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| Egyptian billionaire offers to buy Med island for refugees | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 6 2015, 02:06 PM (143 Views) | |
| Guest | Sep 6 2015, 02:06 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/egypt-billionaire-offers-to-buy-med-island-for-refugees/ar-AAdV3I0 Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island off Greece or Italy and develop it to help hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from Syria and other conflicts. The telecoms tycoon first announced the initiative on Twitter. "Greece or Italy sell me an island, I'll call its independence and host the migrants and provide jobs for them building their new country," he wrote. More than 2,300 people have died at sea trying to reach Europe since January, many of them Syrians who fled their country's four-and-a-half year conflict. Sawiris said in a television interview that he would approach the governments of Greece and Italy about his plan. Asked by AFP whether he believed it could work, he said: "Of course it's feasible." "You have dozens of islands which are deserted and could accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees." Sawiris said an island off Greece or Italy could cost between $10 million and $100 million, but added the "main thing is investment in infrastructure". There would be "temporary shelters to house the people, then you start employing the people to build housing, schools, universities, hospitals. "And if things improve, whoever wants to go back (to their homeland) goes back," said Sawiris, whose family developed the popular El Gouna resort on Egypt's Red Sea coast. He conceded such a plan could face challenges, including the likely difficulty of persuading Greece or Italy to sell an island, and figuring out jurisdiction and customs regulations. But those who took shelter would be treated as "human beings," he said. "The way they are being treated now, they are being treated like cattle." Sawiris is the chief executive of Orascom TMT, which operates mobile telephone networks in a number of Middle Eastern and African countries plus Korea as well as underwater communications networks. He also owns an Egyptian television channel. |
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| Tybee | Sep 6 2015, 02:14 PM Post #2 |
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Sounds like a good plan. But of course it'll never get done because once he gets the different governments involved the politicians will be concerned first and foremost how they can become personally enriched through the process. If they see they're not going to get anything out of it personally, they'll tell this guy to go piss up a rope. |
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| Guest | Sep 6 2015, 03:50 PM Post #3 |
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Italy should just give them Lampedusa as they all attempt to go there, and Italy should transfer the invading migrants from all over Italy to that island. |
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| Guest | Sep 7 2015, 08:37 AM Post #4 |
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I've seen interviews with the 'refugees' and they are very fussy. They know which country they want to live in and they will not compromise. One girl stated the university she wants to attend once she gets there. This is just a massive, free-citizenship plot from those crafty towelheads. They deliberately created the turmoil they are "escaping". |
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| Guest | Sep 7 2015, 10:22 AM Post #5 |
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That's very true. Even in Scandinavian countries they have a massive invasion of people from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries because they think the government will give them a house, an expensive car, etc. Little do they know that there are long daylight hours in the summer and this means they have to fast for the entire time during the day during holidays. |
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| Guest | Sep 8 2015, 07:45 AM Post #6 |
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Angela Merkel will be surprised when all those new citizens vote her out of office and replace her with Mustapha Whomevah. |
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| Tybee | Sep 8 2015, 09:14 AM Post #7 |
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Wouldn't they have to become naturalized citizens first? I can't imagine these countries they're immigrating to are allowing them the vote right after entry. |
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