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Water to be cut off in Giza Friday
Egypt
September 18, 2014
Water to be cut off in Giza Friday
The Drinking Water and Sanitation Company in Giza announced cutting off water to several areas of the governorate in order…
Egypt to file new proposals in Nile dam negotiations with Ethiopia
Egypt
August 11, 2014
Egypt to file new proposals in Nile dam negotiations with Ethiopia
Egypt has prepared new proposals to introduce during its negotiations with Ethiopia later this month over the controversial Renaissance Dam,…
Minister: Egypt suffers ‘severe water scarcity’
Egypt
January 27, 2014
Minister: Egypt suffers ‘severe water scarcity’
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Muttaleb said that the share of water for each Egyptian citizen stands…
Govt mulls increasing water prices
Business
November 6, 2012
Govt mulls increasing water prices
The government is considering increasing water prices for homes, industrial and commercial facilities to match the market price, in a…
Minister: LE80 billion needed to complete sanitary drainage network
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Minister: LE80 billion needed to complete sanitary drainage network
The government needs LE80 billion to continue building the country’s sanitary drainage network and about 15 years to implement the…
Monufiya water contamination details emerge during academic conference
Environment
October 19, 2012
Monufiya water contamination details emerge during academic conference
Leaked sewage and human error likely caused over 1,500 residents in the village of Sansaft in Monufiya governorate…
Minister: Dispute with Nile Basin countries does not prevent cooperation
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Minister: Dispute with Nile Basin countries does not prevent cooperation
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa Eddin said on Tuesday that the dispute over the Entebbe agreement between…
Cabinet to consider increasing consumer tap water prices
Egypt
September 23, 2012
Cabinet to consider increasing consumer tap water prices
The drinking water and sanitation facilities minister will ask the Cabinet to increase consumer tap water prices, as part of…
Official June tests showed Monufiya water was contaminated
Egypt
August 23, 2012
Official June tests showed Monufiya water was contaminated
Tests dating back to early June suggest Monufiya governorate officials knew local water supplies were unfit for drinking long before contaminated…
More than a thousand poisoned by Monufiya’s polluted water
Egypt
August 21, 2012
More than a thousand poisoned by Monufiya’s polluted water
Monufiya Governor Ashraf Hilal has suspended local water station employees and the directors of the local health department after more…