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Egypt's industrial authority seizes lands from non-serious developers in 10th of Ramadan
October 8, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Egypt's Industrial Development Authority has begun cancelling industrial land allocations from developers who failed to meet construction deadlines.
- The authority's joint committee, accompanied by security forces, inspected 10th of Ramadan city and cancelled allocations of industrial plots whose owners exceeded time limits.
- The committee acted on directives from Industry Minister Khaled Hashem to accelerate recovery of underutilized state assets and return them to operation.
- The authority said the field campaign follows a strict timetable covering all industrial zones nationwide, aiming to redirect recovered lands to serious investors.
- The authority affirmed recovered lands will be re-listed through approved allocation channels with transparency to ensure equal opportunity.

