Egypt to build city on artificial island to protect Alexandria - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohammad Hanafi

Mohammad Hanafi

Nov 27, 2022

Artificial island — A picture shows a partial aerial view of the man-made Palm Jumeirah island built by Nakheel property giant off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Dubai on Dec. 17, 2009. — MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO — During a meeting with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Nov. 15, senior Egyptian officials discussed the establishment of the first-of-its-kind city called “New Abu Qir” on an artificial island off the coast of Alexandria in the Mediterranean.

The meeting came on the sidelines of the UN climate summit COP27 that Egypt hosted in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18.

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