Egypt's irrigation minister: Alexandria beach restoration to finish before next summer

Irrigation Minister Hani Sweilem announced Alexandria's beach restoration project will be completed ahead of next summer.

• Sweilem met with Alexandria Governor Ayman Attia and Arab Academy head Ismail Abdel Ghaffar to review ongoing and planned beach protection work.
• Sweilem said the beach restoration project will be finished before next summer, following directives from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
• The meeting reviewed the two-kilometer first-phase coastal protection project from Bir Masoud to Al-Mahrousa and a 600-meter second phase at Loran.
• Attia said beach protection projects are a strategic file for the governorate, safeguarding citizens, infrastructure and property from climate-related coastal risks.