{"id":5154,"date":"2025-05-08T21:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diwanalomran.com\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:16:16","slug":"al-firdous-tourist-village-port-said-governorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diwanalomran.com\/en\/al-firdous-tourist-village-port-said-governorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Firdous Tourist Village, Port Said Governorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"217\"><strong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"186\">Area Name:<\/strong><br data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"189\" \/>Al-Firdous Tourist Village<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"414\"><strong data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"245\">Geographical Location:<\/strong><br data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"248\" \/>Located west of Port Said Governorate, within the West Port Said area, approximately 5 kilometers from the city center, adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea coastline.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"567\"><strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"457\">Date of Forced Eviction Commencement:<\/strong><br data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"460\" \/>Forced eviction operations began on <strong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"510\">6 May 2025<\/strong>, following prior eviction notices served to residents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"1045\">In a shocking scene during the early hours of <strong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"638\">Tuesday, 6 May 2025<\/strong>, residents of Al-Firdous Village, west of Port Said, were confronted by a large-scale security operation involving armored vehicles and Central Security trucks from the Port Said, Suez, and Ismailia Security Directorates. These forces were deployed to secure demolition equipment \u2014 including loaders and bulldozers \u2014 which began dismantling administrative buildings and service facilities in the village.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1502\">Amid residents\u2019 pleas, <strong data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1102\">Major General Tamer El-Samry<\/strong>, Port Said\u2019s Director of Security and head of the campaign, announced a <strong data-start=\"1175\" data-end=\"1199\">72-hour grace period<\/strong> to vacate residential units before demolitions would commence. However, according to residents\u2019 testimonies, the campaign began demolishing several privately-owned buildings \u2014 including those permanently inhabited \u2014 on the morning of <strong data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1454\">Wednesday, 7 May<\/strong>, without waiting for the grace period to end.<\/p>\n<hr dir=\"ltr\" data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1507\" \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1526\"><strong data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1524\">Key Actors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1952\">\n<li data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1556\">\n<p data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1556\"><strong data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1554\">Port Said Governorate<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1596\">\n<p data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1596\"><strong data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1594\">New Urban Communities Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1682\">\n<p data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1682\"><strong data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1623\">Ministry of Interior<\/strong> (security forces responsible for enforcing the eviction)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1753\">\n<p data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1753\"><strong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1712\">Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/strong> (issued directives for implementation)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1855\">\n<p data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1855\"><strong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1802\">General Organization for Physical Planning<\/strong> (responsible for planning and reviewing proposals)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1952\">\n<p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1952\"><strong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1906\">Security forces and alleged non-state actors<\/strong> (\u201cthugs,\u201d according to residents\u2019 accounts)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr dir=\"ltr\" data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"1957\" \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2435\"><strong data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"1992\">Proposed Development Project:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"1995\" \/>A new urban city named <strong data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2038\">\u201cWest Port Said\u201d<\/strong>, established under <strong data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2097\">Presidential Decree No. 550 of 2019<\/strong>, covering an area of <strong data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2139\">3,075.38 feddans<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2143\" \/>The master plan includes <strong data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2214\">residential, industrial, and tourism zones<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2218\" \/>The area is being replanned as part of the <strong data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2300\">National Urban Development Strategy<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2304\" \/>Additionally, <strong data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2333\">462 feddans<\/strong> were transferred from the General Authority for Fish Resources Development in favor of the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Area Name:Al-Firdous Tourist Village Geographical Location:Located west of Port Said Governorate, within the West Port Said area, approximately 5 kilometers from 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