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Egypt minister announces urgent plan to amend reconciliation and environment laws
October 26, 2026 at 07:26 AM
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لجنة برئاسة منال عوض لمتابعة تنفيذ توصيات منتدى مصر 2026 فى ملفات التنمية المحلية
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تحرك عاجل لتعديل قانوني التصالح والبيئة تنفيذًا لتوصيات منتدى مصر 2026
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منال عوض: تحرك عاجل لتقديم التعديلات التشريعية على قانوني التصالح والبيئة
(opens the publisher’s site)Manal Awad, Egypt's minister of local development and environment, has announced an urgent plan to implement Egypt Forum 2026 recommendations.
- Awad said the plan includes legislative amendments to the building reconciliation law and the environment law to criminalize illegal tree cutting.
- She directed the formation of a committee under her chairmanship to translate forum recommendations into executive procedures.
- Awad announced steps to accelerate the second and third phases of the "Decent Life" rural development initiative.
- She said the ministry will establish industrial complexes in 1,000 villages by 2030 under the "productive village" initiative.
- The committee will coordinate with relevant ministries to prepare executive plans, following directives from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
- The agenda also includes easing reconciliation-law enforcement, expanding afforestation, and upgrading local roads.