Oil Spill
Over 400 meter oil spill in Hurghada
Environment
September 9, 2017
Over 400 meter oil spill in Hurghada
Director of Red Sea Protected Areas Directorate, Ahmed Ghallab said Saturday that an oil spill occurred in the Abu Galawa area…
Group estimates 34,000 barrels of oil spilled off Kuwait
Middle East
August 16, 2017
Group estimates 34,000 barrels of oil spilled off Kuwait
An analysis of satellite imagery by a US-based nonprofit organization suggests at least 34,000 barrels of oil have leaked out…
Kuwait says oil spill strikes its waters in Persian Gulf
Middle East
August 13, 2017
Kuwait says oil spill strikes its waters in Persian Gulf
Kuwait says an oil spill has struck its waters in the Persian Gulf. Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency reported late…
Second oil spill appears in Ras Ghareb in under a month
Egypt
October 1, 2016
Second oil spill appears in Ras Ghareb in under a month
An oil spill has polluted the coast around the Red Sea city of Ras Ghareb, the second such spill in…
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…
Environmental agency tackles broken oil pipeline in Hurghada
Egypt
March 28, 2016
Environmental agency tackles broken oil pipeline in Hurghada
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Monday that measures were being taken to clean-up an oil spill by the Hurghada…
China unveils first oil spill response plan
Environment
February 1, 2016
China unveils first oil spill response plan
China's cabinet has approved the country's first oil spill emergency response scheme to be ready by 2020, to tackle increasing…
Oil spill contained in Aswan
Egypt
September 15, 2015
Oil spill contained in Aswan
An oil spill that leaked into the Nile in the Aswan governorate on Monday has been contained, according to the…
Mahmoudiya oil spill causes terror in Alexandria
Egypt
April 29, 2015
Mahmoudiya oil spill causes terror in Alexandria
A state of terror prevailed among citizens in Alexandria Tuesday after rumors circulated about the contamination of drinking water in…
Oil spill at Mahmoudiya canal in Beheira governorate controlled
Egypt
August 16, 2014
Oil spill at Mahmoudiya canal in Beheira governorate controlled
The Environment and Water Resources ministries controlled on Saturday pollution caused by an oil spill at Mahmoudiya canal in Beheira…