El Nasr Housing employees to sue five state officials over Uptown Cairo dispute with Emaar

The tired saga of Emaar vs. El Nasr Housing continues as employees of state-owned El Nasr Housing and Reconstruction have filed a lawsuit against five state officials, including the minister of justice and public enterprises, for damages they claim to have suffered as the result of a board decision to accept a EGP 100 mn settlement agreement with Emaar Misr. The plaintiffs claim Emaar owes El Nasr more than EGP 1 bn in compensation for a dispute related to land in the Uptown Cairo project, Al Shorouk reports.