The law allowing for the repossession of illegally occupied land seized by the government will come into effect next week, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail announced during a press conference yesterday. The legislation will set the legal terms and measures for the owners to buy back land seized under the state’s campaign. Violating the new law — which was already approved by the House of Representatives — could result in permanent land seizure, the Prime Minister warned, adding that the state will continue to clear unlicensed developments, as it has been doing for the last several months under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s orders.

Separately, Egypt plans to retain the same levels of international funding in FY2017-18 as the year before, the Prime Minister added.

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