Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian billionaire, has on Monday in Cairo disclosed his plan to buy an island for refugees. He said his plan was to buy a Mediterranean island from Greece or Italy, to house the world’s refugees, especially people fleeing to Europe from war-torn countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Sawiris said the choice of Greece or Italy has become imperative because there are dozens of empty islands off both countries that could house 100,000 to 200,000 people. “It’s a very simple solution, they sell the island to me and I’ll make a temporary shelter for these people.
“I’ll make a small port or marina for the boats to land there. I’ll employ the people to build their own homes, schools, a hospital, a university, a hotel,’’ he said.
The billionaire said European countries have taken a hard line on refugees and are refusing to accept any more.
Sawiris said they argued that welcoming them would send the wrong signal to people smugglers. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Funny billionaire. So you can't find an island in Egypt to buy? Some people love to play to the gallery. You should start by donating cash and materials to the refugees before buying the island. I pity Germany, Austria, France and other countries accepting these guys because in about a year, suocide bombs will start to explode everywhere.
ReplyDeleteRead the news very well and understand. He said people are fleeing to Europe and not Egypt. What I see there is, in the end, the people may seek independencefrom whichever country the island is.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much sawiris the billionaire. God will continue to provide for you.
ReplyDelete21st century slavery. He buys an Island from Greece or Italy; he herds 200,000 refugees (slaves) into his Island; he uses them to build his own empire, hotels, homes, etc; he tells the world he is doing the slaves a great favor. These un-conscientious evil business people will always seek for a way to profit from people's misfortune. Shame!
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