The Egyptian government responds to the forced displacement of some citizens

The Media Center of the Council of Ministers in Egypt revealed the details of the circulating news regarding the forced displacement of the people of the Arish port area from their homes without compensation under the pretext of development.

The center explained that it contacted the North Sinai Governorate, which denied these reports, stressing that there is no truth to forcibly displacing the people of the Arish port area from their homes without compensating them under the pretext of development.

The North Sinai Governorate stressed the payment of necessary compensation to all homeowners that will be removed in favor of the project, before starting to evacuate the area. Al-Raysa or a plot of land of 120 square meters in the Al-Rayseh area.

She explained that what the Al-Arish port area is witnessing is a comprehensive development and expansion process of the port, to reach the berth to 1.5 km and deepen the port to reach 14 metres, as the Arish port is the main gateway for the export of Sinai products of coal, cement and glass sand, in addition to the establishment of the logistic area next to the port of Al-Arish , to provide many job opportunities for the youth of the governorate, as with the accession of Arish Port to the Suez Canal Ports Authority, it becomes an international port that receives giant ships, noting that a general plan has been drawn up to develop the port in coordination with the Suez Canal Authority, which aims to increase the depths from 7 meters to 14 meters so that It allows the entry of ships with a tonnage of up to 40 thousand tons, allowing the reception of ships of greater tonnage and depths.

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