Egypt cabinet approves compensations for 304 residents affected by ring road expansion

Egypt's cabinet has approved building compensations for 304 residents whose structures on state land conflict with the ring road development and expansion project.

• The Ministry of Transport published a video detailing social-compensation disbursements to residents of buildings removed for the ring road expansion in Cairo and Giza.
• The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, decided to pay social assistance to 304 cases inhabiting buildings on state-owned land conflicting with the project.
• The ministry said the compensation system initially excluded some flat owners, and the latest cabinet decision added building compensation for this category.
• The ministry confirmed it does not resort to expropriation, following President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's directive to secure a safe life for citizens.