Egypt: Al-Sisi sets 2025 deadline for port, railway, and road development projects

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has instructed the government to finish the development projects at ports, railways, and roads by 2025.

On Sunday, at the “Story of A Nation between Vision and Achievement” conference in the New Administrative Capital, President Al-Sisi said: “We are aiming to complete the development of the port of Alexandria and other ports, and the projects to develop railways and roads in 2025, not 2030.”

Al-Sisi warned that building is always harder than destroying, saying, “We must close any loophole that could be exploited by those who use modern war systems to demolish states because modern war does not depend on direct attack from abroad, which has huge consequences.

He said that the government’s measures aim to protect national security, despite the high costs they incur under difficult circumstances.

The president said that the state has provided alternative housing for unplanned areas for EGP 85bn to give families living in unplanned areas decent housing and a decent life.

He said that the government spent EGP 10trn on projects only, because Egyptian companies carried out those projects with investments that could have reached EGP 30trn “if they were done by foreign companies.

In another context, President Al-Sisi praised the role of judicial authorities and bodies in consolidating and protecting constitutional principles, upholding the rule of law, and safeguarding the rights of citizens, to achieve justice and contribute to enhancing stability and social peace.

He stressed that the state is keen on the independence of the judiciary and non-interference in its affairs as a well-established approach, along with the continuous effort to develop, modernize, and enhance its capabilities, in line with the current developments and changes, and conduct its procedures with the required speed.