EU migrant crisis: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris wants to buy an island to house Syrian refugees

David Cameron may be struggling to come up with a solution to the escalating refugee crisis, but one billionaire has an idea that he thinks might just work. 

 

Egyptian telecoms tycoon Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island – from “Greece or Italy”, make it independent and let Syrian refugees make it their new home. 

 

Jobs will come from migrants “building their new country”, he added. 

 

https://twitter.com/NaguibSawiris/status/638753801655177217 

 

Given there have been four million people displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict, it's likely he might need to buy a pretty big island – but if there's not enough room, no problem: he'll buy another one.

 

https://twitter.com/NaguibSawiris/status/639705335788380160 

 

He admits it's a crazy idea – but he's been getting lots of credit on Twitter for coming up with a solution. It certainly beats Cameron's plan so far…

 

https://twitter.com/NaguibSawiris/status/638754021470289920