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Street lighting repaired in Mohsen and on El Bakatoushi Road
Broken LED floodlights replaced and cut cables reconnected, relighting 10 floodlights on El Bakatoushi Road.
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The district head inspects the Mohamed Naguib excavation after residents’ complaints
A site visit with the project’s engineers, the sewerage sector and the gas and water utilities to check safety around the excavation and the neighbouring homes.
Announcements
Food premises inspected on Malak Hefny and Khalil Hamada streets
13 premises visited, 5 violation reports and 6 warnings issued, and juices of unknown origin and expired snacks destroyed.
Services
The weekly public meeting hears 42 residents
Complaints on engineering, building settlements, the environment, shop licences, rural development, advertising, road occupancy and cleaning.
Services
A health day at the technology centre for staff and visiting residents
Sugar and blood pressure checks, women’s health services and early cancer screening, with the Montazah medical administration.
Services
Free national ID cards for women at the El Seyouf 2 youth centre
115 women had a card issued for the first time, renewed, or updated with a new marital status, address or qualification.
Community & culture
“Shield of Safety”: a seminar on awareness against harassment
Held by the public relations and media department with the Ahl El Tawfik charity for students of the Higher Institute of Social Work as their training at the district began.
Services
An awareness campaign on addiction and the free, confidential 16023 helpline
Organised by the population unit with the Fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction at the real estate tax office and around it, reaching 412 people.
Services
The one-day market in El Fasha Square, every Monday and Tuesday
About 15 stalls of staples, vegetables, meat and school supplies at up to 20% off, at Sidi Bishr tram stop.
Projects
Works on the three-school street at Masaken El Obour, Ras El Soda
Cleaning, rubbish removal, illegal kiosks taken down, sewer repairs, a school wall painted and tree planting begun, in response to complaints.
Projects
The 2027/2028 paving and lighting plan discussed with the area’s members of parliament
Paving first for streets where utility works are finished and for the areas in most need, and better street lighting in several areas.
Projects
Streets in Mohsen and El Falaki made ready for asphalt
Souq Street in Mohsen, Old School Street and the side streets of Street 16 El Eslah in El Falaki, once the earth layer was ready.
Community & culture
An awareness campaign on sorting waste at source, on Gezirat El Dahab beach
The district and the central administration for tourism and resorts tell beachgoers about sorting waste at source and the harm done by bin scavenging.
Community & culture
The “Alexandria Rejoices” festival on Gezirat El Dahab beach
Traditional games, sport, and health and awareness services for beachgoers, in the initiative’s fifth edition.
Services
A full medical and awareness convoy in El Seyouf Shamaa
Examinations in internal medicine, paediatrics, dermatology and women’s health, diabetes and blood pressure checks, and free medicine for those who qualified.
Community & culture
Free swimming lessons for orphaned children from the child protection committee
A weekly session for over a year with specialist coaches; this time 11 children from the Tahseen El Seha home took part.
Community & culture
“Happiness Makers” on Mahmoud Said beach for young women with disabilities
Music, games, meals and blood pressure and sugar checks, organised by the district’s public relations department with local charities.
Community & culture
The “Friends’ Counsellor” programme for children, with El Maamoura psychiatric hospital
Run by the child protection committee to build communication and teamwork skills, with 30 pupils and 11 supervisors from several schools.
Community & culture
A talk on Mahmoud Said beach on preventing rabies and dealing safely with stray dogs
Held for beachgoers by the population unit with the beaches department and the veterinary directorate.
Projects
Souq Street restored from the El Saayda bridge to the Mahmoudiya axis
The road put back once the utility works were done, with the roads directorate and the telecoms, power, gas and water companies.
Services
Settlement files at the technology centre to be handled faster
A review of building-violation settlement files and public shop licences, and a hearing for residents at the centre.
Services
Spraying against mosquitoes and flying insects in the rural hamlets
Ezbet Faraoun, Ezbet Kordon, Mohsen 9 and 10, Kobri Iskandar, Ezbet Mirza and the International Road at 45.
Community & culture
The “Be Productive” exhibition of products by women heads of household
The equal opportunities unit’s monthly exhibition gives women heads of household free stands to show and sell their products, on 27 and 28 July 2026.
Services
A full medical convoy in Ezbet El Nakhl
97 internal medicine, 85 paediatric and 42 family planning patients seen, with free medicine for everyone.
Community & culture
A talk for mothers on “brain rot” and too much screen time
The child protection committee explains to mothers of pupils at Ali Ibn Abi Talib School how fast digital content affects children, and what to offer instead.
Services
The El Fasha Square one-day market, with free health checks
About 17 stalls at more than 20% off, and a “100 Million Healthy Lives” team checking blood pressure and sugar, on 6 and 7 July 2026.
Community & culture
Summer activities for children at Ali Gad Experimental School
Workshops through the week in Arabic calligraphy, drawing, Italian and personal development, run by the population unit with the El Montazah I education administration.
Projects
Khaled Ibn El Walid Street being prepared as a pedestrian promenade
The street closed to vehicles from the Corniche to Khalil Hamada Street, encroachments and metal awnings removed, kerbs and posts painted.
Announcements
The unlicensed premises committee closes and seals two premises
Five premises visited on Street 24 in El Fadali, Edfina Company Street and Street 63 in Sidi Bishr Qibli, and the unlicensed ones asked to regularise.
Announcements
Gardens and beaches made ready for Eid al-Adha
A round of the public gardens and beaches to check cleaning, toilets and encroachments along the Corniche, with daily checks through the holiday.
Announcements
Butchers and sacrifice-animal tents inspected before Eid al-Adha
Checks on meat quality and health rules in several streets, and EGP 275,000 collected in fines.
Announcements
Removal orders carried out on five unlicensed buildings in old El Maraghi
In the first phase of the 29th wave of removals, orders were carried out on seven unlicensed changes behind Nassim School in the rural hinterland.
Services
A full medical convoy at the great mosque and the church of El Zawayda
Free examinations and medicine in Ezbet El Zawayda, talks on girls’ education and early marriage, and a list of women who want national ID cards.
Announcements
The district head’s regular meeting with members of the House and the Senate
Residents’ requests and the areas proposed for next year’s investment plan.
Announcements
The child protection committee reviews 10 reports in April
The committee’s monthly meeting, chaired by the district head, reviewed the cases received and the work plan for May.
Services
The weekly public meeting hears 21 residents
Complaints on engineering, legal affairs, road occupancy, building settlements and shop licences, and answers at the meeting on the zoning of areas under the old rent law.
Services
A full medical convoy for the people of Darbala
Free examinations and medicine in internal medicine, paediatrics, family planning and obstetrics and gynaecology, with “100 Million Healthy Lives” screening.
Services
The technology centre’s work checked and residents’ complaints taken up
Residents at the centre heard, with instructions to simplify procedures and cut the time a service takes.
Community & culture
A seminar on using less and building a greener future
An awareness seminar held by the district’s public relations and media department with the Khalik Egabi association, joined by the Al-Azhar convoy and the Environmental Affairs Agency.
Community & culture
El Montazah I’s beaches cleaned under the “Clean Alexandria Environment” initiative
More than 40 volunteers picked up about 50 kg of plastic waste from Gezirat El Dahab, Beau Rivage, Mahmoud Said and Miami beaches.
Announcements
An illegal building at risk of collapse on Ibrahim Bashir Street handed over for demolition
A ground-and-first-floor building of about 120 square metres, the subject of an urgent matters court ruling, was handed to the demolition contractor.
Announcements
The district’s executive council on rural roads, cleaning and unsafe buildings
The El Tawfikiya and Ezbet El Bahr roads, rubbish collection points, building permits issued before 2011, and a request to cover the Faraoun drain.
Community & culture
Egyptian Children’s Day and Orphans’ Day at the Tahseen El Seha home
About 200 children, among them children with cancer, orphans and children with disabilities, enjoyed shows and puppet theatre in El Ras El Soda.
Services
A burst water pipe repaired on Galal Hammad Street
A quick response to a report of a burst pipe and standing water on the street off Khaled Ibn El Walid, with the pipe and the asphalt repaired.
Services
314 free national ID cards for women
First cards, renewals and changes of marital status, address and qualification; the district head handed some over in his office.
Announcements
A large campaign against informal waste sorting and scavenging at Masaken El Amrican
Two illegal kiosks removed, and about 3 tonnes and 300 kg of sacks and 210 kg of scrap taken away.
Services
Rainwater drainage followed on the ground during the bad weather
A day-long round covering Mostafa Kamel, Malak Hefny and Khaled Ibn El Walid streets, El Falaki, Darbala, the Corniche and the district’s underpasses.
Community & culture
The school dropout committee looks at causes and remedies
Recommendations included more work by school social workers, closer contact with parents, and a survey of areas that need new schools.
Announcements
Fuel stations and service-taxi ranks checked against the new fares
A round of fuel stations and the main service-taxi ranks, and a call to report any overcharging.
Projects
The Ezbet Faraoun drain cleared along 300 metres
The district’s rural development department did the work to keep the water flowing and stop waste building up.
Projects
The El Abyari road levelled in the rural hinterland
200 metres of the dirt road from Ezbet El Abyari to the International Road.
Services
The one-day market on Malak Hefny Qibli Street, throughout Ramadan
Next to the Sidi Bishr level crossing every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with about 15 stalls with discounts of more than 20%, alongside the “Ahlan Ramadan” initiative.
Announcements
District secretary-general Ahmed Ibrahim honoured on his retirement
The district head honoured him for his career and his years of work at the district.
Services
The weekly public meeting and a round of the technology centre
The weekly public meeting at the district headquarters, chaired by the district head, after a round of the technology centre.
Services
A full medical and awareness convoy in Ezbet El Zawayda
Free examinations and medicine in several specialties, talks on saving water and family planning, and an exhibition of women’s club products.
Services
159 free national ID cards for women at the Mohsen youth centre
The mission covered renewals, changes of details and first-time cards.
Community & culture
“A Different Union with a Professional Leader”: a programme for secondary pupils
25 pupils learned about the Child Law, children’s rights and leadership skills, to take the initiative back to their schools.
Services
A campaign on stray dogs in Darbala
20 dogs vaccinated against rabies and 2 sterilised, after repeated complaints from residents.
Services
The one-day market at its new site on El Bikbashi El Eissawy Street
In front of the cultural centre in Sidi Bishr Bahari, with discounts of more than 20%, with stalls for home producers.
Services
The mobile notary van outside the technology centre
The van offers the real-estate registry’s services outside the technology centre at the district headquarters.
Announcements
The House of Representatives runoff followed across the district
The district has 36 main and 91 sub-committees: 59 in the Montazah 1 police section and 32 in Montazah 3.
Announcements
The new district head starts at the technology centre
Walid Ali Morsi spent his first day as district head at the technology centre, hearing residents.
Services
The one-day market in El Fasha Square: 37 stalls, 10 for home producers
Three days, 29 to 31 December 2025, at more than 20% off staples, vegetables, meat and clothes.
Services
A full medical convoy in Ezbet El Bakatoshi
Free examinations and medicine in internal medicine, paediatrics, family planning and obstetrics, and a talk on fixing small water faults at home.
Community & culture
Handmade-goods exhibitors at the one-day market honoured
The exhibitors, among them women heads of household and people with disabilities, honoured for a year of taking part, with talk of new training workshops.
Community & culture
The child protection committee pays school fees and gives out infant milk
Under the “We Will Learn, Full Stop” initiative, fees were paid for pupils from families most in need, and infant milk went to families who cannot afford it.
Services
The weekly public meeting hears 30 residents
14 complaints for the engineering department and 7 on street occupancy; the meeting is held every Wednesday at the district headquarters.
Services
Free national ID cards for 161 women at the El Bakatoshi youth centre
A photo mission on Saturday 29 November 2025, part of the international “16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women” campaign.
Services
A full medical convoy in Ezbet El Nakhl
125 internal medicine, 110 paediatric and 51 family planning patients seen, with free medicine for everyone.
Announcements
Eight unlicensed tutoring centres closed and sealed
The centres were fully emptied before being closed, on streets in El Ras El Soda, El Falaki and El Seyouf, under Law 420 of 2014.
Projects
The Khourshid canal and the Gharbi 2 drain cleared ahead of the rains
200 metres of the Khourshid canal and 150 metres of the Gharbi 2 drain, in the district’s plan for the storm season.
Projects
Three streets in Sidi Bishr Bahari resurfaced
Mohamed Nayel, El Daawa El Islamiya and El Yasmine streets, restored after the electricity company moved cables crossing the new metro project.
Services
The one-day market in El Fasha Square: about 25 food stalls and 12 for home producers
The market is held every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Sidi Bishr tram stop, with mobile service vans and free medical checks.
Community & culture
The monthly “Be Productive” exhibition at the district headquarters
A free stand for products made by women heads of household, people with disabilities and women’s clubs, over three days.