Environment Ministry
Environment minister announces plans to develop protected areas for Sinai, Red Sea
Egypt
January 2, 2019
Environment minister announces plans to develop protected areas for Sinai, Red Sea
Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad announced a plan for the development of the Sinai and Red Sea natural reserves, implemented…
Egypt has disposed of 99% of its environmentally harmful material: Minister
Environment
September 17, 2018
Egypt has disposed of 99% of its environmentally harmful material: Minister
Minister of Environment Yasmeen Fouad announced that Egypt has succeeded in disposing 99 percent of its material hazardous to…
Egypt’s Environment Ministry to establish crocodile farm at Lake Nasser
Environment
August 29, 2018
Egypt’s Environment Ministry to establish crocodile farm at Lake Nasser
Egypt’s Environment Ministry will begin investing in crocodiles by raising them at a 160 acre farm near Lake Nasser,…
Endangered blue whale spotted for first time in Red Sea: Environment Ministry
Environment
May 31, 2018
Endangered blue whale spotted for first time in Red Sea: Environment Ministry
A blue whale was spotted on Thursday for the first time in the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba and…
Marsa Ghalib beach reopened after shark attack
Egypt
August 9, 2017
Marsa Ghalib beach reopened after shark attack
The Environment Ministry’s research team decided to reopen on Tuesday the beach of a hotel in Marsa Ghalib, north of…
Therapeutic tourism season kicks off in Siwa Oasis
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Therapeutic tourism season kicks off in Siwa Oasis
The medical tourism season has begun at the Siwa Oasis, the Ministry of Environment announced in a press statement on…
Whale sighted on north coast is not dangerous: Environment Ministry
Environment
July 8, 2016
Whale sighted on north coast is not dangerous: Environment Ministry
A fin whale seen at the Marina resort on Egypt's north coast on Tuesday and Wednesday is not aggressive or…
Sisi requests urgent environmental report on Red Sea oil spill
Egypt
July 5, 2016
Sisi requests urgent environmental report on Red Sea oil spill
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has requested a report from the Red Sea regulatory authorities about an oil leak that has…
Officials, environmentalists trade blame for Hurghada oil spill
Egypt
June 28, 2016
Officials, environmentalists trade blame for Hurghada oil spill
The Red Sea resort town of Hurghada continued to be plagued by crude oil spills on Tuesday, amid claims from…
Five sanitary landfills to be established: Environment Ministry
Egypt
March 9, 2016
Five sanitary landfills to be established: Environment Ministry
The Environment Ministry has announed plans to build five new landfills using the latest sanitary methods, incorporating technologies to reduce…