03/09/15

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An Egyptian billionaire has offered to buy an island off Italy or Greece in order to rehouse hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Syria and other conflicts, Louisa Loveluck writes.

Naguib Sawiris, the 10th richest man in Africa, announced the initiative on Twitter, but said that he had not yet approached the Italian or Greek governments about his plan.

"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.

In a television interview, Mr Sawiris said he would approach the governments of Greece and Italy about his plan. He later told AFP news agency that it would involve giving "temporary shelters to house the people, then… employing the people to build housing, schools, universities, hospitals.”

It was not immediately clear whether Mr Sawiris would follow through on this plan, but the idea has been raised before.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/11840822/EU-migrant-crisis-Syrian-refugee-Aylan-Kurdi-who-fled-Kobane-live.html

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