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Announcements
The water company announced low pressure or cuts from noon on Monday 5 October 2026 in old Borg El Arab, Bahig, Abu Sir and El Gharbaniyat, because of works on the route of the high-speed electric train.
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The Governor of Alexandria held a public meeting at the technology centre attached to the Borg El Arab Markaz and City headquarters, hearing requests from residents of Amreya I, Amreya II and Borg El Arab.
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The water company announced low pressure and cuts from noon on Friday 11 September 2026 in old Borg El Arab, El Gharbaniyat and Abu Sir, while a main was replaced for the high-speed electric train.
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The governor held a public meeting at the Borg El Arab Markaz and City headquarters, hearing complaints from residents of Amreya I, Amreya II and Borg El Arab.
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Natgas announced it would fill the tank of the Borg El Arab pressure-reduction station, past the Bahig level crossing, with gas odorant on 29 July 2026, and reassured residents that this is routine.
Services
A one-day market was held on Anwar El Sadat Street in front of the Borg El Arab Markaz and City headquarters, on 400 square metres with 15 stalls.
Projects
The road works covered the road to the local unit in the village of Bahig, El Kholafaa El Rashideen Street off Anwar El Sadat Street, and El Mosheer Road to the end of El Gharbaniyat.
Services
Cleaning campaigns cleared 52 tonnes of waste and dust in old Borg El Arab and the villages of Bahig, Abu Sir and El Gharbaniyat.
Community & culture
The National Council for Women launched its «نورة» (Noura) programme for girls in Borg El Arab, with two training courses for facilitators from the villages of El Gharbaniyat and Abu Sir.
Services
The markaz’s campaigns removed unlicensed walls, took down wooden formwork and dealt with encroachments on state land in old Borg El Arab and the village of El Gharbaniyat.
Projects
The governor visited the comprehensive rehabilitation centre, one of the «حياة كريمة» (Decent Life) projects, run by the Shabab 2030 foundation, which cares for 273 children.
Services
The sewerage company held meetings and talks in the Borg El Arab villages covered by «حياة كريمة» (Decent Life) on looking after the networks and saving water.
Projects
The governor asked for each house connection to be switched on as soon as it is paid in full, and for free emptying for those who have paid. The sewerage projects in the area include 19 lifting stations and two treatment plants.
Announcements
The governor held a public meeting at the technology citizen service centre of Borg El Arab Markaz and City, hearing residents’ requests on infrastructure, regularising land, building licences and encroachments on state land.
Projects
The governor visited the «تحيا مصر» (Tahya Misr) family health unit, one of four health units built or upgraded for the markaz’s residents under «حياة كريمة» (Decent Life).
Projects
The governor visited the «السكة الحديد الجديد» water lifting station, a «حياة كريمة» (Decent Life) project with a 3,000 cubic metre ground tank and 5 pumps.
Services
The markaz removed unlicensed building work in the village of Bahig at once, taking down wooden formwork for ground and second floors.
Services
The markaz organised a free medical convoy at the «تحيا مصر» (Tahya Misr) health unit, which saw about 150 residents in several specialities.
Services
Before Eid al-Adha the markaz inspected shops, service and industrial premises for licences and for the safety of food and medicine, and 20 closure orders were issued.
Services
In wave 29 the markaz removed 10 unlicensed changes, among them wooden roofs, stockpiles, upper floors and rooms.
Services
The markaz removed a wall around 600 square metres and another around 1,000 square metres, enclosing a roofless room, on El Mostawda Street in the village of Bahig.
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The markaz’s campaigns cleared about 27 tonnes of waste and dust from nagaas in the village of Abu Sir, with mechanical sweeping and scraping on the airport road.
Services
The head of the markaz followed up the one-day market in old Borg El Arab, asking for basic goods to be available and for prices to be the same for all and clearly shown.
Announcements
The water company announced low pressure and a 20-hour cut from noon on Friday 24 April 2026 in old Borg El Arab, Abu Sir, El Gharbaniyat and Bahig, to complete the Mohamed Soliman axis.
Community & culture
The markaz held a celebration for Orphans’ Day and people with disabilities, titled «رسالة حب» (A message of love), with the Borg El Arab education administration, the rehabilitation centre’s nurseries and local charities.
Services
The markaz ran campaigns to remove encroachments and unlicensed changes in several villages: walls, stockpiles, buildings and fences.
Services
The head of the markaz followed up cleaning and lighting repairs around churches and monasteries, and the streets leading to them, in the town and the villages before Easter.
Projects
The deputy governor followed the handover of the new market in the village of Bahig, before it opens under «حياة كريمة» (Decent Life): 2,500 square metres with 30 shops and 16 stalls.
Community & culture
The head of the markaz visited the Church of the Virgin Mary and Saint Marina in the village of Bahig to greet the Copts for the feasts.
Services
The head of the markaz followed up the one-day market in old Borg El Arab; the same report covers cleaning campaigns in the town and the villages.
Services
In the second stage of wave 28 the markaz removed 3 unlicensed changes and an illegal wall around 1,000 square metres, and recovered two plots of state land.
Services
The head of the markaz visited the comprehensive rehabilitation centre in old Borg El Arab, run by the «شباب 2030» (Shabab 2030) foundation for people with disabilities.
Services
With the veterinary administration, the markaz began vaccinating stray dogs around schools and places residents had complained about: 20 dogs were vaccinated and 5 neutered.
Projects
The head of the water company followed the move of a 550-metre main on Hassan Allam Road at the entrance to old Borg El Arab, and of two large mains, to clear the way for the high-speed train.
Services
The markaz recovered two plots of state land, in the village of El Gharbaniyat and in Hawara, old Borg El Arab.
Services
The markaz went on inspecting shops and pharmacies and clearing street occupancy in the town and the villages; the campaign issued 12 reports and warnings.
Services
The markaz inspected shops and pharmacies and cleared street occupancy in old Borg El Arab and the villages of Bahig and Abu Sir, issuing 8 reports and warnings.
