drinking water
10 schools evacuated in Alexandria due to chlorine leakage
Environment
February 7, 2018
10 schools evacuated in Alexandria due to chlorine leakage
Alexandria Education Directorate evacuated students of 10 schools on Monday in al-Seyouf neighborhood due to the leakage of chlorine gas…
Drinking water flow resumed in Luxor after oil leak addressed
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Drinking water flow resumed in Luxor after oil leak addressed
Luxor’s drinking water station reopened on Sunday after being cut in some areas due to a diesel spill in the…
LE572 million allocated to improve water quality, drainage: Planning Ministry
Business
May 30, 2017
LE572 million allocated to improve water quality, drainage: Planning Ministry
The Ministry of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform approved additional allocations of LE572.5 million to improve the quality of drinking…
Egypt has now entered ‘water poverty phase’: minister
Egypt
March 17, 2017
Egypt has now entered ‘water poverty phase’: minister
Egypt’s Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the desalination of sea water occupies a very high priority for Egypt now,…
Cairo Metro at risk of power cuts due to LE300 million in unpaid bills
Egypt
March 14, 2017
Cairo Metro at risk of power cuts due to LE300 million in unpaid bills
Drinking water and electricity companies have threatened cut off services to the Cairo Metro due to the delayed payment of LE300…
Increase in water prices expected soon
Egypt
December 27, 2016
Increase in water prices expected soon
The deputy head of the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Salah Bayoumi, said that the "Potable Water, Sanitary Drainage…
Water expert warns against drinking yellow Nile water after floods
Egypt
November 1, 2016
Water expert warns against drinking yellow Nile water after floods
Water resources expert Ahmed al-Shenawi has warned against drinking Nile water that has turned yellow after recent floods, saying the…
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt has completed plans to build its first large-scale water-desalination facility, which will be the largest in the region once…
Minya, Giza residents complain of water cuts since start of Ramadan
Egypt
June 10, 2016
Minya, Giza residents complain of water cuts since start of Ramadan
As summer weather temperatures continue to rise, villagers in Minya and residents of Giza complained of shortages of drinking water…
Nestle, Aquafina and Baraka produced unsafe mineral water: food control authority
Egypt
May 12, 2016
Nestle, Aquafina and Baraka produced unsafe mineral water: food control authority
Egyptian health officials said on Thursday that the three bottled mineral water comapnies Nestle, Aquafina and Baraka had produced bottled…