Egypt's cabinet approves 12 decisions, extending deadlines for land legalization and building reconciliation

Egypt's cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, approved 12 decisions covering land, housing, tourism, health, and the Nile.

• The cabinet extended by six months the period for state land legalization requests and building violation reconciliation applications, the latter starting November 5, 2026.
• It approved extending the London exhibition "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" by four months, to January 3, 2027.
• The cabinet approved allocating 43 land plots in new cities to companies for purchase in US dollars from abroad.
• It reviewed the Health Accreditation and Control Authority's annual report, which stated it accredited 339 facilities in 2025/26, up from 202 the prior year.
• The report recorded 2,101 field inspection visits, a 22% increase across 24 governorates, and 95 training programs for about 18,000 trainees.
• The extension follows a request from the exhibition organizers due to strong visitor turnout for its roughly 180 artifacts.
• The extended period excludes time allocated for packing, transport, and shipping of the artifacts.
• The cabinet approved listing the national project to regulate the Nile and its branches as a major project in the water ministry's 2026-2029 budget.