garbage
Protesting poor garbage collection, Obour residents throw litter outside municipality
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Protesting poor garbage collection, Obour residents throw litter outside municipality
Citizens in Obour city, located on the eastern outskirts of Cairo, have launched a campaign urging citizens to protest local…
Hundreds of Aswan garbage collectors demand permanent contracts
Egypt
September 17, 2015
Hundreds of Aswan garbage collectors demand permanent contracts
Hundreds of garbage collectors in the Aswan governorate continued to strike for the third day in a row on Thursday to…
Activists launch campaign to collect, sort Alexandria garbage
Egypt
September 15, 2015
Activists launch campaign to collect, sort Alexandria garbage
Several activists in Alexandria have launched a campaign to remove garbage called "Egypt will not fall into the garbage." The campaign…
Eco-tourism: Foreigners unite to clean Dahab’s beaches
Life & Style
July 11, 2015
Eco-tourism: Foreigners unite to clean Dahab’s beaches
On a warm but breezy morning, seven people headed off from the Blue Hole, about 10 km north of Dahab,…
Head of Garbage Collectors Syndicate lashes out at Justice Minister
Egypt
May 11, 2015
Head of Garbage Collectors Syndicate lashes out at Justice Minister
Shehata al-Moqadis, the head of the Garbage Collectors Syndicate, has criticized Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber for objecting to the appointment…
Cairo covered in garbage due to street cleaners’ strike
Egypt
March 25, 2015
Cairo covered in garbage due to street cleaners’ strike
Street cleaners from the AMA Arab company have been on strike for two weeks, protesting against the layoffs and salary…
Minya gives out subsidized bread in garbage trucks, citing lack of alternatives
Egypt
March 16, 2015
Minya gives out subsidized bread in garbage trucks, citing lack of alternatives
Though Minya Governorate has applied the new smart card system for the distribution of subsidized bread, officials are still relying…
Food Supply Ministry considers providing commodities in return for garbage
Business
November 2, 2014
Food Supply Ministry considers providing commodities in return for garbage
Domestic Trade and Food Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy said the ministry is considering a project that would give citizens free…
April 6 campaign: Take selfies with garbage and drainage
Egypt
September 2, 2014
April 6 campaign: Take selfies with garbage and drainage
"People's Porto" is the title of a satirical campaign launched by the April 6 Youth Movement, in an effort to…
Presidential decree harshens penalties of dumping garbage
Egypt
June 5, 2014
Presidential decree harshens penalties of dumping garbage
President Adly Mansour issued a presidential decree on Thursday, amending Law No. 38 of 1967 on hygiene so as to…