emergency
Giving a face to Sudan’s refugee crisis
Middle East
February 23, 2022
Giving a face to Sudan’s refugee crisis
(CNN)As a well-traveled photographer, Pieter ten Hoopen is no stranger to refugee camps.But he never experienced any like the Mayo camp,…
Egypt raises state of emergency to maximum before winter rainfall
Egypt
October 19, 2021
Egypt raises state of emergency to maximum before winter rainfall
Egypt’s General Authority for Roads and Bridges announced raising the state of emergency to the maximum, in preparation for heavy…
Authorities across Egypt continue to battle excessive rainwater on streets
Egypt
November 10, 2020
Authorities across Egypt continue to battle excessive rainwater on streets
Authorities across Egypt continue to face the wave of bad weather hitting various governorates, and are following up progress on…
Ahead of winter season, Housing Minister reviews Egypt’s counter-rain plans
Egypt
September 27, 2020
Ahead of winter season, Housing Minister reviews Egypt’s counter-rain plans
Egypt’s Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem al-Gazzar issued strict instructions to the mayors of new cities to…
Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA
Middle East
September 5, 2020
Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods…
World Bank allocates $7.9 mn to Egypt to fight coronavirus
Egypt
April 3, 2020
World Bank allocates $7.9 mn to Egypt to fight coronavirus
The World Bank on Friday announced it was allocating US$7.9 million to the Egyptian government to finance a coronavirus emergency…
UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal
World
December 4, 2019
UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal
The UN launched a humanitarian appeal for nearly $29 billion on Wednesday as climate change and increasingly protracted conflicts put…
Egypt’s parliament extends state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt
May 4, 2019
Egypt’s parliament extends state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt’s parliament on Saturday approved extending the current state of emergency for an additional three months starting from Thursday, April…
Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry declares emergency over fall armyworm pest
Egypt
April 12, 2019
Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry declares emergency over fall armyworm pest
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced a state of extreme emergency in Upper Egypt’s various southern governorates over…
Egypt announces emergency over locust attack
Egypt
January 31, 2019
Egypt announces emergency over locust attack
The locust control authorities on the Egyptian-Sudanese border have declared a state of alert and emergency in order to face…