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Govt plans expansion in desert through wooded forests
October 26, 2014
Govt plans expansion in desert through wooded forests
The government, represented by the ministries of Agriculture, Housing, Irrigation and Environment, is studying expansion into the desert throughout different…
EU set to allow car emissions into carbon trading market
October 24, 2014
EU set to allow car emissions into carbon trading market
The European Union is set to make it easier to bring road transport emissions into the carbon trading market, a…
US First Solar to invest in Egypt by next year, executive director says
October 22, 2014
US First Solar to invest in Egypt by next year, executive director says
The US company, First Solar, is looking into operating in Egypt by next year, Middle East Executive Director Ahmed Nada…
Minister: Egypt receives 3 international offers worth US$5 bn to set up coal power plants
October 21, 2014
Minister: Egypt receives 3 international offers worth US$5 bn to set up coal power plants
The ministry of electricity received three offers from Chinese, American and German companies to generate electricity from coal with a…
Alex royal jewelry museum reopened after 3-year closure
October 19, 2014
Alex royal jewelry museum reopened after 3-year closure
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty and Alexandria Governor Tarek al-Mahdy reopened on Sunday the Royal Jewelry Museum after three years of…
Saturn moon may have ‘life-friendly’ underground ocean: scientists
October 17, 2014
Saturn moon may have ‘life-friendly’ underground ocean: scientists
Saturn’s battered moon Mimas may have a thin global ocean buried miles beneath its icy surface, raising the prospect of…
Climate summit: Businesses go green, little faith in UN climate plan
October 16, 2014
Climate summit: Businesses go green, little faith in UN climate plan
Uncertainties about long-term curbs on greenhouse gas emissions meant to be agreed at a UN summit in 2015 will not…
Misr Beni Suef Cement to build coal mill
October 16, 2014
Misr Beni Suef Cement to build coal mill
Misr Beni Suef Cement announced on Wednesday, it reached an agreement to build a coal mill worth LE200 million in…
Tourism ministry rents out 19th century royal residence
October 14, 2014
Tourism ministry rents out 19th century royal residence
Stanly for Investment and Real State Development has won a 10-year usufruct for the 19th century Salamlek royal palace after…
‘Egypt’s Sunken Treasures’ to be exhibited in three European countries
October 14, 2014
‘Egypt’s Sunken Treasures’ to be exhibited in three European countries
The Board of Directors of the Supreme Council of Antiquities agreed in its last session, chaired by Mamdouh Al-Damaty, Minister…