Following the recent Arish, north Sinai, tragedy, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Communities is to relocate Copts in its El Mustakbel Project in Ismailia, Invest-Gate reports.

According to New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) statement, NUCA, in cooperation with the governorate, will give victims temporary residential units until they are able to return back to their origins.

Around 47 coptic families were forced to emigrate their home towns in Arish, north Sinai, following threats by terrorist groups who also killed seven copts during the past week, according to state-owned Al Ahram.