The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) will begin the first phase of the Warraq Island development in 1H 2020, Al Shorouk reports. The authority will spend more than EGP 1 bn constructing 10k housing units and other infrastructure during the initial phase. NUCA last week purchased 300 feddans on the island and remains in negotiations with the landowners for the remaining 200 feddans.