The government pledges to protect land plots in governorates across the country from encroachments, holding violators accountable, Invest-Gate reports.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issues orders to speed up efforts aimed at pushing forward economic development and tackling land encroachments nationwide, according to a released statement.

This comes as part of the ninth Governors’ Council meeting that aims to discuss and put into effect President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s directives for land protection and economic reform.