Share this Story: Egypt rushes to build public housing for new capital employeesEgypt rushes to build public housing for new capital employeesArticle content BADR CITY — Just outside a new capital in the desert east of Cairo, the Egyptian government has been racing to ready new homes for thousands of mid-level civil servants who are expected to move to the city. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On Saturday, Sisi inaugurated 9,024 housing units in the now-completed first phase. Article content The sprawling complex of public housing in Badr City is made up of uniform six-story apartment blocs, with four apartments on each floor. The government late last year began building public housing within the capital itself, said Abdul Muttalib Mamdouh, deputy head of the state New Urban Communities Authority.

Source: National Post August 16, 2021 17:26 UTC