Environment Ministry
Environment authority files claim against oil co. over Ras Gharib spill
Egypt
July 18, 2019
Environment authority files claim against oil co. over Ras Gharib spill
The Environment Affairs Authority in Hurghada filed on Thursday a claim against the General Petroleum Company over a Ras Gharib…
Minister: Egypt’s Environment Ministry seeks to replace plastic bags
Environment
July 7, 2019
Minister: Egypt’s Environment Ministry seeks to replace plastic bags
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced on Sunday that the ministry has begun work on phasing out plastic bags…
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
Egypt
July 6, 2019
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
The Environment Ministry announced Friday that it spotted crude oil spill pollution covering 1,500 meters of the coastal area of…
Egypt installs 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide: Minister
Environment
April 3, 2019
Egypt installs 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide: Minister
Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced the installation of 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide, under the National Network for…
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
Environment
February 26, 2019
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry is about to finish setting a tariff for electric power generation – the purchase price of energy…
Environment Ministry denies privatization of nature reserves
Egypt
January 11, 2019
Environment Ministry denies privatization of nature reserves
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment denied the government’s intention to privatize natural reserves in Egypt. The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision…
Environment minister announces plans to develop protected areas for Sinai, Red Sea
Egypt
January 2, 2019
Environment minister announces plans to develop protected areas for Sinai, Red Sea
Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad announced a plan for the development of the Sinai and Red Sea natural reserves, implemented…
Egypt has disposed of 99% of its environmentally harmful material: Minister
Environment
September 17, 2018
Egypt has disposed of 99% of its environmentally harmful material: Minister
Minister of Environment Yasmeen Fouad announced that Egypt has succeeded in disposing 99 percent of its material hazardous to…
Egypt’s Environment Ministry to establish crocodile farm at Lake Nasser
Environment
August 29, 2018
Egypt’s Environment Ministry to establish crocodile farm at Lake Nasser
Egypt’s Environment Ministry will begin investing in crocodiles by raising them at a 160 acre farm near Lake Nasser,…
Endangered blue whale spotted for first time in Red Sea: Environment Ministry
Environment
May 31, 2018
Endangered blue whale spotted for first time in Red Sea: Environment Ministry
A blue whale was spotted on Thursday for the first time in the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba and…