El Sisi is adamant about reclaiming ‘occupied’ state land: The government is pressing ahead with its campaign to reclaim state-owned land from trespassers and will evaluate the progress on these efforts at the end of the month with input from governors “and the youth,” President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said at the inauguration of development projects in Damietta yesterday, Al Borsa reports. The president also discussed the effects of the EGP flotation on the country, saying that while it was tough for citizens, it gave the country a chance to increase industrial and agricultural exports, according to Al Shorouk. El Sisi instructed Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil to facilitate low-interest loans for workshop owners in the Damietta furniture city, the construction of which kicked off yesterday.

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