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Solar station to light 400 houses in New Valley
October 31, 2014
Solar station to light 400 houses in New Valley
Minister of Local Development Adel Labib on Friday decided to operate a solar power plant to produce enough light for…
Remains of ancient Pharaonic tomb found in Giza
October 30, 2014
Remains of ancient Pharaonic tomb found in Giza
The Ministry of Antiquities announced Wednesday the discovery of remains of an ancient Pharaonic tomb at Meet Rahina, Giza, adding…
Solid waste management project to start soon in Egypt at cost of $75 mn
October 27, 2014
Solid waste management project to start soon in Egypt at cost of $75 mn
Khaled Fahmy, Minister of Environment, held a meeting with Stepten Hammer, lead urban specialist at the World Bank and co-author…
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…