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Egypt disposes 80 million tons of garbage annually: Environment Minister
Egypt

Egypt disposes 80 million tons of garbage annually: Environment Minister

Egypt’s Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Wednesday that 80 million tons of garbage is collected in Egypt each year,…
World needs ‘greener’ water policies as demand rises: UN
World

World needs ‘greener’ water policies as demand rises: UN

Governments should focus on “greener” policies to improve the supply and quality of water as climate change and a growing…
Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha
Environment

Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha

Non-smokers in Egypt can soon have cause to celebrate as the government is currently pushing to regulate sisha-smoking in cafes…
Cairo ranked second noisiest city in the world
Egypt

Cairo ranked second noisiest city in the world

Egypt is certainly a loud country. Home to more than 98 million, with deadlocked streets, traffic jams, and endless honking…
Plastic-Choked Seas: Marcella Hansch Wants to Save the Oceans
Environment

Plastic-Choked Seas: Marcella Hansch Wants to Save the Oceans

By Schneider, Anna-Sophie for Spiegel Online Marcella Hansch is afraid of fish, but she loves diving nonetheless. When fish swim…
Crocodile skin poachers caught in largest trafficking attempt in Lake Nasser
Environment

Crocodile skin poachers caught in largest trafficking attempt in Lake Nasser

Egypt was able to successfully foil an attempt of trafficking 13 pieces of crocodile skin and other wild anim­als from…
Government to tackle waste problems by imposing garbage collection fees
Egypt

Government to tackle waste problems by imposing garbage collection fees

Egypt’s Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Thursday that garbage collection fees, or ‘Service Fees, are to be imposed across…
Family of Iran environmentalist demand post-mortem
Middle East

Family of Iran environmentalist demand post-mortem

The family of an environmentalist who died in an Iranian prison have called for a post-mortem, their lawyer said Tuesday,…
‘False Killer Whales’ spotted in Red Sea
Egypt

‘False Killer Whales’ spotted in Red Sea

A marine patrol of environmental researchers in the Red Sea Protected Areas observed on Monday dozens of very large oceanic…
New LE200 – LE5,000 fine for dumping garbage on Cairo streets
Egypt

New LE200 – LE5,000 fine for dumping garbage on Cairo streets

Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid announced that those who are found to be dumping garbage on the streets of Cairo…
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