EGYPT: Cairo approves $18m from KFAED for 2 desalination plants in Sinai – Egypt The $18 million loan recently approved by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi is intended for the construction of seawater desalination plants to supply drinking water to two new towns in the North Sinai governorate. The Egyptian government wants to build a desalination plant in Rafah, a city that Cairo decided to raze in 2015 to build a new one to extend a security buffer between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. This real estate project is highly strategic, as Rafah is the only crossing point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave. (LINK). HIWI042021-08-11T14:34:40+02:00