CAIRO: A dispute over access regulations at a luxury residential and resort development on Egypt’s North Coast has ignited a wider debate on the balance between private investment and public rights. The controversy, at Emaar Misr’s Marassi project, began when homeowners there objected to the introduction of fees for access to certain beaches and services and an electronic system for regulating guest and visitor entry. Critics argue that the measures restrict the rights of property owners within the development.

CAIRO: A dispute over access regulations at a luxury residential and resort development on Egypt’s North Coast has ignited a wider debate on the balance between private investment…

Residents accuse exclusive Mediterranean resorts of imposing guest bans, access fees and restrictions they never agreed to, fueling lawsuits and a wider backlash over Gulf…