minister of environment
Egypt’s Environment Ministry discusses pollution management aid with World Bank
Egypt
August 19, 2018
Egypt’s Environment Ministry discusses pollution management aid with World Bank
Minister of Environment Yassmen Fouad and Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahr Nassr held a meeting on Sunday…
Egypt govt considers raising the garbage collection bill
Egypt
August 6, 2018
Egypt govt considers raising the garbage collection bill
A proposal to raise citizens’ monthly garbage collection bills from LE 4 to LE24 is being studied by the Ministry…
Environment Minister: Climate change sensitive crisis
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Environment Minister: Climate change sensitive crisis
Climate change is one of the sensitive issues not only due to its possible negative impact on Egypt, but also…
Minister: Fossil museum to be constructed in Fayoum
Egypt
January 28, 2015
Minister: Fossil museum to be constructed in Fayoum
A museum for fossils and climate change is under construction at Wadi al-Heetan (The Valley of the Whales) in Wadi…
Arab environment Ministerial to meet in Jeddah 8 November
Egypt
November 6, 2014
Arab environment Ministerial to meet in Jeddah 8 November
The Council of Arab Environment Ministerial will hold its 26th session in Jeddah from 8 to 10 November to discuss updating the…
Minister orders probe in Hurghada UFO sightings
Egypt
January 10, 2014
Minister orders probe in Hurghada UFO sightings
Environment Minister Layla Iskandar has launched an investigation into allegations by Spanish media that flying oval objects were seen in…
The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore
Environment
November 25, 2012
The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore
HURGHADA — The speedboat was leaving the fancy new marina of Hurghada at a slow pace. As soon as it…
Environmentalists disappointed with holdover minister
Environment
August 9, 2012
Environmentalists disappointed with holdover minister
After several weeks of speculation on who would become the new environment minister, Mostafa Hussein Kamel, who was appointed by…
Protected islands in Aswan threatened by encroachment
Environment
June 12, 2012
Protected islands in Aswan threatened by encroachment
The cultivation began in the months after the events of 25 January 2011: a few molokhia plants, some basil, a…
Mubarak environment minister left out of new cabinet
Environment
December 7, 2011
Mubarak environment minister left out of new cabinet
One of the few new faces in Kamal al-Ganzouri’s cabinet is Minister for Environmental Affairs Mostafa Hussein Kamel. A number…