure to secure its water future. With 97 per cent of its fresh water sourced from the Nile, the country has been locked in a years-long dispute with Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Cairo fears could reduce downstream water flows. Developers said that a canal connected to the Nile will run through the heart of the 1,680-acre Jirian city, occupying a fifth of its total area and serving both as a scenic centrepiece and an irrigation source for surrounding farmland. The project will feature luxury residences, 80-storey skyscrapers, international universities and hospitals, an eco-friendly hotel, commercial zones as well as a cultural and media district, they added. It will also lie just minutes away from the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is due to fully open in July, the Giza Pyramids and nearby Sphinx international airport. Construction began five months ago and is expected to be completed within five years, according to the project's developers. — AFP
Egypt Today
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
Egypt returns 71 citizens from Libya
CAIRO - 23 May 2025: Egypt has returned 71 citizens who requested to return to Cairo on Friday. The 71 citizens have previously submitted their data in the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli. Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken all necessary measures to secure the return of all 71 citizens without bearing any financial responsibility. These measures came as a result of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al Sisi directives to ensure the safety of Egyptians in Libya and provide a safe return to whom wishes to come back.
Egypt Today
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
President Sisi greets Egyptian people on holy month of Ramadan
CAIRO – 28 February 2025: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al Sisi greeted on Friday, Egyptian people on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. President Sisi addressed Egyptians on his social media accounts saying: 'To the great Egyptian people, in these blessed days, I am pleased to send you my sincere greetings on the occasion of the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan; the month of mercy, forgiveness and blessings. I pray to God Almighty to return this blessed month to us all with goodness, blessings and prosperity, and to achieve peace for our noble people'. President Sisi has also extended his warmest Ramadan greetings to the Egyptian Muslim community abroad in a congratulatory message conveyed by the nation's embassies and consulates. 'I am pleased to send you my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes on the blessed month of Ramadan, from which we draw the noble values of compassion, cooperation, and solidarity,' Sisi said. He wished the Muslim community abroad continued health and success, and for the nation further stability, progress, and prosperity. In Egypt, Dar Al-Ifta, the central authority responsible for issuing religious fatwas, announced Tomorrow, Saturday as the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. Also, according to astronomical calculations, Ramadan is expected to start in Egypt tonight, with the first day of fasting on Saturday, during which Muslims will fast from before dawn until sunset.
Egypt Today
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
Official reception for Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema at Al-Ittihadiya Palace
CAIRO – 24 February 2025: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al Sisi received on Monday Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo. During the official reception of Zambia President, the guards of honor were reviewed, and the national anthems of the two countries were played. According to an earlier statement by the Egyptian precedency, the two leaders are expected to hold talks on ways to forge closer bilateral relations and enhance consultations on regional developments.
