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Hana Abdelaziz
Property & Development Reporter
Covers real estate and urban development — housing supply and prices across Greater Cairo, Alexandria and the coast, the New Administrative Capital, developer finance, and the regulation that governs all of it. The beat is interested in occupancy rather than announcements: a project is assessed on units actually lived in, schools open and shops trading, because those are what turn built environment into a place. Marketing material is treated as marketing material.
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Latest stories by Hana Abdelaziz
Egypt's new property resale index shows demand outpacing new listings
Egypt's first index tracking contract-assignment resales recorded purchase requests rising faster than new listings in September, according to the platform behind the data, Aqar Exit.
16 Oct 2026
Mostafa Mohamed joins Konyaspor on three-year deal after Nantes relegation
Egyptian striker Mostafa Mohamed has completed a three-year, €750,000 move from Nantes to Konyaspor, returning to Turkish football after his French club's relegation to Ligue 2.
4 Sept 2026
Egypt extend Hossam Hassan's contract to 2030 after 20 wins in 35 matches
The Egyptian Football Association said on Tuesday it has extended Hossam Hassan's contract as national team coach until 2030, formalising a renewal its board approved in July. He has 20 wins, nine draws and six losses in 35 matches.
3 Sept 2026
A billion riyals for bricks: Saudi-Egyptian consortium Asl plans a SAR 1bn real estate and hospitality fund
Asl Holding — fresh from acquiring Zurich Developments and Saudi contractor Alkayan — plans to deploy about $266.7mn in its first year, with 1,000 hotel keys targeted within three years.
31 Aug 2026
Matrouh gets a new corniche and a new project — the north coast’s next chapter
The prime minister inaugurated the upgraded June 30 Corniche in Matrouh and launched construction on the Alam Al Roum project. What decides whether coastal development lasts.
30 Aug 2026
A new capital is built. Whether it becomes a city is a different question
Egypt's New Administrative Capital east of Cairo has ministries, infrastructure and towers. What turns built environment into an actual city is slower and less photogenic.
30 Aug 2026
