MP drafting new law to regulate billboards in Egypt

House Rep. Mohamed Zein is preparing a draft law to regulate billboards, which he says pose a safety hazard due to their being a distraction, Egyptian Streets reports. According to Zein, some billboards are also put up without proper licensing or permission. The government had approved in January a similar piece of legislation, which would set regulations for the issuance of licenses for new billboards and regulate the content of the ads they carry. It remains unclear what the fate of the government’s bill is.