Egypt 2026 Forum opens in New Administrative Capital; Sisi joins urban development session

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi's Egypt 2026 Forum opened Monday in the New Administrative Capital, running through October 24 to debate development and citizens' quality of life.

• The Egypt 2026 Forum opened Monday in the New Administrative Capital, scheduled through October 24 around four development axes.
• Sisi attended Tuesday's urban development session, the second day's core discussion.
• Madbouly said the state redeveloped more than 350 unsafe areas once housing 350,000 families and completed "Hayat Karima" phase one at a cost of 450 billion pounds.
• Madbouly said the state plans 39 new cities by 2050, with 27 underway, and that New Alamein attracted a million tourists this year.
• Sisi said all leaders eventually depart but Egypt remains, citing population growth of nearly 30 million since 2011.
• Madbouly called the forum a two-way dialogue with over 17 million website views, citing citizens' main concerns over education, prices and health.
• Al-Azhar University president Mahmoud Siddiq called the forum a platform for building the Egyptian citizen, stressing investment in people.
• Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said about 95 million citizens benefited from state health initiatives over eight years at a cost of 44 billion pounds.
• Abdel Ghaffar said out-of-pocket health spending fell to 57% from 62%, and mortality among people aged 30–70 declined by 26%.
• Abdel Ghaffar said President Sisi will very soon inaugurate the Egyptian plasma manufacturing plant, backed by a six-month strategic medicine stockpile.
• Madbouly said traffic congestion costs Egypt $8–10 billion annually, with average car speeds reaching just 8–10 km/h in some areas.
• Madbouly said public-private partnership projects, including with Talaat Moustafa Group, will inject 11 trillion pounds and create about 6 million jobs.