Ras el hekma: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli instructed officials to speed up work on roads and utilities in Shams El Hekma and Ras El Hekma, stressing the need to increase labor and equipment to meet timelines and support residents with proper services.

According to State Information Service Egypt, Madbouli held a meeting at the Ras El Hekma City Authority during a visit to projects in Egypt's northwestern coast, where he reviewed updates on the Ras El Hekma and Shams El Hekma projects. The meeting was attended by Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Sherif El Sherbini, Matrouh Governor Khaled Shuaib, and other officials.

During the talks, El Sherbiny stated that the New Urban Communities Authority is executing infrastructure works for alternative land in Shams El Hekma and the zones south of the high-speed rail project. These include housing, services, commercial zones, and main road networks.

The minister reported that utility works in the urgent areas of Shams El Hekma, including water, sewage, fire systems, and stormwater drainage, have been completed. He also mentioned that the first phase of a wastewater plant covering 3,800 feddans is complete. Additionally, a 28-class school under construction is now 80% complete and expected to open next school year.

Infrastructure contracts have been awarded to top contractors for three tribal areas: 250 feddans for the Sanakra, 350 for the Zaeirat, and 185 for the Gomaiyat.