The Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island in the Mediterranean from Italy or Greece to help the Syrian refugees.
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
Crazy idea .. Maybe but at least temporary until they can return to their countries ??!!
— Naguib Sawiris (@NaguibSawiris) September 1, 2015
In a phone call to Khairy Ramadan on CBC-EG, Sawiris explained his idea: “both countries have many unpopulated small islands. I will talk to Italy as I have a good relationship with the government there. If not, Greece has a financial crisis, so I think they don’t have plans to develop these islands soon. We’ll develop and make these islands livable for refugees, providing jobs and a safe place until the war is over”.