In his latest endeavor and Egyptian economy Mr. Naguib Sawiris announced that he would buy an island for The Syrian refugees.
http://twitter.com/NaguibSawiris/status/643433848131452928/photo/1
He tweeted that tweet that he offered to buy a $200 million island in Greece or Italy. When he tweeted this a few days ago and it was received with much applause but the people didn’t think he was serious about it just yet.
Greece or Italy sell me an island,ill call its independence and host the migrants and provide jobs for them building their new country
— Naguib Sawiris (@NaguibSawiris) September 1, 2015
But when he tweeted again about it and this time he added a photo of the proposal to buy an actual island with actual figures volunteer and framework to make it come true.
Here is a video of him speaking about the island.
He even found a name for the island, calling it ILAN after the deceased baby Aylan found dead on the shores of Turkey after trying to flee the war.
I found a name for the Island "ILAN "the young Syrian child thrown on turkish shore by the sea to remind us ! Now i need to find the Island!
— Naguib Sawiris (@NaguibSawiris) September 5, 2015