The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing and its Egyptian counterpart signed an agreement to develop an executive program RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Egypt have signed an agreement to increase cooperation in the areas of housing and urban development. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing and its Egyptian counterpart signed an agreement on Thursday to develop an executive program, SPA reported. The agreement sets out a detailed program for exchanging expertise between the two countries said Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr, the ministry’s undersecretary for customer service.